Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: Early trends show Olympian leading

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: Former wrestler and Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat has left a counting centre in Jind as she continues her lead in the Julana constituency.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: Congress candidate Phogat ia leading against the BJP's Yogesh Bairagi by 214 votes according to the Election Commission of India.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: Vote counting continues in 93 centres across 90 assembly constituencies with postal ballots being counted first and then EVM votes.

Vinesh Phogat in her political debut has managed to continue her lead in the Julana seat ever since counting starting.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: The Election Commision of India has identified 12 more seats where the Congress is leading in the Haryana assembly elections.

Vinesh Phogat has led the charge, with her first entry into politics, beginning with early trends predicting her leading in Julana constituency.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: The Congress has shown a strong start, with early trends predicting leads across various constituencies, including Vinesh Phogat in Julana.

The early trends predict that Congress will have crossed the halfway mark.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: Early trends have shown that Vinesh Phogat is leading in the Julana constituent assembly in the Haryana elections.

This is Phogat's first time running for elections after her retirement from wrestling.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE:While Vinesh Phogat's platform and her influence are set to have an impact on the fight for the Julana seat, her competition has plenty of accolades to go around as well.

35-year-old Yogesh Bairagi, state vice president of the BJP youth wing, served in the Indian army for nine years and later worked as a commercial pilot as well. The 35-year-old became known for his involvement in relief and rescue operations after the Chennai floods as well as rescuing Indian nationals from abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: Counting of votes has begun in Haryana assembly elections.

With exit polls predicting a Congress win, early leads from the centres are much anticipated. Vinesh Phogat faces tough competition from Yogesh Bairagi from the BJP, who holds influence in the constituency.

The Congress has bet on the former wrestler's political outspokenness and reputation as an athlete to win the Julana seat.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: Haryana CM and BJP candidate from the Ladwa constituency Nayab Singh Saini told the media that Vinesh Phogat was being used by the Congress in the Haryana elections.

“Doing such politics is in the Congress' DNA, ” he said, when asked about Vinesh Phogat's platform for women's rights this election.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: Young female wrestlers have backed Vinesh Phogat, hoping that akhadas and sports will be revitalised under her.

Phogat, who is now contesting from the Julana constituency in Haryana, has also praised former CM Bhupinder Hooda, for the growth in sports during his tenure in government.

The former Olympian represents hope for many athletes in Haryana.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: While Vinesh Phogat is contesting from Julana constituency on a Congress ticket, her uncle Mahavir Phogat has backed the BJP, who are vying for their third term in Haryana.

Mahavir Phogat told news agency ANI that the last 10 years under the BJP had been good for the state, and he was not involved with Vinesh's decision.

“Her decision to enter politics is completely her own, we have nothing to do with it... I did my part in her journey, rest is up to her,” he said.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: As Vinesh Phogat enters the political arena for the first time, will she able to pull off a victory in the complicated Julana assembly constituency?

The former wrestler and Olympian has become well-known for her outspoke stand on farmers rights, women's rights and her involvement in the wrestlers protests against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh.

However, she faces tough competition with BJP youth wing leader and former Army captain Yogesh Bairagi, who has influence on the non-Jat population of Julana.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: After casting her vote on October 5, Vinesh Phogat spoke to reporters and urged voters to “Vote for the party that works for the rights of women.”

The comment was a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party and a nod to her involvement in the wrestlers protests against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Vinesh Phogat Julana Election Result LIVE: Vinesh Phogat, who has recently entered the political arena as a Congress candidate from the Julana constituency has stated that she would like to work for the whole state of Haryana and not just the Julana constituency.

When asked if she would want to become a minister she said, "It is not in my hands, it is in the hands of the high command... I don't want to be limited to Julana but work for the entire state…"

Vinesh Phogat Julna Election Result LIVE: Counting of votes for the Julena constituency in Haryana begins at 8 am.

This marks the first political foray of Olympian Vinesh Phogat, who will be competing against the BJP's Yogesh Bairagi, AAP's Kavita Dalal and sitting MLA from the JJP, Amarjeet Dhanda.