Shatrughan Sinha, Congress Candidate, Loses Lok Sabha Election 2019 From Patna Sahib Constituency, Concedes Defeat

Veteran Bollywood actor and Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha lost the Lok Sabha election from Bihar's Patna Sahib seat against BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad who comfortably won with a majority of 60 per-cent plus vote share. Prasad also represents the state of Bihar as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. The actor-turned-politician has since conceded defeat, which he announced on air. Patna Sahib Lok Sabha Constituency in Bihar Live Results 2019: Leading Candidates From The Seat, 2014 Winning MP And More

The first time Shatrughan Sinha contested an election was in 1992 with a BJP ticket from New Delhi constituency where he was defeated by Bollywood star Rajesh Khanna by a big margin. Sinha who was familiar with his home constituency had a good track record in the past. He had won the 2009 general elections and retained the seat five years later Bihar General Election Results 2019 Live News Updates: Shatrughan Sinha Trailing From Patna Sahib Seat by Over 1, 88,000 Votes

Sinha was the cabinet minister handling the Department of Health and Family Welfare in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ministry from the 13th Lok Sabha. In 2006, he was made the head of the BJP Culture and Arts Department.

In his celebrated Bollywood career, Shatrughan Sinha has had three Filmfare Nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his films Paras (1971),  Dost (1974) and Kaala Pathar (1979). He also earned a Filmfare nomination for Best Actor in the lead category for Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman's 1980 film Dostana. Shotgun was last seen playing a cameo role of a judge in Dharmendra's 2018 film Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir Se.

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