Here is the report card of the sportspersons’ performance in the 2014 General Elections.Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (BJP) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who became the first individual Olympic medalist to be elected into the… Read More
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, who became the first individual Olympic medalist to be elected into the Lok Sabha, today said his priority would be to work for his constituency Jaipur Rural but at the same time he's ready to take any responsibility given to him by their “captain” Narendra Modi. (BCCL)
Read LessMohammad Kaif (Congress)
Congress candidate from Phulpur, Mohammad Kaif's celebrity status failed to fetch him votes as Keshav Prasad Maurya of Bhartiya Janata Party is leading with 86,618 votes. Kaif polled 10,167 votes, while Maurya moved up with 96,785 votes. (BCCL)
Mohammad Azharuddin (Congress)
Mohammad Azharuddin who contested on Congress ticket from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur seat in Rajasthan, lost by 1.34 lakh votes. (BCCL)
Kirti Azad (BJP) "No election is easy like in cricket where no match is won till the last wicket is taken or last ru… Read More
“No election is easy like in cricket where no match is won till the last wicket is taken or last run is scored. I am confident of winning this time as I have performed on this pitch earlier. But one has to give full credit to the Modi wave that has taken over,” Kirti Azad told PTI in an interview, when asked whether the political pitch is 'tailor made' for him. (BCCL)
Read LessBhaichung Bhutia (Trinamool Congress)
The most embarrassing defeat was former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia, who was one of Trinamool Congress' star candidate from the controversy-hit Darjeeling constituency lost to BJP's SS Ahluwalia by a whopping 4.91 lakh votes (4,91,202).
Dilip Tirkey (Biju Janata Dal)
The third high-profile candidate former India hockey captain and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate from Sundergarh, Dilip Tirkey, lost by more than 70,000 (70,513) votes to his nearest rival Juel Oram of BJP.