| Sonali Phogat | |
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Haryana, India |
| Death Place: | Goa, India |
| Spouse: | Sanjay Phogat (died 2016) |
| Children: | 1 |
Sonali Phogat (21 September 1979 – 23 August 2022) was an Indian politician and former social media personality from Haryana. She was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Hisar, and was the national vice president of the BJP Mahila Morcha. She has also been credited in a few hindi movies.
Sonali Phogat was born in a small village in Hisar district of Haryana called Bhuthan. She was married to Sanjay Phogat who died in 2016 and has a daughter, Yashodhara Phogat.[1] [2]
Sonali Phogat started political life as national vice president of BJP Mahila Morcha in 2008. She contested Haryana Assembly elections in 2019[3] as BJP candidate from the Adampur constituency Haryana Assembly election against Kuldeep Bishnoi.
She started her professional career by anchoring in Hisar Doordarshan. In 2020 she contested in reality show Big Boss.[4]
Phogat died on 23 August 2022 under mysterious circumstances during her trip to Goa, to which the police suspects a murder.[5] Sudhir Sagwan and Sukhwinder Wasi, her associates are suspected of killing her.[6] [7]