5Photo© ndtv.comAfter consecutive defeats, footballer Bhaichung Bhutia quits politics
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Bhaichung Bhutia, the Indian football legend, has quit electoral politics, he announced today. Mr Bhutia said he is quitting politics after the 2024 election results in Sikkim and added that "electoral politics is simply" not for him.
"After the 2024 election results, I have had the realisation that electoral politics is simply not for me. I am therefore quitting all forms of electoral politics with immediate effect," he said in a statement.
In the recently concluded Sikkim Assembly Elections, Mr Bhutia was defeated in electoral politics for the sixth time in 10 years. He lost to Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia of the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha by a margin of 4,346 votes in the Barfung seat, official data showed on Sunday.