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Bengal Election Result 2026: The results of Bengal Assembly elections have been released on 4 May. BJP is going to form government in Bengal by winning more than 200 seats. Among the winners is a BJP leader who once played in the IPL and earned more than Rs 7 crore.
The player we are talking about is former Indian cricketer and fast bowler Ashok Dinda. He left the cricket pitch and adopted the political pitch. Ashok was famous for his bowling and bowling action. But, now on the political pitch, he is not a player of the Indian cricket team but of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
On which seat did Ashok Dinda win in Bengal elections?
The results of the Bengal Assembly elections were released on 4 May. Moyna assembly seat is also included in the results of 293 seats. BJP had given ticket to former Indian cricketer Ashok Dinda from this seat. He won by 16241 votes. Ashok Dinda has won this seat of Bengal twice in a row.
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Ashok Dinda played in IPL for the first time in 2008.
Ashok Dinda played in IPL for the first time in 2008. After this, he remained a part of IPL with 5 different teams till 2017. He earned a total of Rs 7.63 crore from the Indian T20 League in his 9-year career in IPL, this was his salary from all 5 teams.
Dinda’s last IPL salary was Rs 50 lakh for playing for Rising Pune Super Giants. Dinda’s highest salary was in the fourth season after his debut in IPL, when he was a part of Pune Warriors India in 2012. Ashok Dinda remained unsold in the IPL 2018 auction. And in the year 2021, Ashok Dinda said goodbye to his cricket career.
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Ashok Dinda performed for Team India
Before doing wonders in politics, Ashok Dinda used to make waves in the world of cricket. Dinda has been an Indian player who played 21 international matches for India. With his brilliant bowling he took 29 wickets in his name. In 9 seasons of IPL, he played 78 matches and took 69 wickets in his name.