Lok Sabha Elections 2024: ‘Can’t use celeb card for votes,' says Hema Malini

It sounds like Hema Malini the Bollywood star is quite dedicated to her campaign efforts in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh Starting her day early meeting locals and party workers visiting various areas and participating in a range of activities show her commitment to serving her constituency Itrsquos interesting how the connection to Lord Krishnarsquos birthplace adds a unique dimension to her campaign in the devotional city of Vrindavan and MathuraHema the BJP candidate from the Mathura constituency is contesting for the third time Shes been actively involved in various campaign activities from attending Holi events to meeting farmers and gurus visiting ashrams and holding public rallies With the election approaching on April 26 the BJP including Amit Shah recently held a public gathering in Mathura The party is confident about winning the Mathura seat especially since the RLD party which was previously against them has joined forces Additionally a higher voter turnout is expected this timeAmit Shah and Hema Malini at a rally in MathuraHema Malini expressed her gratitude saying ldquoI am proud and happy to have the opportunity for the third time I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah for their trust and confidence in me The people of Mathura love me From meeting farmers to attending roadshows public rallies and doortodoor interactions I am reaching out to the masses in every possible wayrdquoShe highlighted that being a celebrity wont automatically garner votes and that shes committed to connecting with people in Mathura ldquoI meet everyone and spend most of my time campaigningrdquo she said ldquoI believe in doing the work rather than relying solely on my celebrity status Sometimes being a celebrity poses challenges during campaigning but I manage it as best as I can People want to meet me regardless of whether Im working or not often just to take picturesrdquo she addedHema interacting with the localsElaborating on the work done during her tenure she said ldquoFrom developing roads in the city highway and rural areas to installing electric street lights across the Mathura belt Around 14 flyovers 6 underpasses and two flyovers are still pending Providing funds and accessories like furniture to schools Beautification of the Mathura junction Also utilising the Pradhan Mantri Yojana for the benefit of the people Additionally there are many future plans pending Establishment of nationallevel workshops for training youth in the art and cultural field in the district for cultural upliftment Purification of Yamuna water Construction of an airstrip in the district Establishment of girls schools for the upliftment of girl education Krishna theme park and many more plans as we move forward We experience a lot of changes and we learn every dayrdquoElaborating on her future plans to promote art she said ldquoEven in politics culture and art are my first love Prime Minister Narendra Modi encouraged me to showcase the artist within In a cultural city like Mathura art should be celebrated Were planning two worldclass theatres similar to Mumbais National Centre for Performing Arts NCPA The work is underway and will be inaugurated soon Im confident that Ill perform in the theatre to promote the arts in the city Before coming to Mathura I performed in cultural events in five different places including Bombay Nagpur and Ujjain I love it and will continue to do so When it comes to performance campaigning and meeting people I always feel energetic and young But physically and mentally I feel the changes in me over timerdquoShe added ldquoBoth my daughters came to Mathura and are helping me with campaigning They are very active Esha is already following in my footsteps I noticed her during the campaign shes active and inspiring She understands peoples problems and can convince them She may enter politics in the near future Esha is showing interest and is smart active intelligent and capable of working Not bound by Mathura but from wherever she likes The same goes for Ahanardquo293471Margin of votes Hema won by in 2019In the pastMathura constituency in 2014 In 2014 Hema Malini contesting from the BJP ticket defeated RLD candidate Jayant Chaudhary by 330743 votes Hema received 574633 votes while Jayant Chaudhary got 243890 votesMathura Constituency Uttar Pradesh in 2019Hema won the Mathura constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha election securing 671293 votes while 377822 votes were polled in favour of Kunwar Narendra Singh of RLD Hema won with a massive margin of 293471 votes