Have you heard? From screen to seats

Updated On: 06 June, 2024 07:12 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team

With voters favouring celebrity faces this election season, eyes will be on the performance of first-time MPs like Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil as they take their place in the 18th Lok Sabha

Kangana Ranaut, Arun Govil and Hema Malini

With voters favouring celebrity faces this election season, eyes will be on the performance of first-time MPs like Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil as they take their place in the 18th Lok Sabha, along with returning star-politicians Hema Malini and Manoj Tiwari. Among the 543 members contesting for seats in the lower house of the parliament were many individuals from showbiz. Ranaut, a popular face from Bollywood and a long-time supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, won her first ever election as she was elected from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh, her home state. She defeated Vikramaditya Singh, the son of six-time chief minister Virbhadra Singh, and state Congress chief Pratibha Singh. Ramayan star Govil was another celebrity face fielded by the BJP. He emerged victorious in the Meerut seat in Uttar Pradesh in a close battle with Samajwadi Party’s Sunita Yadav. Malini was elected for a straight third term from Mathura. Tiwari, the BJP candidate from north east Delhi, bested Congress rival Kanhaiya Kumar, a popular youth leader. This is also Tiwari’s third win in a row from the seat. He was the only sitting MP from Delhi retained by the BJP for the 18th Lok Sabha polls.

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