Gautam Gambhir tweets after winning Lok Sabha election: Former India opening batsmen had contested from East Delhi constituency.
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Former India opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has registered victory in the Lok Sabha Election in the country. Contesting on behalf of BJP (Bharatiya Janta Party) from East Delhi constituency, Gambhir defeated Congress’ Arvinder Singh Lovely and AAP’s Atishi Marlena among his main competitors.
Having announced retirement from all forms of cricket in December last year, Gambhir had joined hands with BJP in March this year.
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The southpaw had started to entice eyeballs after his criticizing remarks on social media platform Twitter in the recent times. While he refused to contest elections immediately after retiring, it seems he took his time to come to a conclusion.
In what was a debut on a whole new platform, Gambhir has registered a colossal victory. Having gained 52.2% votes, Gambhir has accumulated more than double the votes from the next candidate in Lovely (25.8). The fact that Gambhir received in excess of three lakh votes in itself speaks highly about the expanse of his victory.
Gautam Gambhir tweets after winning Lok Sabha election
How Twitter reacted:
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37-year old Gambhir had last played for India in Test matches during England’s tour of India in 2016. While his last ODI appearance had happened in 2013, he played his last T20I in 2012. In 242 international appearances across formats, Gambhir had amassed over 10,000 runs including 20 centuries.
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