The social media campaigns, posters, and arguments with friends and family paid off on Thursday for fans of Gola, who resided at the SDA market in south Delhi and died before the competition began, after she was crowned as the Capital’s favourite “fat dog” over her competitor Googoo from Saket with a margin of nearly 40,000 votes.
Because of food, 10 among ‘world’s 50 best deep-fried dishes’; check two other Indian favourites that made the cut Hariom, who works at a sweets shop, said shopkeepers would give Gola treats occasionally but did not believe her weight gain was. Because of food, “We used to give her treats sometimes, but she was not fat. The win capped over week of frenzy in the city after the contest between 64 dogs first started on September 24 on the Instagram account ‘fat dogs of Delhi’.
I think she had some illness,” he said. After six rounds of online voting, only Gola and Googoo remained. Also Read I Malai Kofta ranks no.
94,000 people voted in the election, according to the latest post. This included 92,598 online votes and 1,042 offline votes across the four polling centres in the city. 66,954 people voted for Gola, while her rival Googoo secured 27,046 votes, the Instagram post further said. For context, in the 2025 Delhi elections, 83,000 people voted in the Malviya Nagar assembly constituency, of which SDA is a part. In the nearby constituencies of Greater Kailash and Jangpura, 98,996 and 79,625 people voted, respectively. The page, which started with 1,500 followers when the competition began, had over 101,000 votes on Thursday.
“The result today marks the end of this historic event…the world’s first online fat dog competition,” it added. the account said they had received donations and sponsors and would now be giving gifts, including beds, collars, food, and supplements, among other benefits, to help the street dogs While no awards had been planned initially. At the SDA market, where Gola, also known as Kebab and Rajpal Singh, spent much of her life, some shopkeepers still remember her as “Laali”. they said Gola had become increasingly frail in her final days, struggling to sit or sleep and gaining a lot of weight While they weren’t sure when she died. Sheikh Imran, who works at a medical store, said shopkeepers in the market had been looking after Gola for the past few years. In her last days, she had become very fat and was unable to sit or sleep properly,” he said. A staffer at Aap Ki Khaatir restaurant said Gola was usually seen lying around the C1-C3 blocks of the market. We last saw her around July-August,” he said.
Gola had been a front-runner for much of the competition and stayed on the ballot despite demands, particularly from supporters of Googoo, that posthumous candidates should have been removed. “She died around one-and-a-half to two months ago. “She had difficulty sitting, but was very cute and patient with strangers. Also Read I Fitness coach warns women in their 40s and 50s against starving themselves and overdoing cardio to lose weight: Here’s what to do instead
