BJP's famed wrestlers Yogeshwar Dutt, Babita Pogath lose Haryana poll


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Gurgaon, Oct 24: Babita Kumari Phogat, female wrestler, who won the gold medal in 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2018 Commonwealth Games and contested Haryana assembly from Dadri constituency on BJP ticket, has lost her maiden election.

She has finished third by securing 24,502 votes. Independent candidate Sombir secured 43849 votes, and JJP's Sangwan pushed to second place with 29312 votes.

Dadri is an assembly seat in Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha constituency which BJP has never won. Babita became a household name after Bollywood movie 'Dangal', a film was made about the struggles of her father Mahavir Phogat who turned her daughters into wrestlers against social conventions. Explaining her decision to join the BJP, Babita had earlier said she was impressed by the party's ideology and the bold decisions taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

Another Haryana's freestyle wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt who won silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 60 kg category contested Haryana's Barod constituency from BJP ticket has lost to Krishan Hooda of Indian National Congress by the margin of 4,900 votes.

Dutt was awarded Padmashri by the Government of India in 2013. He won a gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games also.

Dutt had said the BJP’s focus on nationalism and moves such as surgical strikes attracted him to join the saffron party which has always put the nation above all.

 

  

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Thu, Oct 24 2019

    Famed sports-persons like Pataudi, Azharuddin, Manoj Prabhakar and even Kirti Azad have lost polls.
    Sports-persons should excel in sports, not politics

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  • Rupesh, Mumbai/ Mangalore

    Thu, Oct 24 2019

    No one can predict what will next. one thing is sure Vijayyatra is at halt. One cannot fool by blaming Nehru, Indira always.

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  • Satya, Mangalore

    Thu, Oct 24 2019

    Fortunately the so called uneducated and backward people of Haryana have shown better sense and intelligence while voting for their legislators. Modi's rallies too did not work. A good lesson for the rest of the country to emulate. Being a celebrity or a sportsman does not make you a good leader. You have excelled in your field, so stay there. Don't venture beyond into things which you do not understand and wont be able to deliver.

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