Vinesh Phogat Slams Her Opponent; Now in Elections
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October 10, 2024
No Count To Put Her Down This Time
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The wrestler, who retired from the sport after she was disqualified due to being 100g overweight before her final in Paris 2024, now took to politics and has won from the Julana constituency in Harayana’s Assembly elections.
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Who Did She Defeat, And By How Much?
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Fighting from Congress, in a close encounter, she defeated BJP's Captain Yogesh Bairagi, a former Army officer, and AAP’s former WWE wrestler Kavita Dalal- with a margin of more than 6,000 seats.
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What Vinesh Had To Say
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The former wrestler said “This is the fight of every girl, every woman who chooses the path to fight. This is the victory of every struggle, truth.” as she defeated the party against which she had led protests a year ago.
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Her Previous Political Showdowns
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Last year, Phogat had led a protest against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the then BJP MP and WFI President. She joined Congress last month as she now said “every party other than the BJP stood with us and understood our pain and our tears.”