Hema Malini wins Rajya Sabha by-election

Veteran Bollywood actress cum politician Hema Malini fielded by Bharatiya Janata Party for Rajya Sabha by-election from Karnataka, won by an unexpected margin against her rival K. Marulasiddappa, an independent candidate supported by central ruling Congress party and Janata Dal (Secular) on Thursday. Hema will however, have only a one-year term, ending on April 2, 2012. She enjoyed a full six-year term between 2003 and 2009 in the Rajya Sabha.