Jan 11 2009
Sanjay Dutt to contest from Lucknow
Sanjay Dutt today has been nominated by the Samajwadi party to contest from the Lucknow seat in the upcoming Parliament election in India. The Lucknow parliamentary constituency is presently held by former Prime Minister Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The elections are scheduled to be held in April or May.
Politics is not something new to the Dutt family, for his father ‘Sunil Dutt’ was a veteran politician and has won many times from the Congress ticket. After his death, Sanjay’s sister, Priya dutt entered the political scene and emerge victorious.
Sanjay has seen many ups and down in his career. Starting as a young hero, he shot into fame through blockbuster movie, Kalnayak. However, his career took a back seat, as he was detained under TADA after the Serial blasts, that rocked Mumbai in 1993. He spent one year in prison before being released on Bail. His movie ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’ was a superhit and paved way for a new term ‘Gandhigiri’.
In the meanwhile,the trial at the TADA court got over and Sanjay was awarded 6 years imprisonment. He spent close more than a month in jail before filing bail petition in the Supremen Court, which has granted him a bail. It must be noted that, his sentence has not been stayed yet, which means, he is still a convict. Only if the court acquits him or stays the earlier TADA court order, he can contest the election.
