In a clear break away from family traditions Bollywood icon Sanjay Dutt is all set to make his political debut contesting the Lucknow Lok Sabha Constituency on a Samajwadi Party ticket. The decision was announced by SP general secretary Amar Singh.
Lucknow is presently represented by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Hoping to capitalise on his huge fan following, the decision to field the 49-year-old superstar at the SP central parliamentary board meeting held in New Delhi on Thursday.
After the meeting SP general secretary Amar Singh announced the names of 26 other candidates, including party president Mulayam Singh Yadav, from Mainpuri.
Sanjay's late father, Sunil Dutt, also a Bollywood star, was a five-time Congress MP while his sister Priya was elected to the Lok Sabha on a Congress ticket in a bye-election after Dutt's death.
In 1980, Sanjay's mother Nargis Dutt, a renowned actress, was nominated to Rajya Sabha.
While Sunil Dutt and Priya entered Lok Sabha on Congress tickets, Sanjay will contest as a SP candidate, a key ally of Congress.
Reacting to the decision, Sanjay's sister and Congress MP Priya Dutt said in Mumbai that "he (Sanjay) has a desire to serve people and I think the best platform is politics. This is the choice he has made and I wish him all the best."
Sanjay's late father, Sunil Dutt, also a Bollywood star, was a five-time Congress MP while his sister Priya was elected to the Lok Sabha on a Congress ticket in a bye-election after Dutt's death.
Sanjay, convicted under the Arms Act, is currently out on bail and the SP will have to seek permissions, to field Sanjay, from the Election Commission and the Supreme Court, where the matter is pending.
Lucknow is presently represented by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Hoping to capitalise on his huge fan following, the decision to field the 49-year-old superstar at the SP central parliamentary board meeting held in New Delhi on Thursday.
After the meeting SP general secretary Amar Singh announced the names of 26 other candidates, including party president Mulayam Singh Yadav, from Mainpuri.
Sanjay's late father, Sunil Dutt, also a Bollywood star, was a five-time Congress MP while his sister Priya was elected to the Lok Sabha on a Congress ticket in a bye-election after Dutt's death.
In 1980, Sanjay's mother Nargis Dutt, a renowned actress, was nominated to Rajya Sabha.
While Sunil Dutt and Priya entered Lok Sabha on Congress tickets, Sanjay will contest as a SP candidate, a key ally of Congress.
Reacting to the decision, Sanjay's sister and Congress MP Priya Dutt said in Mumbai that "he (Sanjay) has a desire to serve people and I think the best platform is politics. This is the choice he has made and I wish him all the best."
Sanjay's late father, Sunil Dutt, also a Bollywood star, was a five-time Congress MP while his sister Priya was elected to the Lok Sabha on a Congress ticket in a bye-election after Dutt's death.
Sanjay, convicted under the Arms Act, is currently out on bail and the SP will have to seek permissions, to field Sanjay, from the Election Commission and the Supreme Court, where the matter is pending.
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