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Sonali Phogat | |
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Born |
Haryana, India | 21 September 1979
Died | 23 August 2022
Goa, India | (aged 42)
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Spouse(s) | Sanjay Phogat (died 2016) |
Children | 1 |
Sonali Phogat (21 September 1979 – 23 August 2022) was an Indian politician and former social media personality from Haryana. She was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Hisar, and was the national vice president of the BJP Mahila Morcha. She has also been credited in a few hindi movies.
Sonali Phogat was born in a small village in Hisar district of Haryana called Bhuthan. She was married to Sanjay Phogat who died in 2016 and has a daughter, Yashodhara Phogat. [1] [2]
Sonali Phogat started political life as national vice president of BJP Mahila Morcha in 2008. [2] She contested Haryana Assembly elections in 2019 [3] as BJP candidate from the Adampur constituency Haryana Assembly election against Kuldeep Bishnoi. [4]
She started her professional career by anchoring in Hisar Doordarshan. [2] In 2020 she contested in reality show Big Boss. [4]
Phogat died on 23 August 2022 under mysterious circumstances during her trip to Goa, to which the police suspects a murder. [5] Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Wasi, her associates are suspected of killing her. [6] [7]