Hema Malini Sweeps Back Into Office, Kangana Makes Her Debut

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – BJP candidate Hema Malini was never in any danger of losing her Mathura parliamentary constituency and even as counting progressed was leading by a margin of over 2 lakh votes.

INDIA bloc candidate Mukesh Dhangar, Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) Suresh Singh, among others contested the elections from this seat.

When asked about her goals for the constituency, she asserted that she has a lot of things in mind.

“The education system has to be taken care of,” said the actress, adding, that traffic jams, a frequent problem in the area, will be solved and since there is no airport in Mathura, alternative means of transportation will be explored.

She added that industries, which will help create jobs, will be set up if she wins from the seat.

The actress expressed her gratitude towards the ‘Brajwasis’ (people who reside in Mathura) for their immense support.

In the Mandi battle between “royalty” and “reel”, Bollywood’s ‘queen’, Kangana Ranaut, of the BJP, on June 4 secured a win against Congress legislator Vikramaditya Singh, the scion of the erstwhile royal family, with a margin of 74,755 votes in the Mandi parliamentary constituency.

She polled 5,37,022 votes, while her nearest rival Vikramaditya got 4,62,267 votes, said the Election Commission of India.

Kangana belongs to Bhambla village near Hamirpur town, some 200 km from the state capital Shimla. She owns a cottage in the picturesque tourist resort of Manali, which is part of the Mandi Parliamentary constituency.