In the Lok Sabha elections 2024, this time along with the politicians, many players are also in the field of politics. Two cricketers who have won the World Cup for India are in the field. At the same time, the fate of a hockey player is also at stake. Yusuf Pathan, India’s explosive batsman, is contesting elections in Bengal. At the same time, Kirti Azad, who was a member of the 1983 World Cup winning team, is in the field again.
Let us tell you that Dilip Tirkey, the great player who shows magic with the hockey stick, is also contesting the elections. He is the current president of Hockey India.
Yusuf Pathan: Berhampur (West Bengal)
This time Trinamool Congress has fielded Yusuf Pathan, the elder brother of former all-rounder Irfan Pathan, from Baharampur seat in West Bengal. He is pitted against experienced Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. BJP has given ticket to Dr. Nirmal Kumar Saha from this seat. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury won from here in 2019. Yusuf Pathan has played for KKR in IPL for a long time. Yusuf is currently trailing from this seat. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is ahead of him.
Dilip Tirkey: Sundergarh (Odisha)
Veteran hockey player Dilip Tirkey is the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate from Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat in Odisha. BJP has fielded Jual Oram against the current Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey. He has been the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs. On the other hand, Congress has given ticket to Janardan Dehury. Jual Oram had won from this seat last time. Dilip Tirkey is trailing on this seat. He is at number three. BJP’s Jual Oram is at number one. Congress’s Janardan Dehury is at third place.
Kirti Azad: Bardhaman-Durgapur (West Bengal)
Kirti Azad is also contesting from Bardhaman-Durgapur seat in West Bengal. Trinamool Congress has also given him a ticket. Former BJP state president Dilip Ghosh is pitted against Kirti Azad. He had won the election from Medinipur last time. Kirti Azad won the election from Darbhanga in Bihar on a BJP ticket in 2014. After that, in 2019, Congress fielded him from Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat in Jharkhand. He lost to BJP’s Pashupati Nath Singh. Kirti Azad’s father Bhagwat Jha Azad has been the Chief Minister of Bihar. Kirti Azad is leading from this seat.