Kamal Haasan joins politics: From Amitabh Bachchan to Rekha, actors who tried hands in politics

1. Amitabh Bachchan

In 1984, Amitabh Bachchan entered politics and contested from the Allahabad seat in the 8th Lok Sabha elections where he won by a huge margin but later he realized that politics is not his cup of tea and so he left it after three years.

2. Jaya Bachchan

Jaya has been one of the most popular actress of Bollywood who entered into politics in 2004. She first worked with the Samajwadi Party and represented it at the Rajya Sabha. She was also awarded with Padma Shri by the Government of India.

3. Rekha

Rekha was nominated by the Congress party in the year 2012.

4. Kirron Kher

Kirron Kher participated in Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement but refused to join ‘Aam Aadmi Party’ and joined hands with Narendra Modi's BJP during the 2011 municipal corporation elections. She won the General Elections 2014 from Chandigarh with a huge amount of votes.

5. Shatrugan Sinha

Sinha won the general elections from Patna and became the Health and Family Welfare minister during Atal Bihari Vajpayee's rule.

6. Hema Malini

Hema joined BJP in the year 2004 and was elected as the general secretary of the party. She has also been a supporter of PETA India.

7. Raj Babbar

Raj Babbar stepped into politics in 1989 but he later joined Samajwadi. He currently serves as the President of UP Congress Committee.

8. Jaya Prada

Jaya Prada joined politics with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in the year 1994 but later left it. She then joined the Samajwadi Party and got elected and re-elected from the Rampur Parliamentary Constituency in UP during the 2004 General elections.

9. J Jayalalithaa

J Jayalalithaa has been a Filmfare award winner for three times and joined politics under the guidance of M. G. Ramachandran, the founder of A.I.A.D.M.K.

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