Lok Sabha Election Results: As the counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections continues, here's how celebrity contestants are performing in the early trends.


Kangana Ranaut (leading)


The outspoken actress, who is contesting from her hometown, Mandi in Himachal Pradesh on Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) ticket, is leading against Congress’ Vikramaditya Singh, the son of former six-time chief minister Virbhadra Singh and sitting Mandi MP Pratibha Singh.  


Manoj Tiwari (leading)


Politician, singer, and actor Manoj Tiwari is leading against Congress' Kanhaiya Kumar from the North-East Delhi Lok Sabha. 


Shatrughan Sinha (leading)


The veteran actor, who is running for the Asansol seat in West Bengal as a candidate of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), is leading as per the early trends. Shatrughan Sinha is a former Union minister with portfolios of Shipping and Health under him in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.  


Hema Malini (leading)


The celebrated actress and BJP MP is leading from Mathura. 


 In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Hema Malini had emerged as a winner in the Mathura constituency, securing 671,293 votes. Similarly, in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Hema Malini also achieved a decisive victory in Mathura. She defeated RLD candidate Jayant Chaudhary by a margin of 330,743 votes.  


Arun Govil (leading)


Famous for his portrayal of Lord Ram in the TV series ‘Ramayana,’ Arun Govil (BJP) is leading in Meerut against Devrat Kumar Tyagi (BSP) and Sunita Verma (SP). 


Pawan Singh (trailing)


Bhojpuri star Pawan Singh, who is contesting from Karakat constituency in Bihar as an independent candidate, is trailing behind NDA candidate and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha. 


Ravi Kishan (leading)


Bhojpuri actor, Ravi Kishan, contesting from Gorakhpur on BJP ticket is leading against SP's Kajal Nishad and BSP's Javed Ashraf.  


In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Kishan won against Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Rambhual Nishad with a margin of 3,01,664 votes from Gorakhpur.  


Dinesh Lal Yadav (Nirahua) (trailing)


Another Bhojpuri cinema star, contesting from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh on a BJP ticket, is trailing behind SP’s Dharmendra Yadav.  


In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav bagged the seat and retained it for the SP. In 2022, Akhilesh Yadav stepped down as he had been elected as an MLA from the Karhal constituency in Mainpuri district. Dinesh Lal Yadav emerged victorious with a thin margin of 8,679 votes in the 2022 by-elections.  


Dev Adhikari (leading) and Hiran Chatterjee (trailing) 


The two actors from the Bengali film industry, Dev Adhikary (TMC) and Hiran Chatterjee (BJP) are pitted against each other in the Ghatal Lok Sabha constituency. As per early trends, Dev Adhikari is leading.


Locket Chatterjee (trailing) and Rachana Banerjee (leading)


TMC candidate and actor Rachana Banerjee is leading against BJP's Locket Chatterjee from Hooghly. 


Locket Chatterjee, a well-known actor-turned-politician representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has been a formidable presence in Bengal politics. Currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Hooghly, she is recognised as one of the most outspoken and assertive leaders in the country. Her challenger, Rachana Banerjee (TMC), brings her own celebrity status to the political arena. Best known as the host of the popular Bengali television show "Didi No. 1," Banerjee is making her electoral debut this year.  


June Malia (trailing)


Trinamool Congress candidate actress-turned-politician June Malia is trailing from Medinipur. BJP’s candidate Agnimitra Paul is leading.


The seat witnessed a four-cornered contest with BJP’s candidate Agnimitra Paul, CPI’s Biplab Bhatta, and the Congress’ Sambhunath Chattopadhyay. Political observers say that with the Congress and CPI fielding candidates separately, the contest will largely be between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress.   


Satabdi Roy (trailing)


Actress-turned-politician and three-time Trinamool MP from Birbhum, Satabdi Roy is trailing behind Debtanu Bhattacharya from BJP. 


In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, even in the midst of a massive BJP wave throughout West Bengal, Satabdi Roy got elected by a margin of over 90,000 votes. 


Navneet Rana (leading)


Former actress Navneet Rana is a BJP candidate from the Amravati constituency in Maharashtra. As per early trends, she is leading against Balwant Wankhade from Congress, Sanjaykumar Gadge from BSP.  


Suresh Gopi (leading)


The Malayalam actor contesting from Thrissur, a Congress stronghold, as a BJP candidate is leading in early trends against Former state minister VS Sunil Kumar (CPI) and Congress’ K Muraleedharan.