Discus thrower Krishna Poonia becomes MLA after winning election for Congress in Rajasthan

Rajasthan: Beginning a new innings, discus thrower Krishna Poonia, the 2010 CWG gold medallist, won the Sadulpur assembly seat in Rajasthan on Tuesday, defeating sitting BSP MLA Manoj Nyangali.

Contesting on a Congress ticket, Poonia won by a healthy margin of 18084 votes after receiving 70020 votes. It was Poonia’s second attempt to get entry in the state legislature, having suffered defeat in the previous elections.

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The Congress won 101 seats in the house of 199 while the BJP won 73. The 36-year-old athlete had hurled the disc to 61.51m to claim a gold medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. She had finished sixth at the 2012 London Olympics with her best throw of 63.62m, coming in the fifth attempt.

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