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Counting of votes for 542 Lok Sabha seats is underway. This time, the political future of 14 stars is at stake in the Lok Sabha elections. Kangana Ranaut is the most talked about. Kangana, who is contesting elections for the first time from Mandi seat in Himachal, is leading by 37000 votes in the initial trends.
A video of Kangana performing puja at her home surfaced on Tuesday morning.
In an interview, she had said that if she wins the election, she will retire from films. Apart from Kangana, TV's Ram i.e. Arun Govil is contesting the election from Meerut on a BJP ticket. In the initial trends, he is leading from Meerut seat.
Hema from Mathura 48000 ahead of the votes
Hema Malini is leading by 48000 votes from Mathura seat. Manoj Tiwari is leading by 10141 votes from North East Delhi seat.
Shatrughan Sinha leading from Asansol
South actor Suresh Gopi was trailing from Thrissur, Kerala seat but has now taken the lead. Ravi Kishan is leading by 8090 votes from Gorakhpur seat. Shatrughan Sinha was trailing from Asansol seat but has now taken the lead. BJP candidate from this seat is SS Ahluwalia.
Pawan Singh and Nirahua are behind
Bhojpuri star Pawan Singh is trailing from Bihar's Karakat seat, he is an independent candidate. BJP had given him a ticket from Asansol in West Bengal against Shatrughan Sinha, but he returned the ticket. Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' is trailing from Azamgarh.
Know about these 14 stars…
honored with Padma Shri
Kangana is contesting elections for the first time. She has worked in about 42 films. Kangana also started the production house Manikarnika Films in 2020. She has received Padma Shri, 4 National Awards and 5 Filmfare Awards.
remains in discussion with statements
Kangana also remains in the news with her statements. In November 2021, she gave a controversial statement about India's independence. At the same time, she blamed Mamata Banerjee for the violence that took place after the results of the Bengal Assembly elections in 2021.
In 2020, BMC bulldozed Kangana's office. On this matter, Kangana used many abusive words for Uddhav Thackeray, who was the CM of Maharashtra at that time. A case was also registered against her in this matter.
He became famous for playing the role of Lord Ram
Arun Govil is contesting elections for the first time. In 1987, he was seen in the role of Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana. He became so popular with this role that even today people call him TV's Ram. He has worked in 16 TV shows and about 39 films.
MP Hema Malini is contesting elections for the third time. She joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2004. Then she also became a member of the Rajya Sabha. In 2014, she won the Lok Sabha elections from Mathura for the first time. In 2019, she was re-elected as MP from the same seat.
She was also in controversies
Hema Malini has always given bold answers. When there was a clash between encroachers and police in Mathura, Hema had tweeted a photo of her shoot. People called it Hema's irresponsible behavior. After this, she had to remove that photo.
Has worked in more than 100 films
Hema Malini has been seen in more than 100 films. She has also received Padma Shri and Filmfare Award for her contribution to films.
Ravi Kishan contested the 2014 elections from Jaunpur on a Congress ticket and lost. After this, he left the party and joined the BJP. Due to his stardom, he defeated the SP candidate in the 2019 elections.
Also seen in web shows along with movies
Ravi Kishan started his career in 1992. Since then he has been active in Bhojpuri, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada and Telugu films. He has worked in about 50 films. He has also been seen in TV shows and web shows.
Bhojpuri actor Manoj Tiwari contested the 2009 Lok Sabha elections for the first time on a Samajwadi Party ticket. But he lost. In 2014, he joined the BJP and also contested the elections. This time he won. He has also been the Delhi BJP President.
Sometimes he was trolled because of his songs, sometimes his fight video went viral
During the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections, Bhojpuri actor Manoj was trolled a lot by the opposition party for his songs. In 2018, a video of Manoj went viral in which he was seen pushing and shoving policemen.
Active in films since 2003
Manoj made his debut with a Bhojpuri film in 2003. He has appeared in about 22 films. He has also worked in TV shows.
Actor Shatrughan Sinha joined the BJP in 1992. He stood against Congress candidate Rajesh Khanna in the New Delhi by-election this year, but lost. In 2009 and 2014, Shatrughan was fielded in the Lok Sabha elections from Patna Sahib seat in Bihar. He won both times. However, after the 2014 victory, he did not get a place in the cabinet, due to which a cold war started between him and Narendra Modi.
Shatrughan joined the Congress after not getting a ticket from the BJP in the 2019 general elections. After 3 years, he joined TMC in 2022.
Active in films for 55 years
Shatrughan Sinha has been active in films since 1969. He has worked in about 210 films. Despite such a long career, he has not received any major honor.
The Bhojpuri star, who rebelled against the BJP, is contesting the election as an independent. Pawan Singh's political career started in 2014. In the 2024 elections, the party made him a candidate from the Asansol seat. But Pawan wanted to contest from the Ara seat. He returned the ticket. After this, he announced to contest as an independent from the Karakat seat.
Appeared in 58 films
Pawan Singh has worked in about 58 films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with a Bhojpuri film. Before this, he was working as a singer. He has also been seen in TV shows and web shows.
Dinesh joined BJP in 2019. This year, the party fielded him against Akhilesh Yadav from Azamgarh seat. However, he lost.
He has been caught in a case of abusing a journalist and misbehaving with an air hostess
Dinesh has also had a deep connection with controversies. Once he was accused of abusing a journalist over the phone and threatening to kill him.
Dinesh's second major controversy came to light in 2017. He was accused of misbehaving with an air hostess in a drunken state on a flight.
He was seen in Bigg Boss in 2012
Dinesh started his film career in 2006. Since then he has been active in Bhojpuri films. He was seen in Bigg Boss 6 in 2012. He was also a part of the 2023 series Scam 2003. He has received the International Bhojpuri Film Award 3 times.
Bengali cinema and television actress Sayani joined the All India Trinamool Congress in 2021. In the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, Sayani contested from Asansol seat but lost. After this, Mamata handed over the command of the youth wing of the party to her.
She was also in controversies
In February 2015, on Maha Shivratri, Saaoni tweeted a picture of a female character putting a condom on a Shivling. The actress later claimed that the post was made after hacking and apologised for the post.
On January 4, 2024, Sayoni was part of a public meeting in Bardhaman. She claimed that Mamata Banerjee established the historic Curzon Gate as a part of development. Her statement was heavily criticized by the opposition.
Sayani Ghosh has been active in films since 2010. She is also active in the film industry as a singer.
Shatabdi has been active in Bengali cinema since 1986. She has worked in more than 150 films. She has also appeared in some Hindi films.
After making a place in films, she joined the TMC party in 2009. She has been a three-time MP from Birbhum in West Bengal and is ready to try her luck for the fourth time.
Bengali artist Locket started her political career with the TMC party. But in 2015, she joined the BJP. She won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and became an MP.
She is also a classical dancer
Locket has been active in Bengali cinema since 2002. She has worked in about 6 films. She is also a classical dancer.
Suresh started his career as a child artist in 1965. He has worked in about 250 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He got the tag of superstar from 1992 to 1995. In 1998, he received the National Film Award and Kerala State Award. He has also been a Rajya Sabha MP of BJP.
He was caught in a case of misbehaving with a female journalist
Suresh Gopi has also been in the news due to controversies. Suresh Gopi's name had come up in the case of misbehaving with a female journalist. A video related to this case also went viral.
Rachana is contesting elections from a Lok Sabha seat for the first time. She started her career with Bengali and Oriya films. Later she also worked in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. She has also been Miss Kolkata.
Bengali actor Dev contested the election for the first time in 2014 on behalf of Trinamool Congress and won. He also contested from this seat in 2019, but lost.
Dev has been active in films since 2006. He was one of the highest paid actors in Bengali cinema. Apart from being an actor, he also works as a singer, producer, and screenwriter. After working in Bengali cinema, he turned to the Tollywood industry.