Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following famous bollywood personalities won the by-elections in April 2022 to become the Member of Parliament from Asansol, West Bengal?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Shatrughan Sinha.
Key Points
- Shatrughan Sinha a famous Bollywood actor and a political leader of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), won the by-elections in April 2022 to become the Member of Parliament from Asansol, West Bengal.
- This election was held after the seat became vacant due to the resignation of Babul Supriyo, a former BJP leader who had won the Asansol seat in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections on a BJP ticket before switching to the TMC and resigning from his Lok Sabha seat.
- Shatrughan Sinha's victory in the by-elections has been described as a new lease of life in his political career.
Additional Information
- Shatrughan Sinha
- Born on 15 July 1946, Shatrughan Prasad Sinha started his political career with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1991.
- His first election was against the Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna, which he lost.
- Despite this initial setback, he was given many important responsibilities within the party and was twice elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha from Bihar.
- He also served as the Health Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government.
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