CHANDIGARH: Olympic wrestler and Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat on Tuesday won her maiden election, defeating her nearest BJP rival Yogesh Kumar from Julana assembly seat in Haryana, according to the Election Commission.
“This was a people’s battle, and they’ve won and I was just a face. I am thankful to all the love and respect that I’ve received,” says Vinesh Phogat, Congress candidate from Julana seat, after winning.
Phogat defeated Kumar by a margin of 6,015 votes.
PTI

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