| Vijay Sharma | |
| Birth Name: | Vijay Sharma |
| 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 |
| Office1: | Minister of Home affairs and Jail Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Term Start1: | 22 December 2023 |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| Office2: | Panchayat and Rural Development Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Term Start2: | 22 December 2023 |
| 1Blankname2: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata2: | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| Predecessor2: | Ravindra Choubey |
| Office3: | Technical Education and Employment, Science and Technology Government of Chhattisgarh |
| Term Start3: | 22 December 2023 |
| 1Blankname3: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata3: | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| Predecessor3: | Umesh Patel |
| Office4: | Member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly |
| Term Start4: | 3 December 2023 |
| Predecessor4: | Mohmmad Akbar |
| Constituency4: | Kawardha |
| Birth Date: | 19 July 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Kawardha, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Residence: | Kawardha, Chhattisgarh |
| Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse: | Rashmi Vijay Sharma |
| Children: | Abhinav Sharma (Son) |
| Education: | M.Sc in Physics honors |
| Alma Mater: | Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur |
Vijay Sharma (born 19 July 1973) is an Indian politician who is serving as Deputy Chief Minister Of Chhattisgarh[1] along with Arun Sao in the Ministry Of Vishnu Deo Sai. He is the member of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly from Kawardha Assembly constituency.[2] He is the General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh and previously served as the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Chattisgarh.[3]
Sharma completed the Master of Science degree in Physics with honors from Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur in 1996 and a Master of Computers Applications degree from Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University, Bhopal in 2001.[4]
In 2023 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election, Sharma won the Kawardha Assembly constituency as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate against the sitting Cabinet Minister Mohammad Akbar of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 39,592 votes.
On 3 December 2023, Sharma was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh along with Arun Sao in the Ministry of Vishnu Deo Sai. He also had responsibility of Home and Jail, Panchayat and Rural Development, Technical Education and Employment, Science, and Technology in the Government of Chhattisgarh.[5] [6]