Sports stars in Lok Sabha election fray: BJP's Gautam Gambhir wins, Rathore leads; Vijender, Poonia and Kirti Azad trail
5 years, 10 months ago

Sports stars in Lok Sabha election fray: BJP's Gautam Gambhir wins, Rathore leads; Vijender, Poonia and Kirti Azad trail

The Hindu  

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir tasted political success in his first attempt by emerging victorious from East Delhi but there was no luck for Olympic medallist Vijender Singh even as sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore prevailed in the battle of Olympians in Jaipur Rural. Contesting on a BJP ticket, Gambhir — a member of the 2011 World Cup winning team — secured close to seven lakh votes to easily defeat seasoned politician Arvinder Singh ‘Lovely’ from Congress and AAP’s Atishi Marlena, who has been credited of transforming Delhi’s health and education sector. Rajyavardhan wins, disappointment for Vijender World Championship bronze medallist Vijender, who quit his Haryana police job to contest on a Congress ticket, proved to be no match to eventual winner BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri and AAP’s Raghav Chadha, who finished second. Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the 2004 Athens Olympics silver medallist, defeated discus thrower Krishna Poonia, who fought on a Congress ticket.

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Quint  

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Firstpost  

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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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