{{short description|Indian politician (born 1953)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Anil Vij | image = Anil Vij - Kolkata 2016-10-07 8232.JPG | caption = Vij in 2016 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|03|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Ambala, East Punjab, India (now in Haryana, India) | alma_mater = Panjab University | office1 = Cabinet Minister, Government of Haryana | term_start1 = 17 October 2024 | governor1 = Bandaru Dattatreya<br/>Ashim Kumar Ghosh | 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | 1namedata1 = Nayab Singh Saini | subterm1 = '''Cabinet''' | suboffice1 = | 2blankname1 = Ministry and Departments | 2namedata1 = *Energy *Transport *Labour | term_start2 = 26 October 2014 | term_end2 = 12 March 2024 | 1blankname2 = Chief Minister | 1namedata2 = Manohar Lal Khattar | 2blankname2 = {{centre|Ministry}} | 2namedata2 = {{centre|'''Term'''}} | 3blankname2 = Minister of Home, Minister of Urban Development, Minister of Technical Education | 3namedata2 = 14 November 2019 - 12 March 2024 | 4blankname2 = Minister of Science & Technology | 4namedata2 = 22 July 2016 - 12 March 2024 | 5blankname2 = Minister of Health, Minister of Medical Education, Minister of AYUSH | 5namedata2 = 26 October 2014 - 12 March 2024 | office6 = Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs | term6 = 26 October 2014 - 27 October 2019 | office3 = Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly | term_start5 = 1990 | term_end5 = 1991 | predecessor5 = Sushma Swaraj | successor5 = Brij Anand | constituency5 = Ambala Cantonment | term_start4 = 1996 | term_end4 = 2005 | predecessor4 = Brij Anand | successor4 = Devender Kumar Bansal | constituency4 = Ambala Cantonment | term_start3 = October 2009 | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = Devender Kumar Bansal | successor3 = | constituency3 = Ambala Cantonment | occupation = Politician | profession = | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | successor1 = | signature = | awards = | website = [https://www.facebook.com/anilvijambala Official Facebook Page] | footnotes = | date = 27 October | year = 2019 | source = }}
'''Anil Vij''' (born 15 March 1953)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/anil-kumar-vij.html| title=Anil Vij | work=elections.in| date=| access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> is an Indian politician and a member of Haryana Legislative Assembly belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party serving as the Cabinet Minister in the Government of Haryana.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/assembly-elections-2014/haryana-news/Assembly-elections-2014-BJPs-Anil-Vij-is-first-winner-from-Haryana/articleshow/44875034.cms | title=Assembly elections 2014: BJP's Anil Vij is first winner from Haryana | work=The Times of India | date=19 October 2014 | access-date=19 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/will-do-my-best-if-bjp-makes-me-haryana-cm-anil-vij_1486945.html | title=Will do my best if BJP makes me Haryana CM: Anil Vij | publisher=Zee News | work=Deepak Nagpal | date=19 October 2014 | access-date=19 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/people-have-full-confidence-in-bjp-anil-vij/article1-1265036.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917114936/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/people-have-full-confidence-in-bjp-anil-vij/article1-1265036.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 September 2014 | title=People have full confidence in BJP: Anil Vij | work=Hindustan Times | date=17 September 2014 | access-date=19 October 2014}}</ref>
== Political career == Vij joined Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, a student wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, while he was studying at S. D. College, Ambala Cantt.
In 1970, he became General Secretary of ABVP.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} Vij worked actively with Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bharat Vikas Parishad BMS and other such organisations. Vij joined the State Bank of India in 1974.
In 1990, when Sushma Swaraj was elected to Rajya Sabha, the Ambala Cantonment seat became vacant. Vij was asked to resign from service and contest a by-election by the BJP Party.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
He contested the election and won. In 1991 he became State President Of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. In 1996 and 2000, he contested as an independent candidate and won both times.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://haryanaassembly.gov.in/MLADetails.aspx?MLAID=747|title=MLA Details|website=haryanaassembly.gov.in|access-date=14 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009193852/https://haryanaassembly.gov.in/MLADetails.aspx?MLAID=747 |archive-date=9 October 2017}}</ref>
In 2005, Vij lost re-election. In 2009, he was elected as Bhartiya Janata Party's Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) (MLA) from Ambala Cantonment constituency in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.<ref name="auto"/>
In 2014, Vij was again elected as Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA Ambala Cantonment.
In 2019, Vij was again elected for the sixth time as Bharatiya Janata Party's MLA Ambala Cantonment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Election Results 2019: Haryana Minister Anil Vij Wins From Ambala Cantonment |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/assembly-election-results-2019-haryana-minister-anil-vij-wins-from-ambala-cantonment-2122077 |last=PTI |access-date=11 November 2019 |work=NDTV.com |date=24 October 2019}}</ref>
On 20 November 2020, Vij becomes the first in his state to volunteer for the anti-COVID vaccine. He was administered a trial dose in a Ambala Cantonment hospital.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghazali |first1=Mohammed |last2=Dey |first2=Stella |title=Haryana Minister Anil Vij Becomes First Volunteer Of Covid Vaccine Trials |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/haryana-minister-anil-vij-becomes-first-volunteer-of-covid-19-vaccine-covaxin-trials-2327890 |access-date=20 November 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=20 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Want to speed up vaccine trial: Covaxin volunteer Anil Vij |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/haryana-health-minister-trial-dose-indigenous-vaccine-7058663/ |access-date=20 November 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=20 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
In the 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, Vij again won from the Ambala Cantonment seat, by 7,248 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Haryana election results: BJP veteran Anil Vij wins Ambala Cantt by a margin of 7,248 votes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjps-anil-vij-trails-against-congress-parvinder-pal-pari-in-ambala-cantt-101728214859749.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=8 October 2024 |access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results October -2024 Assembly Constituency 4 - AMBALA CANTT. (Haryana) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/ConstituencywiseS074.htm |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=8 October 2024}}</ref>
==Cabinet Minister of Haryana== On 26 October 2014, Vij was inducted in the Government of Haryana as a Cabinet Minister<ref>{{cite news |title=Khattar expands Cabinet |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/khattar-expands-cabinet/article7458408.ece |access-date=12 January 2021 |last=PTI |work=The Hindu |date=24 July 2015 |language=en-IN}}</ref> with the independent charge of the following departments: Department of Home affairs, Haryana Ayush, Health Services, Department of Medical Education, Haryana|Medical Education, Science & Technology, and Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newincept.com/haryana/council-of-ministers-of-haryana.html |title=Haryana Government Ministers List with Portfolios 2017 |access-date=23 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426144626/http://www.newincept.com/haryana/council-of-ministers-of-haryana.html |archive-date=26 April 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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