Kerala Election Results 2024: Shashi Tharoor Wins From Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha Seat

In a significant development, three-time Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram has secured a substantial lead of over 11,000 votes against the BJP candidate, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, in the ongoing elections.

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It was a very tight fight till the very end. I must congratulate both Rajeev Chandrashekar and Pannian Ravindran on having fought such a good battle and having improved their parties' performance so strongly here. I am glad that in the end, the voters of Thiruvananthapuram once again decided to repose their faith in me which they have done in three previous elections and I will obviously look forward to fulfilling their trust and working very hard for this constituency," said Congress leader and party candidate from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat Shashi Tharoor.

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Seven assembly segments make up Thiruvananthapuram, one of Kerala's 20 parliamentary constituencies: Kazhakoottam, Vattiyoorkavu, Nemom, Parassala, Kovalam, and Neyyattinkara. On April 26, the constituency participated in the second round of the Lok Sabha elections, with 66% of voters casting ballots. Pannyan Raveendra (CPI), Dr. Shashi Tharoor (INC), and Rajeev Chandrasekhar (BJP) are the contenders. At each of the constituency's designated centers, the vote counting process has begun.