Sonali Phogat (21 September 1979 – 23 August 2022) was an Indian politician and former social media personality from

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

. She was a leader of the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

from Hisar, and was the national vice president of the

BJP Mahila Morcha BJP Mahila Morcha, or simply Mahila Morcha (IPA: Mahilā Mōrcā, ), is the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India. Vanathi Srinivasan, former Tamil Nadu BJP Unit Vice president and current Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislat ...

. She has also been credited in a few hindi movies.

Early and personal life

Sonali Phogat was born in a small village in Hisar district of

called Bhuthan. She was married to Sanjay Phogat who died in 2016 and has a daughter, Yashodhara Phogat.

Career

Politics

Sonali Phogat started political life as national vice president of BJP Mahila Morcha in 2008. She contested Haryana Assembly elections in 2019 as BJP candidate from the Adampur constituency Haryana Assembly election against Kuldeep Bishnoi.

Professional life

She started her professional career by anchoring in Hisar Doordarshan. In 2020 she contested in reality show Big Boss.

Death

Phogat died on 23 August 2022 under mysterious circumstances during her trip to

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

, to which the police suspects a murder. Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Wasi, her associates are suspected of killing her.

References

1979 births 2022 deaths Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Haryana {{Authority control