Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Delhi's Fat Dog Contest Crowns Posthumous Winner Gola Over Googoo
Delhi held a fun contest to find its most popular chubby dog.
Sixty-four dogs competed through several rounds of voting.
People voted online and at polling booths in different parts of the city.
Gola, also called Kebab or Rajpal Singh, reached the final against Googoo.
Gola died while the contest was still happening.
Organisers decided to keep Gola in the competition because many people supported the dog.
Gola won by 39,904 votes, and the final received about 94,000 votes.
The contest also drew attention to Delhi’s community dogs and animal welfare efforts.
Late Gola, also known as Kebab or Rajpal Singh, won Delhi’s Fat Dog Competition.
Gola defeated finalist Googoo of Saket by 39,904 votes.
Organisers kept Gola on the ballot after the dog died during the contest.
The competition featured 64 dogs and used online voting plus physical polling booths.
The contest grew from a Delhi University student’s Instagram page to 101,000 followers.
- Who
- Late Gola, also known as Kebab or Rajpal Singh, defeated Googoo among 64 competing dogs.
- What
- A public voting contest selected Delhi’s most popular chubby dog.
- When
- The contest was announced on September 23, 2026; the winner was declared “today” in the report, with no exact date given.
- Where
- Delhi, with polling booths in Vasant Vihar, Kamla Nagar and Punjabi Bagh.
- Why
- The contest began by celebrating well-fed community dogs and later helped draw attention to animal welfare initiatives.
- Winner
- Late Gola Aa Kebab, also known as Kebab or Rajpal Singh
- Runner-up
- Googoo from Saket
- Winning margin
- 39,904 votes
- Contestants
- 64 dogs
- Finale turnout
- Around 94,000 votes
- Voting methods
- Social-media voting and physical polling booths
- Instagram growth
- The page grew from 1,500 to 101,000 followers
