5 Actors and Models Who Turned Into Politicians Recently

Models, Actor Turned Politicians: Diksha Singh, contestant of Miss India 2015 recently took a plunge into politics. The model will be entering politics by contesting the forthcoming Uttar Pradesh elections from Jaunpur. Actor and social media sensation Sonali Phogat also turned into a politician in the recent years. Her husband, Sanjay Phogat, who died in 2016, always supported her in her decisions to pursue acting and enter politics. They are not the only celebrities from the world of entertainment who have stepped into politics. Actors such as Jaya Bachchan, Smriti Irani, Kirron Kher and many others too turned into politicians from actors. Read on to know more actors and models who turned into politicians in the recent times.

The following are the 5 actors and models who turned into politicians recently

1. Diksha Singh

Diksha Singh is a model who contested the Miss India 2015 beauty pageant. A native of Chittori village in the Baksha area, she will contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections from Ward No. 26. She has been participating in political debates and competitions since her college days. Though she doesn't live in her village anymore, Singh visits the place from time to time. The model realised that even today, Jaunpur is far away from development. Thinking that she can bring about some change, she has decided to contest the Panchayat elections.

2. Sonali Phogat

In 2016, Sonali Phogat entered the world of television  with her debut serial Ek Maa Jo Laakhon Ke Liye Bani Amma. She later acted in the Haryanvi film Chhoriyan Chhoron Se Kam Nahi Hoti and the web series The Story Of Badmashgarh. In 2019, Phogat was BJP's  Admgarh constituency candidate but did not win the election. Currently, she is the Vice President of Mahila morcha of BJP, Haryana and is in charge of scheduled tribe morcha in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Chandigarh.

3. Isha Koppikar

Isha Koppikar's career in acting began with the 1998 Telugu film Chandralekha. She has also appeared in Tamil and Kannada films. Some of her Bollywood films include Ek Tha Dil Ek Thi Dhadkan, Dil Ka Rishta, Darna Mana Hai etc. In Jan 2019, the erstwhile actor joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. She got appointed as the working president of BJP's women transport wing.

4. Poonam Sinha

Poonam Sinha became Miss Young India in 1968. She was an actor under the screen name Komal. Her movies include Jigri Dost, Dil Diwana, Sabak etc. She took a break from her career after her marriage to Shatrughan Sinha and returned after 30 years in the film Jodhaa Akbar, where she played the role of Mallika Hamida Banu Begum. On April 16, 2019, Sinha joined the Samajwadi Party in the presence of Dimple Yadav, former MP and the wife of party chief Akhilesh Yadav.

5. Urmila Matondkar

Urmila Matondkar is known for working in Bollywood and regional films. She gained popularity because of her dancing skills and distinctive persona on screen. Some of her renowned movies include Rangeela, Judaai, Satya, Bas Ek Pal etc. In 2019, the actor joined Congress in Rahul Gandhi's presence. Matondkar became a part of the party as her ideology was similar to the party's. Moreover, the actor also wanted to work towards reducing the growing intolerance in India.

Do you know of more such actors and models who turned into politicians lately?