Updated On: 04 April, 2024 07:43 AM IST | Athulya Nambiar
Lok Sabha 2024: From Kangana Ranaut to Suresh Gopi to Govinda, many film personalities are set to contest the polls in the upcoming elections

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Ravi Kishan is a sitting Lok Sabha MP and BJP candidate from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Radhika Sarathkumar, popular actor-turned politician, is fighting on a BJP ticket from Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu. The BJP candidate and wife of popular actor Sarathkumar recently merged their party All Indian Samathva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) with the BJP

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Hema Malini has been representing Mathura in Lok Sabha since 2014. She is a member of BJP and will be contesting the elections this year as well
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BJP`s North East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari will be contesting the elections as well and is confident about the party winning at the national capital this time

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Making her debut into politics, Kangana Ranaut will be contesting for BJP from her hometown Mandi in Himachal Pradesh
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Arun Govil will be contesting elections for the first time from Uttar Pradesh`s Meerut on BJP`s ticket

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Malayalam actor Mukesh is the sitting MLA in Kollam constituency in Kerala. He will fight the upcoming polls on CPI (M)`s ticket
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Shatrughan Sinha will be contesting from West Bengal`s Asansol for All Indian Trinamool Congress party

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Bollywood star Govinda is making a return to politics after 14 years. The actor recently joined the Shiva Sena (Eknath Shinde faction). He will most likely contest from North West Mumbai
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Malayalam film actor Krishnakumar will be fighting the polls on a BJP ticket from Kollam in Kerala

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Malayalam film star Suresh Gopi is all set to fight the elections on BJP`s ticket from Thrissur in Kerala
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