Sonali Phogat Explained

Sonali Phogat
Birth Date:21 September 1979
Birth Place:Haryana, India
Death Place:Goa, India
Spouse:Sanjay Phogat
(died 2016)
Children:1

Sonali Phogat (21 September 1979 – 23 August 2022) was an Indian politician and former social media personality. She was a leader in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Hisar, Haryana, and was the national vice president of BJP's women's wing, BJP Mahila Morcha. She has also been credited in Hindi-language movies. In 2020, she participated in Bigg Boss 14.

Career

Phogat started her professional career by anchoring in Hisar Doordarshan. In 2020, she competed in the reality show Big Boss 14 where she was evicted in 10th place.[1]

Politics

Sonali Phogat became the national vice president of BJP Mahila Morcha, the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party, in 2008. She contested Haryana Assembly elections in 2019[2] as BJP candidate from the Adampur constituency Haryana Assembly election against Kuldeep Bishnoi.

Personal life

Sonali Phogat was born in a small village in the Hisar district of Haryana named Bhuthan. She was married to Sanjay Phogat who died in 2016 and has a daughter, Yashodhara Phogat.[3] [4]

Death

Phogat died on 23 August 2022 during a trip in the state of Goa.[5] Her family alleged that she had been murdered.

Notes and References

  1. News: Sonali Phogat was forcefully drugged by personal assistant, his friend: Police . 27 August 2022 . mint . 26 August 2022 . en.
  2. News: Sonali Phogat: Arrests over India politician and former TikTok star murder . 27 August 2022 . BBC News . 26 August 2022.
  3. News: BJP leader, actress Sonali Phogat dies at 42 . 27 August 2022 . The Siasat Daily . 23 August 2022.
  4. News: Who was Sonali Phogat? Her career, rise to fame, and run-ins with controversies . 26 August 2022 . The Indian Express . 23 August 2022 . en.
  5. News: BJP leader Sonali Phogat's last rites held in Haryana . 26 August 2022 . Deccan Herald . 26 August 2022 . en.