Vinesh Phogat Wins Debut Election, Trumps BJP's Yogesh Kumar
The former wrestler turned Congress politician defeated her rival with a margin of 5761 votes
On Tuesday, Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat emerged victorious in the Julana Assembly Constituency in Haryana, where she defeated Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) candidate Yogesh Kumar as per the Election Commission of India. The former wrestler defeated her rival with a margin of 5761 votes.
Congress leader and wrestler Bajrang Punia who joined the Congress along with Punia only days before the Haryana Assembly elections took to social media to congratulate Vinesh. "Many congratulations to the country's daughter Vinesh Phogat for her victory. This fight was not just for one Julana seat, it was not just with 3-4 other candidates, it was not just a fight between parties. This fight was against the strongest oppressive forces in the country. And Vinesh emerged victorious," Bajrang Punia wrote on X.
Vinesh totalled 65080 votes after 15 rounds of counting of votes today posting a margin of + 6015 votes over Yogesh Kumar. Incidentally, the Congress won the seat after 19 years.
As BJP edged towards a hat-trick in the Haryana assembly, the Congress has voiced concerns about discrepancies in the vote count data shown by the Election Commission.
"There is a mismatch in the number of rounds counted and the number of rounds shown on the television through the Election Commission data. The EC data is lagging behind; they are still showing fourth or fifth-round data while 11 rounds have been counted. Our General Secretary Communications has tweeted to the Election Commission asking - are trying to put pressure on the local administration by delaying the display and uploading of data.
