Indian Cricketers Who Turned Politicians

1. Manoj Tiwari: Trinamool Congress (TMC)



2. Gautam Gambhir of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) served as the Member of Parliament (MP) from East Delhi Constituency but has decided to quit politics ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024.



3. Navjot Singh Sidhu: Indian National Congress (INC)



4. Mohammad Kaif did contest election after joining Indian National Congress (INC) but is no longer active in politics.



5. Mohammad Azharuddin: Indian National Congress (INC)



6. Kirti Azad: Trinamool Congress (TMC)



7. Ashok Dinda: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)



8. Chetan Chauhan was a member of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). He breathed his last in August 2020.



9. Yusuf Pathan: Trinamool Congress (TMC)



10. S Sreesanth joined Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in 2016. He contested but lost the Kerala Assembly Elections from Thiruvananthapuram constituency.

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