Actor Arun Govil who’s popularly identified for enjoying the position of Lord Ram within the ‘Ramayan’ TV sequence will likely be contesting the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Meerut seat in Uttar Pradesh, it’s fairly fascinating to hint the political histories and connections of different actors from essentially the most well-known rendition of Ramayan on Indian tv.
Arun Govil performed Lord Ram in Ramanand Sagar’s cult hit TV present ‘Ramayan’ which grew to become immensely widespread when it was telecast in 1987. Besides Govil, late veteran actor Arvind Trivedi who performed the position of ‘Raavan’ within the TV sequence, Deepika Chikhlia who performed Sita, and Dara Singh who performed Hanuman have all been members of the Bharatiya Janata Party for a interval of their lives.
Know extra about Late Arvind Trivedi’s political profession
Arvind Trivedi finest identified for enjoying Ravan on the favored mythological present died on October 6, 2021, following a coronary heart assault. Trivedi, who performed Ravan in Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan, has acted in over 250 movies in Hindi and Gujarati language.
As he gained reputation by his position, the 82-year-old obtained a BJP ticket from the Lok Sabha constituency of Sabarkantha in Gujarat. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1991 to 1996.
When will Gujarat vote?
Polling for 25 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat will likely be held in a single section on May 7 (Tuesday), with the counting of votes scheduled for June 4. Gujarat, the house state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has a complete of 26 Lok Sabha seats, however voting will happen on solely 25 as in a single constituency (Surat) the BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal has been elected unopposed.
Arvind Trivedi’s skilled profession
Apart from enjoying the long-lasting character of Ravan in ‘Ramayan’, Arvind had additionally performed a pivotal position within the hit TV present ‘Vikram Aur Betaal’. The late star had a prolific profession spanning greater than three many years within the Gujarati cinema. ‘Desh Re Joya Dada Pardesh Joya’ stays probably the most widespread Gujarati movies of all time.
For a quick interval, between 2002 and 2003, the late actor was appointed because the appearing chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
ADR information report on felony circumstances in opposition to candidates in Gujarat
Thirty six out of the 266 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat have felony circumstances in opposition to them, with some additionally going through try and homicide and dacoity prices, as per an evaluation of their affidavits by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
Elections to 25 out of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat will likely be held on May 7. “Out of the 266 candidates, 36, or 14 per cent, have criminal charges against them, as per details provided by them in the affidavits. Out of them, 21, or 8 per cent, have serious criminal cases against them,” ADR’s Gujarat coordinator Pankti Jog informed reporters right here on Monday.
Serious felony circumstances are these which are a magnet for a most punishment of 5 years or extra, are non-bailable, associated to homicide, rape, kidnapping, bribery, assault, inflicting loss to the exchequer, crimes in opposition to ladies, hate speech, and offences beneath the Prevention of Corruption Act, she stated.
Among the main events, out of the 25 BJP candidates, 4, or 15 per cent, have felony circumstances in opposition to them, with two going through severe prices, as per the information of ADR, which is an electoral reform advocacy group.
Out of the 23 Congress candidates, six, or 26 per cent, are named in felony circumstances, with three going through severe prices, confirmed the ADR evaluation of the Election Commission information. Tribal leaders Anant Patel and Dilip Vasava, contesting from Valsad and Bharuch seats respectively, are going through circumstances on prices of try and homicide.
Patel is the Congress candidate, whereas Vasava is the Bharat Adivasi Party nominee. Aam Aadmi Party candidate Chaitar Vasava and unbiased nominee Ismail Patel, each constesting from Bharuch seat, have the very best variety of 13 felony circumstances every in opposition to them. The circumstances in opposition to Chaitar Vasava embrace of dacoity, sexual harassment, abetment of suicide and hate speech, as per the ADR information.
Ismail Patel is going through varied prices together with dacoity, forgery and voluntarily inflicting harm. Out of the entire 118 unbiased candidates, 18 have felony circumstances in opposition to them, with 11 going through severe prices, the ADR stated confirmed. Anant Patel can be accused in circumstances of try and homicide, dacoity and voluntarily inflicting harm. In one case, he was additionally convicted and fined Rs 99.
Dilip Vasava, who’s going through the cost of try and homicide, was sentenced to a few years imprisonment in 2016. He has filed an enchantment in opposition to the courtroom order which is presently pending, the information confirmed.
Chaitar Vasava was sentenced to 6-month imprisonment and fined Rs 1,000 in one of many circumstances. Independent candidate from Kheda seat, Hitesh Parmar, is going through prices of stalking and felony intimidation, in keeping with the information. Congress’ Banaskantha seat candidate Geniben Thakor has a case pending associated to abetment of suicide, stated the information.
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