Boxer Vijender Singh to contest South Delhi seat on Congress ticket
New Delhi: The Congress party on Monday announced to field boxer Vijender Singh as its candidate from South Delhi Lok Sabha seat.
Singh is pitted against BJP's sitting MP Ramesh Bidhuri and the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Raghav Chadha.
In more than 20 yrs of my career in boxing i have always made my country proud in the ring. Now its time to do something for my countrymen & serve them. I would like to accept this opportunity & thank @INCIndia party @RahulGandhi ji @priyankagandhi ji for this responsibility
— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) April 22, 2019
He took to Twitter expressing his gratitude towards Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi for his political debut.
In 2014 Lok Sabha poll, Bidhuri had registered the victory by a margin of over one lakh votes. He defeated Col Devinder Sehrawat.
Earlier in the day, Singh has resigned from the Haryana Police.
Delhi, where 7 Parliamentary seats are at stake, will go to polls on May 12. The results will be announced on May 23.