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From Vinesh Phogat to Gautam Gambhir, list of sports persons turned politicians

From Vinesh Phogat to Gautam Gambhir, list of sports persons turned politicians

Sports and politics have a long-standing relationship, with many athletes transitioning from their careers on the field to roles in Parliament and the electoral arena after retirement. Throughout history, numerous sports personalities have successfully ventured into politics once their athletic careers have concluded. With Vinesh Phogat’s recent victory in the Haryana Assembly election, she will […]

Sports and politics have a long-standing relationship, with many athletes transitioning from their careers on the field to roles in Parliament and the electoral arena after retirement. Throughout history, numerous sports personalities have successfully ventured into politics once their athletic careers have concluded. With Vinesh Phogat’s recent victory in the Haryana Assembly election, she will now serve as an MLA, embarking on a new journey in politics. Let us look at other sports personalities who have turned politician.

List of sportspersons turned into Politics

NameSportPosition
Vinesh PhogatWrestlingMember of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
Yusuf PathanCricketMember of Parliament
Kirti AzadCricketMember of Parliament
Mohammad AzharuddinCricketMember of Parliament
Prasun BanerjeeFootballMember of Parliament
Chetan ChauhanCricketMember of Parliament
Kalikesh Narayan Singh DeoShootingMember of Parliament
Gautam GambhirCricketMember of Parliament
Mary KomBoxingMember of Parliament
Sachin TendulkarCricketMember of Parliament
Aslam Sher KhanField HockeyMember of Parliament
Manoharsinhji PradyumansinhjiCricketMember of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Jaipal Singh MundaField Hockeymember of the Constituent Assembly
Wangnia PongteFootballMember of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreShootingMinister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Laxmi Ratan ShuklaCricketMember of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Navjot Singh SidhuCricketMember of Parliament
Jyotirmoyee SikdarAthleticsMember of Parliament
Karni SinghShootingMember of Parliament
Pargat SinghField HockeyMember of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Dilip TirkeyField HockeyMember of Parliament

Athletes who have ventured in politics

Gautam Gambhir, the two-time World Cup-winning betters achieved victory in the 2019 general election. He had announced that he will not be running in the 2024 general election to concentrate on his current cricket commitments. He is the head coach of Indian Cricket team.

Navjot Singh Sidhu has excelled in every field he has pursued. The former Indian opening batsman,who has played 51 Test matches and 136 ODIs, entered politics in 2004 as a BJP candidate from Amritsar, winning the election successfully.

The Olympic silver medalist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore entered politics in 2013, winning Jaipur Rural in 2014 and serving as Minister for Sports and Broadcasting.

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