Vijay Sharma (politician)

{{Short description|Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Vijay Sharma

| birth_name = Vijay Sharma

| image = Vijay Sharma BJP.jpg

| office = 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

| predecessor = T. S. Singh Deo

| term_start = 13 December 2023

| alongside = Arun Sao

| 1blankname = Chief Minister

| 1namedata = Vishnu Deo Sai

| governor = Biswabhusan Harichandan
Ramen Deka

| term_end =

| office1 = Minister of Home affairs and Jail
Government of Chhattisgarh

| term_start1 = 22 December 2023

| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata1 = Vishnu Deo Sai

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Tamradhwaj Sahu

| successor1 =

| office2 = Panchayat and Rural Development
Government of Chhattisgarh

| term_start2 = 22 December 2023

| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata2 = Vishnu Deo Sai

| term_end2 =

| predecessor2 = Ravindra Choubey

| successor2 =

| office3 = Technical Education and Employment,
Science and Technology
Government of Chhattisgarh

| term_start3 = 22 December 2023

| 1blankname3 = Chief Minister

| 1namedata3 = Vishnu Deo Sai

| term_end3 =

| predecessor3 =

Umesh Patel

| office4 = Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly

| term_start4 = 3 December 2023

| term_end4 =

| predecessor4 = Mohmmad Akbar

| successor4 =

| constituency4 = Kawardha

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|07|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kawardha, Chhattisgarh, India

| residence = Kawardha, Chhattisgarh

| party = {{flagicon image|BJP flag.svg}}Bharatiya Janata Party

| spouse = Rashmi Vijay Sharma

| children = Abhinav Sharma (Son)

| father =

| mother =

| education = M.Sc. Physics

| alma_mater = Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur

| footnotes =

| caption =

}}

Vijay Sharma (born 19 July 1973) is an Indian politician who is serving as Deputy Chief Minister Of Chhattisgarh{{Cite web |last=Pandey |first=Neeraj |date=2023-12-10 |title=Arun Sao, Vijay Sharma Named C'garh Deputy CMs. Raman Singh To Become Assembly Speaker |url=https://news.abplive.com/news/chhattisgarh-cabinet-arun-sao-vijay-sharma-deputy-cm-raman-singh-assembly-speaker-vishnu-deo-sai-1649076 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=ABP News |language=en}} along with Arun Sao in the Ministry Of Vishnu Deo Sai. He is the member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Kawardha Assembly constituency.{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Divijay |title=मोहम्मद अकबर को विजय शर्मा ने हराया, जिले की दोनों सीटों पर BJP का कब्जा |url=https://www.amarujala.com/chhattisgarh/kabirdham/chhattisgarh-election-result-mohammad-akbar-defeated-by-vijay-sharma-in-kabirdham-2023-12-03 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}} He is the General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh and previously served as the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Chhattisgarh.{{Cite web |last=Jaiswal |first=Arushi |date=2023-12-10 |title=Who is Vijay Sharma? Know all about Chhattisgarh's next Deputy Chief Minister {{!}} News – India TV |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/chhattisgarh/chhattisgarh-deputy-chief-minister-vijay-sharma-know-all-about-bjp-leader-arun-sao-cm-vishnu-deo-sai-assembly-election-results-jp-nadda-pm-modi-2023-12-10-906708 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}