Here are all the Indian celebs contesting Lok Sabha polls

NEW DELHI: With Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on course for victory in the Indian general election, plenty of celebrities from the entertainment industry are also vying their luck in the world's largest democracy.

Official data from India’s Election Commission showed Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead in close to 300 of the 542 seats available, with more than the 272 seats needed for a majority in the lower house of parliament.

That would give it the first back-to-back majority for a single party since 1984. The main opposition Congress Party was ahead in 50 seats, figures showed.

According to unofficial results, Indian film actor Urmila Matondkar who is contesting on a Congress ticket from Mumbai North is trailing behind BJP's sitting lawmaker Gopal Shetty.

Actor Shatrughan Sinha who is also contesting on a Congress ticket was trailing behind BJP minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, according to unofficial result results reported by India Today.

Sinha switched over from the BJP earlier this year.

Hema Malini who is contesting on a BJP ticket from Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district was leading ahead of Rashtriya Lok Dal's Kunwar Narendra Singh, the Uttar Pradesh alliance's nominee and Congress's industrialist candidate Mahesh Pathak, NDTV reported.

Malini, who was seeking a second term from Mathura, claimed victory in a message on Twitter.

While actor and Congress Leader Raj Babbar is losing from Fatehpur Sikri constituency, according to latest unofficial results.

Former Indian television star and BJP candidate Smriti Irani defeated Congress President Rahul Gandhi in a tough battle from the hotly contested Uttar Pradesh constituency Amethi.

Gandhi, who had been winning from Amethi since 2004, conceded defeat and congratulated the Irani for her victory. 

"I want Smriti Irani ji to keep people's faith and take care of Amethi with love," NDTV quoted Gandhi as saying.

President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Asaduddin Owaisi was heading for victory in Hyderabad over BJP’s Bhagavanth Rao and Congress candidate Firoz Khan.

While former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti conceded defeat after unofficial results showed she was trailing at third from the Anantnag constituency.

Others contesting the Indian election include actor Sunny Deol, cricketer Gautam Gambhir and former Indian Army Chief General Vijay Kumar Singh. 

*All election results unofficial