Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Veteran Actor Raj Babbar Gets Congress Ticket From Gurgaon

Raj Babbar: On Tuesday, the Congress party unveiled a new list of four candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Raj Babbar, an actor turned politician, was fielded by the Congress party from Gurugram. This time, several actors have gone the 'political way'. For example, Kangana Ranaut is running for the BJP in Mandi. Raj Babbar's inclusion on the list brings joy to all of his followers, who have admired him as a politician and followed him since he began acting. For the unversed, Raj Babbar's career encompasses entertainment, politics, and social activism.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Veteran Actor Raj Babbar Gets Congress Ticket From Gurgaon

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Union Minister and BJP candidate from Mumbai North Lok Sabha seat Piyush Goyal says, "...I welcome Raj Babbar's nomination (as Congress candidate from Gurgaon). I wish him well, even though the reality is that both in Maharashtra and Haryana, there will be a clean sweep. People want Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister..."

Who Is Raj Babbar?

Babbar has acted in a number of Bollywood films, and he has received recognition for his efforts in both main and supporting roles. Some of his major films include Umrao Jaan, Prem Geet, and Insaf Ka Tarazu.

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Raj Babbar comes from a family with an artistic background. His late wife, Smita Patil, was a well-known actress who delivered outstanding performances in parallel cinema. Their son, Prateik Babbar, is an actor who has worked in film and television.

He has also acted on television. He participated in the inaugural episodes of the iconic Indian TV series Mahabharat as king Bharat, Bahadur Shah Zafar (1986) as Akbar, starring the then-debutant Juhi Chawla, and his home produced series Maharaja Ranjit Singh (2010), all of which aired on Doordarshan. In 2014 and 2015, he appeared in the Life OK television series Pukaar - Call For The Hero, directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and starring Rannvijay Singh, Adah Sharma, and Shubhangi Latkar.

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For the unversed, He served as a Rajya Sabha member from 1994 to 1999. In 2004, he was re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha for a second term. He was suspended from the Samajwadi Party in 2006. Later, he joined the Indian National Congress in 2008 and was elected to his fourth term as a Member of Parliament in 2009.

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