Agra, April 27 -- Lok Sabha elections are taking place but there is no Raj Babbar in Agra and Firozabad, after 25 years.

The actor turned politician had been in the scene in one role or another in all parliamentary elections held since 1999 in Agra and Firozabad. The highlight of this period was 2009, by election when he defeated Dimple Yadav in the by election held in Firozabad after Akhilesh Yadav vacated the seat.

The shabby looking intermediate college on Moti Lal Nehru Road of Agra is more identified as the college where Raj Babbar studied and fought a college election and won, reminds his childhood friend Sameer Chaturvedi.

Having an inclination for acting, Babbar moved to make his name in the glamour world of Mumbai and attained...