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Hema Malini: From Bollywood to Lok Sabha

By IANS, Published: May 20, 2014, Source

 

Hema states that she is in politics to lend impetus to the changes needed in the way the constituency is run. PHOTO: FILE

 

MUMBAI: 

Actor Hema Malini, who has earned her spurs as the ‘Dream Girl’ of Bollywood in her over 50-year-long career, is looking towards enhancing her alternate career as a politician. After winning the Mathura parliamentary seat on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, she is determined to prove all the cynics wrong, who doubt her political credentials.

 

She has said that she is not in politics to gain publicity by striking poses for pictures, but to lend impetus to the changes needed in the way the constituency is run. “They [the cynics] were making fun of me because they thought I was just here in Mathura to pose for pretty pictures in beautiful saris,” she stated.

 

“They have forgotten that I spent six years in the Rajya Sabha before attempting to contest the Lok Sabha elections. So, I am not only a glamorous star whiling away my time,” said the veteran actor. “Now, those cynics will sit and watch my performance. They will say, ‘Let’s see what she does.’ Well, all I can say to them is that they will get to see a lot of me in Mathura,” she proclaimed.

 

The actor, who celebrated her victory with her daughters Ahana and Esha, feels her physical presence in her constituency is not enough. “It would be simple enough for me to visit Mathura once a month, but that isn’t enough. There is work to be done and many changes needed in the constituency,” said the 65 year old.

 

Hema claimed that although her affiliation with BJP has played an imperative role in her victory, her personal standing in the constituency contributed immensely to her winning by a wide margin. “People in Mathura knew I was there with a serious agenda. Now, I need to prove myself,” she said.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, May 21st, 2014.

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Hema Malini makes dream debut in Mathura

PTI, Updated 16 May 2014, 23:30:35, Source

 

Hema Malini makes dream debut in Mathura

 

Mathura: BJP candidate Hema Malini made a dream debut from Mathura Lok Sabha constituency defeating incumbent Jayant Chaudhary of RLD by an impressive margin of 3,30,743 votes.

The Bollywood’s ‘Dreamgirl’ polled 5,74,451 votes against 2,43,884 votes bagged by the nearest rival candidate Jayant Chaudhary, son of RLD chief Ajit Singh.

While BSP candidate Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi stood third by polling 1,73,570 votes, SP candidate Chandan Singh could only manage to get 36,672 votes.

While AAP candidate Anuj kumar Garg bagged 7,855 votes, 1,953 voters opted for newly introduced NOTA (None-of-the-above) option.

“She (Hema) has been given winning certificate,” District Magistrate and Returning officer Vishal Chauhan said.

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I'm not a star whiling away my time: Hema Malini on political journey

 

Last Updated: Monday, May 19, 2014, 12:13, Source

 

I'm not a star whiling away my time: Hema Malini on political journey

 

Mumbai: Bollywood`s Dreamgirl Hema Malini, who has won the Mathura parliamentary seat on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, is determined to prove all the cynics and smirkers wrong. She says she`s not in politics to "pose for pretty pictures in beautiful saris", but to bring "changes needed in the way the constituency is run".

 

"They were making fun of me because they thought I was just here in Mathura to pose for pretty pictures in beautiful saris.

"They forgot that I`ve spent six years in the Rajya Sabha before attempting to contest the Lok Sabha elections. So I am not only a glamorous star whiling away my time," said the veteran actress.

"Now those cynics will sit and watch my performance. They will say, `Let`s see what she does.` Well, all I can say to them is they will get to see a lot of me in Mathura," she added.

The actress, who celebrated her victory with her daughters Ahana and Esha, feels her physical presence in her constituency is not enough.

"It would be simple enough for me to visit Mathura once a month. But that isn`t enough. There`s work to be done and many changes needed in the way the constituency is run," said the 65-year-old.

She doesn`t deny that the Narendra Modi wave helped her win.

"Of course the wave gave an edge to all BJP candidates. I won because of Modiji. But the wide margin by which I won was because of my own personal standing in the constituency.

"People in Mathura knew I was there with a serious agenda. Now I need to prove myself," she said.

She feels the entire nation is watching her party.

"Everyone has great hopes from Narendra Modiji and all his party members like me who have been elected. We can`t afford to let them down."

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