Cricketer-turned-politician and Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) Gautam Gambhir hit a century on ‘debut’, winning his maiden Parliament election by a massive margin.
Gambhir has won from East Delhi constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls by over 3 lakh votes.
He sort of demolished his opponents, securing close to seven lakh votes, leaving close rivals – Congress’ Arvinder Singh Lovely and AAP’s Aatishi Marlena – way behind.
Gambhir took a dig at political rivals – Lovely and Aatishi – through his Twitter account.
He tweeted: “Neither it’s a ‘Lovely’ cover drive and nor it is an ‘Atishi Ballebaazi’. It’s just the BJP’s ‘Gambhir’ ideology which people have supported,” he wrote.
Neither it’s a ‘Lovely’ cover drive and nor it is an ‘आतिशी’ बल्लेबाज़ी। It’s just the BJP’s ‘गंभीर’ ideology which people have supported. Thanks a lot to all the @BJP4India and @BJP4Delhi team-mates for getting this mandate. We won’t fail people’s choice. #EkBaarPhirModiSarkar
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) May 23, 2019
The southpaw also thanked the voters of Delhi and BJP personnel for their support during the elections.
पूर्वी दिल्ली के हर एक मतदाता और BJP के एक-एक कार्यकर्ता को मेरा शत-शत नमन। यह कमल खिलाने का कमाल आप सब ने किया है। अपने इस सेवक पर भरोसा बनाए रखिएगा। @BJP4Delhi @BJP4India
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) May 23, 2019
The former cricketer said that he was “influenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his vision for the country” as he joined BJP in April.
A veteran of 58 Tests and 147 one-day internationals, Gautam Gambhir was a key member of the Indian teams that won the T20 World Cup in 2007 and the One-Day International World Cup in 2011.
The former Test opener retired from international cricket last year, capping a 15-year career.
He was awarded the Padma Shri, the country’s fourth highest civilian honour, earlier this year.
