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Anil Vij

BJP (Ambala Cantt)

Anil Vij is the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the former Home Minister of Haryana. Vij contested his first Assembly election from the Ambala Cantonment constituency in 1990 when Sushma Swaraj left the seat and became a Rajya Sabha member. He won the byelection. In the 1991 Haryana polls, Vij was defeated by Congress candidate Brij Anand by 8,017 votes. In 1996 and 2000, Anil Vij stood as an independent candidate and won on both occasions. In the 1996 polls, Vij defeated Congress candidate Raj Rani by 6,090 votes. In the 2000 elections, Vij won the seat by defeating the BJP's Kabir Dev with a margin of 9,057 votes. However, he lost the election in 2005 against Congress candidate Devender Kumar by just 615 votes. Vij returned to the BJP and won three consecutive elections in 2009, 2014, and 2019. He held several ministries, including Home, Urban Development, Technical Education, Science and Technology, Health, Medical Education, AYUSH, Sports, and Youth Affairs, in the Manohar Lal Khattar government from 2014 to 2024. He is again contesting from the Ambala Cantt constituency in the 2024 Haryana Assembly polls.

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PM Modi bigger brand than Mahatma Gandhi, says Anil Vij; later withdraws comment

Politics | Jan 14, 2017, 02:42 PM IST

Haryana Minister Anil Vij today stoked a controversy with his remark that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a ‘bigger brand name than Mahatma Gandhi’.

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Beef found in all seven biryani samples, we're not against Muslims: Anil Vij

Politics | Sep 10, 2016, 05:51 PM IST

Haryana minister Anil Vij has said that his government is not against Muslims of the state.

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Haryana minister Anil Vij sparks another row by calling media ‘stinking dogs’

Politics | Sep 03, 2016, 10:28 AM IST

Haryana minister Anil Vij, known for often making headlines for all the wrong reasons, has created yet another controversy by referring to media persons are “stinking dogs”.

Anil Vij gifts Rs 50 lakh to Dera chief Ram Rahim for

Haryana minister Anil Vij gifts Rs 50 lakh to Dera chief Ram Rahim for ‘promoting sports’

Politics | Aug 29, 2016, 01:51 PM IST

Haryana Health and Sports minister Anil Vij has invited controversy by donating Rs 50 lakh of taxpayers’ money to Dera Sacha Sauda

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Those who don't wish to chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' be sent to RSS: Anil Vij

Politics | May 06, 2016, 08:25 AM IST

Chandigarh: Outspoken Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Thursday stoked a controversy by saying people who do not wish to chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' should be "sent" to RSS Shakhas. The Haryana Health and Sports

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Haryana's Health Minister Anil Vij upset over agitation by Jats?

Politics | Feb 22, 2016, 09:44 PM IST

Chandigarh: Haryana's Health Minister Anil Vij today got upset over some issue when he, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and some of their cabinet colleagues were having an informal discussion on the situation in the

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Can't talk to mob, Jats should form committee: Haryana Minister

Politics | Feb 21, 2016, 02:15 PM IST

Chandigarh: With violent protests by Jats demanding quota continuing, Haryana Minister Anil Vij today made it clear that talks cannot be held with a "mob" and said Jats should form a committee to hold parleys

those who can t live without beef mustn t visit haryana

Those who can't live without beef mustn't visit Haryana: Health Minister Anil Vij

Politics | Feb 10, 2016, 11:21 AM IST

Ambala: Haryana's Health and Sports Minister Anil Vij has said that the people who cannot live without eating beef should not visit the state where stringent cow protection laws are in place."There are some countries

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Fatehabad SP Sangeeta Kalia shunted after spat with Haryana Minister Anil Vij

India | Nov 28, 2015, 10:09 PM IST

New Delhi: Fatehabad SP Sangeeta Kalia was today shunted out, a day after a public spat Haryana Heath Minister Anil Vij on Friday.An official statement said Kalia, a 2010-batch IPS officer, and two other officers,

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Haryana minister Anil Vij walks out of meeting after ugly spat with woman SP

Politics | Nov 27, 2015, 09:12 PM IST

Fatehabad: Haryana's Health Minister Anil Vij today had a spat with a woman district police chief and walked out of a meeting when she reportedly refused his order to "get out" of the conference room.The

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Incredible India not worth Aamir Khan, says Haryana Minister

Politics | Nov 25, 2015, 03:18 PM IST

Chandigarh: Haryana minister Anil Vij today launched a scathing attack on Aamir Khan for his remarks on intolerance, saying the actor is not "worth" being the brand ambassador of Incredible India campaign.The minister also said

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Should cow replace tiger as national animal? Haryana minister launches online poll

Politics | Oct 13, 2015, 10:21 AM IST

Chandigarh: Amid the growing controversy over beef consumption, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has launched an online poll to seek public opinion on whether cow should replace tiger as the national animal India.Vij used his

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Haryana Minister wants cow to be declared as national animal

Politics | Oct 07, 2015, 04:51 PM IST

Ambala: Amid the politics on cow slaughter, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij today asked the Centre to declare cow as the national animal.Vij told reporters here that he would send a request to Prime Minister Narendra

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Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij catches CID officer for 'spying' on him

Politics | Jul 24, 2015, 11:44 PM IST

Chandigarh: Haryana's Health Minister Anil Vij today stoked a controversy by saying that he caught a CID officer who has been 'spying' on him.Vij reportedly caught the CID officer outside his office and registered his

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Not invited for Beti Bachao programme: Haryana Health Minister

Politics | Jul 21, 2015, 01:48 PM IST

Chandigarh: Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij, who courted controversy after questioning the state government's move to rope in actress Parineeti Chopra for 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao' initiative, today claimed he has not been invited to a

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Unaware of Parineeti's appointment as brand ambassador: Haryana Min

Politics | Jul 17, 2015, 04:20 PM IST

New Delhi: Hours after Haryana government announced that Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra will be its brand ambassador for 'Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao', state Health Minister Anil Vij said that he had no idea about the appointment."I

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Differences in Haryana government come out in the open over Khemka transfer

Politics | Apr 02, 2015, 09:46 PM IST

Chandigarh: Differences in the Haryana government on the Ashok Khemka transfer issue came out in the open on Thursday with Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Transport Minister describing the decision as "routine" while the

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'Moment truly painful', says IAS officer Ashok Khemka after his 46th transfer

India | Apr 02, 2015, 09:46 PM IST

New Delhi: IAS officer Ashok Khemka was transferred for the 46th time when the BJP government in Haryana issued orders to shift him from present post of Transport Commissioner and Secretary in the Transport Department

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AAJ KI Baat : Every inch of land acquired during Hooda regime should be probed,says Haryana minister

India | Mar 25, 2015, 11:25 PM IST

The CAG  in its report  on Tuesday has blamed Haryana's previous Congress government led by the then Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for showing undue favours to Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia

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Ignorant ministers hold bizarre understanding and unique remedies to the deadly Swine Flu

Politics | Mar 12, 2015, 08:02 AM IST

Some would laugh at it, yet it is a matter of utter disgrace that while the country is still struggling to contain the deadly H1N1 virus, our ministers continue to stay blissfully ignorant to even

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