Kamal Haasan to Suresh Gopi, how movie stars who contested in India Assembly Elections 2021 are faring

Today, the results of the recently held Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, and Assam is being announced. The counting of votes for the five states that held elections between March 27 and April 29 is currently underway. This time, a number of actors and celebrities ran for office.

Kamal Haasan, an actor and politician from Tamil Nadu. After his debut in the 2019 national elections in Tamil Nadu, actor-politician Kamal Haasan and his party Makkal Needhi Maiam - which means "People's Justice Centre" - hoped to gain traction this time around. The 66-year-old actor is running for the Coimbatore (South) constituency in Tamil Nadu. ANI reported that Kamal Haasan iwas leading in early trends.

Khushbu Sundar, an actor-turned-politician, is running for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chennai's Thousand Lights assembly constituency. Khushbu Sundar is best known for her work in the South Indian film industry. She left the Congress in 2020 and joined the BJP. As per early reports, she is trailing behind and DMK's Ezhilan is leading from the constituency.

Suresh Gopi, a National Award-winning actor, was fielded by the BJP-NDA in Kerala's Thrissur district, the same seat from which he ran unsuccessfully in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He is well-known for his work in Malayalam cinema. Suresh Gopi lost early lead to ruling party LDF and UDF candidates in Thrissur, Kerala.

Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of former Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister MK Stalin, is well-known in the Kollywood film industry. The 43-year-old ran for the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency in Chennai, which is a stronghold of his father's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Udhayanidhi Stalin worked as a producer, distributor, and actor prior to entering politics. Stalin and DMK are in the lead as of now

Sayantika Banerjee ran for the Bankura constituency in West Bengal. Sayantika entered the Trinamool Congress after establishing herself in Bengali cinema with films such as Awara and Kelor Kirti. She is trailing behind BJP candidate, Niladri Sekhar Dana.

Yash Dasgupta, an actor and model, ran for the BJP in West Bengal's Chanditala assembly seat. Until starring in the 2016 film Gangster, the 35-year-old began his career as a television actor. He is trailing behind Swati Khandoker from TMC.