Cricketer Yusuf Pathan wins Berhampore Lok Sabha seat in 2024

Yusuf Pathan, a two-time World Cup champion, defeated Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a Congress leader, to win the Berhampore Lok Sabha seat in the general elections of 2024. In order to campaign, the former cricket player visited the seat several times after allying with the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) earlier in the year.

While all was going on, Pathan congratulated his teammates and thanked everyone for supporting him after winning. Along with concentrating on industrial growth, he stated his wish to establish a sports academy in Baharampur. In a conversation with TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, the 41-year-old disclosed that she expressed her happiness at the victory.

“To everyone who has followed me, congratulations. It makes me joyful. All of the employees share in my victory. It’s built to break records. Adhir Ranjan has my admiration. And I’ll keep doing it. First, in order to help them pursue a job, I will establish a sports academy. Industry will also be my employer. Together with working for the locals, I will be residing here. Gujarat is where my family is from, so I shall be there as well. In Berhampore (Baharampur), I have a new family. Didi (Mamata Banerjee) and I had a conversation. Yusuf reportedly said, “They are happy,” during a media interview, according to the Free Press Journal.

“I tried, but I was unsuccessful. Yusuf Pathan deserves congratulations. Still, politics is an unbeatable game. Adhir responded to ABP Ananda following the loss, saying, “Today, someone will win; the other day, the opposition will win.”

Irfan Pathan congratulated Brother on his victory and appointment as a Lok Sabha MP in the interim. “The lovely @iamyusufpathan. En route to defeating seasoned politicians, you took on a difficult trip with unwavering confidence in your noble cause. Equipped with virtue and unshakable determination, may your good intentions become transforming deeds that improve the lives of our country’s people. On X, Irfan wrote, “Mera bhai jeet gaya.”

Lala @iamyusufpathan With unyielding confidence in your noble cause, you embarked on the daunting journey to triumph over seasoned politicians. Armed with integrity and unwavering resolve, may your noble intentions translate into transformative actions, enriching the lives of our… pic.twitter.com/fmDdJY5Kvp

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 4, 2024

Kirti Azad is anticipated to overcome BJP heavyweight Dilip Ghosh.

Based on preliminary data, it appears that BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh is unlikely to lose to former Indian cricket player Kirti Azad in the Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency. The TMC candidate received over 7 lakh votes, while Ghosh received slightly over 5.6 lakh, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Before the Goa Legislative Elections in November 2021, he served as a representative for the Indian National Congress (IMC), but he later joined the TMC.