Actor-Politician Hema Malini Leads In Mathura

Actor-politician Hema Malini ruled the silver screen in the 1960s and 70s. She was popularly called the "Dream Girl" during her acting years. She is a BJP parliamentarian from the temple town of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh seeking a second term in the 2019 election. She is currently leading from the seat.

Hema Malini, 70, is the first woman lawmaker from Mathura.

Though she formally joined the BJP in 2004, she has campaigned for the party in the past and has served as a Rajya Sabha member between 2003 and 2009.

The veteran actor made her electoral debut from Mathura in 2014 when she defeated Jayant Chaudhary of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) by a huge margin.