List of all the film stars and celebrities who are contesting the Lok Sabha 2019 polls

Prakash Raj (Independent) from Bangalore Central, Karnataka

South Indian multi-lingual actor Prakash Raj is one of the candidates for the Lok Sabha elections from Bangalore Central constituency. He is an independent candidate.

Shatrughan Sinha (Congress) from Patna Sahib, Bihar

The veteran politician is back to his Patna Sahib constituency. He has been a star campaigner for the BJP in the past, but this time he is contesting on a Congress ticket.

Hema Malini (BJP) from Mathura, UP

The BJP MP from Mathura is seeking a second term from her constituency. She was a social media favourite during the campaign for her pictures in the fields.

Jaya Prada (BJP) from Rampur, UP

She is up against Samajwadi Party’s Azam Khan in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur. However, she was more in news for her war of words with her rival and for the several unsavoury remarks hurled at her.

Urmila Matondkar (Congress) from Mumbai North, Maharashtra

Soon after being named the Congress candidate for Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat, Urmila shed her image as a glamour doll and slipped into comfortable but eye-catching saris and loose-sleeved blouses.

Ravi Kishan (BJP) from Gorakhpur, UP

The Bhojpuri superstar has been fielded from the high profile seat of Gorakhpur. It’s the same seat from where the UP CM Yogi Adityanath has won several times.

Dinesh Lal Yadav (BJP) from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh

The stage is set for a direct contest between former Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav and Bhojpuri star Dinesh Lal Yadav, popularly known as “Nirahua” in Azamgarh.

Manoj Tiwari (BJP) from North-West Delhi

This actor-turned-politician is staring at a tough opponent in Congress’s Sheila Dixit in the North-West Delhi constituency.

Moon Moon Sen (TMC) from Asansol, Bengal

The daughter of the legendary Bengali film actress Suchitra Sen, Moon Moon is a Trinamool Congress candidate from Asansol.

Babul Supriyo (BJP) from Asansol, Bengal

As a BJP candidate, he will be presenting a formidable opposition to Moon Moon, Sen whose seat has been changed from Bankura to Asansol.

Mimi Chakraborty (TMC) from Jadavpur, Bengal 

Active in Bengali cinema since 2008, Mimi was born in Jalpaiguri after spending her childhood in Arunachal Pradesh. After a brief stint in modelling, her acting career began in 2008.

Nusrat Jahan (TMC) from Basirhat, Bengal

Trinamool Congress celebrity candidate Nusrat is in the fray from Basirhat parliamentary constituency in West Bengal, which Basirhat will go to the polls in the seventh phase on May 19.

Nikhil Gowda (JD-S) from Mandya, Karnataka

The battle for Mandya constituency has become a prestige issue for the JD(S)-Congress combine, which is making all-out efforts to ensure victory for Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil Gowda, as popular Kannada film star Ambareesh’s widow Sumalatha is against him.

Poonam Sinha (SP) from Lucknow, UP

The wife of actor-turned politician Shatrugan Sinha, Poonam will be contesting against Union Minister Rajnath Singh from Lucknow parliamentary constituency on a Samajwadi Party (SP) ticket with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)’s support.

Smriti Irani (BJP) from Amethi, UP

She had unsuccessfully contested against Rahul Gandhi in the 2014 Lok Sabha election and had lost by around 1 lakh votes, but was seen to have put up a spirited fight. She is back to challenge Gandhi in 2019.

Deepak Adhikari (TMC) from Ghatal, Bengal

One of the highest-paid Bengali actors, this Tollywood megastar is Mamata’s trump card from Ghatal.

Sunny Deol (BJP) from Gurdaspur, Punjab

The actor-turned-politician will contest on a BJP ticket from the Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab.