Biography
Khubchand Baghel was an Indian freedom fighter and politician from the present-day state of Chhattisgarh. He is considered one of the early proponents of a separate Chhattisgarh state. He represented the Dharsiwa Assembly constituency in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly during the 1950s. He also contributed to rural education and social reform. He served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, from 1965 to 1968.