Actors who have turned politicians
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In the Lok Sabha Elections of 2024, Kangana Ranaut joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and pledged to serve the people of Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh
In February 2004, Malini officially joined politics as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Smriti Irani, one of the most loved actresses who later turned into a politician, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2003.
Actress Rupali Ganguly, known for her characters like Monisha Sarabhai and Anupamaa, joined the BJP ahead of the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 2024
In 2004, Govinda joined the Indian National Congress and was elected as a member of Lok Sabha from Mumbai.
Arun Govil was nominated as the Bharatiya Janta Party candidate for Meerut Lok Sabha constituency from Uttar Pradesh on March 25, 2024
Shekhar Suman fought the Lok Sabha election in May 2009 from Patna Sahib on a Congress ticket and lost to BJP`s Shatrughan Sinha.
Ravi Kishan has been an integral part of politics since 2014. The actor first joined the Indian National Congress but in 2019 contested from BJP.
Sunny Deol joined politics in 2019 and contested for the Gurdaspur constituency as the candidate of the BJP.
Vinod Khanna is among a lot of actors who have turned politicians. The actor joined the Bhartiya Janta Party in 1997.
Jaya Bachchan was first elected as a member of Parliament in 2004. The actress had joined the Samajwadi Party. Jaya has been elected as a Rajya Sabha MP
Shatrughan Sinha entered politics by joining BJP and contested in a by- election opposite Rajesh Khanna. In 2019, Sinha left BJP after not getting a ticket.
It was in 2009 when Kirron Kher joined politics and campaigned for the Bharatiya Janata Party across the country.
Urmila Matondkar joined politics in 2019 by shaking hands with the Indian National Congress.
Jaya Prada started her political career in 1994 and joined the Telugu Desam Party
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