[5] His date and place of birth are unclear because he provided documents with contradictory information.
He defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate by the highest margin in the state: 46,250 votes.
This is per the statement given by Central Bureau of Investigation in Supreme Court of India in 2005[8] On 23 July 2011, Amit Jogi was attacked by a mob while campaigning for Tanya Solomon, the Indian National Congress (INC) candidate for the Jabera (Vidhan Sabha constituency) by-poll in Madhya Pradesh.
On 2 March 2017, the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly passed a censure motion against Jogi for "unparliamentary" behaviour.
[13][14][15] Ajit Jogi launched a party in Thathapur village of Kawardha district and directly challenged Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh.