Ravi Kishan[1] | |
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 Kishan in July 2015 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Praveen Kumar Nishad |
| Constituency | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla 17 July 1969 Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (2017–present)[2] |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (2014–2017) |
| Spouse |
Preeti Shukla (m. 1993) |
| Children | 5 (1 son and 4 daughters) |
| Parents |
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| Residence(s) | 28, North Avenue Duplex, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Occupation |
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Ravindra Kishan Shukla (born 17 July 1969), popularly known as Ravi Kishan, is an Indian actor, politician, film producer and television personality. He currently serves as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Gorakhpur.[4] His film works are predominantly in Bhojpuri and Hindi cinema, as well as Telugu cinema.[5][6] He has also appeared in a few Kannada and Tamil films.
In 2006, he participated in Bigg Boss.[7] He ended up as the second runner up. He was also a contestant on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5 in 2012.
- ^ "Member Profile: Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan joins Bharatiya Janata Party". India Today. 19 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Ravi Kishan makes a hat-trick with Vidhata". sify.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (15 August 2015). "In for a long innings". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Ravi Kishan is bridging the 'gap' Agencies[dead link] Screen (magazine), 2 July 2008.