June 4th 2024.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian film stars were in the spotlight, attracting attention from voters who trusted in both familiar faces and newcomers. As the country went through seven phases of voting from April 19 to June 1, the excitement and anticipation were palpable. This election would determine the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, a crucial decision for the future of India.
Simultaneously, assembly elections were also held in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim. Finally, on Tuesday, the counting of votes took place, revealing the winners of this highly anticipated election. Among the victorious candidates were some well-known actors, who had successfully made the transition from the silver screen to the political arena.
One of the newcomers, Kangana Ranaut, emerged victorious in her first election in the Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh. She secured 5,37,002 votes, defeating her rival from the Congress party, Vikramaditya Singh, by a margin of 74,755 votes. Hema Malini, a veteran actor and three-time Lok Sabha MP, was re-elected for a third term from the Mathura constituency. She received a total of 5,10,064 votes, defeating her Congress rival Mukesh Dhangar by a significant margin.
Manoj Tiwari, a former Bhojpuri cinema star and BJP candidate from North East Delhi, secured his third consecutive win from the seat. He garnered 8,24,451 votes, defeating his Congress opponent Kanhaiya Kumar by a margin of over 1.38 lakh votes. Another successful actor-turned-politician was Ravi Kishan, who won his second term as the BJP candidate from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. He received 5,85,834 votes, defeating his Samajwadi Party opponent Kajal Nishad by a margin of 1,03,526 votes.
Ramayan star Arun Govil, another newcomer fielded by the BJP, emerged victorious in the Meerut constituency of Uttar Pradesh. He secured 5,46,469 votes, eventually beating his Samajwadi Party rival by a margin of 10,585 votes. In Kerala's Thrissur constituency, another BJP candidate, Suresh Gopi, won the seat by garnering 4,12,338 votes. He defeated his Communist Party of India opponent by a margin of 74,686 votes, marking the BJP's first-ever Lok Sabha seat in the state.
In West Bengal, veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha, who had previously served under the BJP and Congress parties, joined the Trinamool Congress and won from the Asansol constituency. He defeated his BJP rival by a margin of 59,564 votes, securing 6,05,645 votes. However, not all actors were successful in their political pursuits. Actor-turned-BJP politician Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as Nirahua, lost in the Azamgarh constituency of Uttar Pradesh.
Meanwhile, in Andhra Pradesh, actor and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan emerged victorious in the Pithapuram Assembly seat, defeating his YSR Congress Party opponent by a margin of over 70,000 votes. In West Bengal, TMC's June Maliah, a Bengali actor-turned-politician, won from the Medinipur constituency by defeating her BJP rival by a margin of 27,191 votes. In Birbhum, another TMC candidate and actor, Satabdi Roy, secured a win for the third time in a row by garnering a whopping 7,17,961 votes.
Finally, in West Bengal's Hooghly constituency, TMC's Rachna Banerjee emerged victorious with 7,02,744 votes, defeating her BJP opponent, also an actor, by 76,853 votes. Similarly, in Ghatal, TMC's Dev Adhikary won for the third time in a row, defeating his fellow actor and BJP candidate by a margin of over 1,82,868 votes. These actors-turned-politicians have proven their ability to connect with the people and make a successful transition into the world of politics.
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