Kangana Ranaut

BJP

DOB 23 Mar 1987

Age 38 years

birth palce Manali, Himachal Pradesh

profession Politician/ Actor

Kangana Ranaut biography

Adding a Bollywood twist to the Lok Sabha elections 2024 in the hill state, the BJP fielded Kangana Ranaut on the Mandi parliamentary seat. The first-timer beat Congress’s candidate Vikramaditya Singh with a margin of 74,755 votes.

Kangana’s candidature was not a surprise to political observers. The actor, a self-professed fan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had been hinting at a career in politics for over two years now. She was also present at the Ram temple consecration.

A party insider said Kangana was a natural choice, given that she was born in a small town in the Mandi district. Her great-grandfather, Sarju Singh Ranaut, was an MLA. Her mother, Asha Ranaut, retired as a schoolteacher from Mandi, and her father, Amardeep, is a businessman. Her mother had once said the family was initially a Congress supporter but had shifted to the BJP due to Kangana.

The nomination came a day after Kangana’s 37th birthday on March 23, 2024. The actor visited the Baglamukhi and Jwala Devi temples in Himachal to celebrate the occasion.

The nomination lays to rest the speculation about Kangana being fielded from Chandigarh, where she had studied at a school.

From 2009 to 2021, there have been three general elections and two by-elections on the Mandi seat. Congress has had a significant presence in these elections, winning three times. In the general elections of 2009, Virbhadra Singh, and in the by-elections of 2013 and 2021, Congress candidate Pratibha Singh was elected as the Member of Parliament from the Mandi seat.

In the parliamentary elections of 2014 and 2019, BJP emerged victorious, with Ram Swaroop Sharma being elected as the Member of Parliament at both times. However, in 2021, Ram Swaroop Sharma tragically passed away by suicide. Subsequently, in the 2021 by-elections, this seat went to Pratibha Singh of the Congress.

Notably, Pratibha Singh decided not to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election, and BJP's timely nomination worked as Kangana won the General Election from Mandi by a margin of 74,755 votes, earning her place in the lower house of the Indian Parliament.

Kangana Ranaut personal life

Father

Amardeep Ranaut

Mother

Asha Ranaut

Education

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netWorth

₹95 crore (Approx)

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Kangana Ranaut apologizes to Mahinder Kaur.

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Kangana Ranaut had to apologize to Mahinder Kaur, the old Punjabi woman she accused of leading the farmers protest for Rs 100 in 2020, which also ignited her infamous X spat with Diljit Dosanjh.

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Farm stir tweet: Regret the misunderstanding, Kangana tells Punjab woman; court grants bail

October 28, 2025 3:13 am

After appearing in court, Ranaut told reporters there had been a misunderstanding and that she had not made comments against any individual.

Kangana Ranaut gets bail in defamation case, says regrets 'misunderstanding', respects every mother

October 27, 2025 10:34 pm

Ranaut said, "Never in my dreams could I imagine this, the way this controversy was created. Every 'mata', be she from Punjab or Himachal, is respectable to me."

Actress-turned-BJP MP Kangana Ranaut goes to the Bathinda court.

'I regret the misunderstanding': Kangana Ranaut gets bail in 2021 defamation case, apologises to elderly woman farmer

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Kangana Ranaut had unsuccessfully sought relief from the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Supreme Court in the defamation case filed by the 81-year-old woman.

Kangana Ranaut compares her struggle and journey with Shah Rukh Khan

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Earlier this month, the court had summoned Ranaut in the matter, but with Friday’s order it has now made her personal presence mandatory.

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Kangana Ranaut shares picturesque images from her snow-clad Manali home

February 01, 2024 4:30 pm

Kangana Ranaut, a native of Himachal Pradesh, keeps sharing photos from her home. She recently took to her Instagram story to share some picturesque images of her lavish snow-covered home as Manali received snowfall. Scroll to have a look.

Inside the audio launch of Kangana Ranaut's Chandramukhi 2

August 27, 2023 2:41 pm

Kangana Ranaut is gearing up for the release of her film Chandramukhi 2, which is scheduled to release in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada on September 15.

Ranbir Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Akshay Kumar: 7 celebrity photos you should not miss today

February 28, 2023 6:41 pm

While Soha Ali Khan and Babil Khan shared interesting sneak peek into their lives, several other celebrities were seen going about their work in the city of Mumbai.

Emergency first look posters: Who plays who in Kangana Ranaut's film

August 25, 2022 3:45 pm

Kangana Ranaut has been sharing the first look posters of the key characters from her upcoming directorial Emergency.

From Thappad to Chhapaak: 10 women-led films which offered a wave of fresh content

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Check out Kangana Ranaut's dhaakad looks from promotions

May 13, 2022 12:43 pm

Kangana Ranaut is busy with the promotions of her upcoming action thriller Dhaakad.

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See photos shared by Gauri Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Kapil Sharma, Kangana Ranaut, and a few others.

From Jayeshbhai Jordaar to MCU's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: 8 exciting new summer releases

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From Benedict Cumberbatch-starrer Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, to Kangana Ranaut's action-thriller Dhaakad, here are some new releases to look forward to.

Kangana Ranaut turns 35: A look at her family

March 23, 2022 1:26 pm

Kangana Ranaut turns 35: . Scroll to see some beautiful clicks of the Ranauts.

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