Phogat is pitted against the BJP’s Captain Yogesh Kumar and the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP)’s sitting MLA Amardeep Dhanda and its one of the key battles in Haryana Assembly elections.

Phogat won from Julana constituency by over 6000 votes on a Congress ticket. Phogat's win is historic as the the grand old party managed to grab the seat after 19 years

Vinesh Phogat’s political career got off to a good start as the former wrestler won the Haryana elections. She got elected from Julana seat in the Haryana Assembly elections. Vinesh won 65,080 votes to defeat Yogesh Bairagi.

After Vinesh Phogat's election victory as an MLA in Haryana, IOA President PT Usha attributed the wrestler's disqualification from the Paris Olympics to her own actions, emphasizing that it was Phogat's responsibility to maintain her weight.

Congress leader Vinesh Phogat has won the Julana Assembly seat by 6,015 votes, as per the Election Commission. In her first-ever election, she defeated BJP’s Yogesh Kumar. NC president Farooq Abdullah said his son and party vice president Omar Abdullah will be chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

Vinesh Phogat makes a remarkable political debut by winning the Julana assembly seat, defeating BJP’s Yogesh Kumar by a narrow margin of 6,015 votes. This victory rejuvenates Congress's presence in a Jat-dominated area after years and highlights Phogat's commitment to serving her constituents and advocating for women's issues.