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Rajeev Chandrasekhar increases lead over Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram LS seat

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 4 June 2024
In Thiruvananthapuram, BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar has taken a lead of over 22,000 votes against Congress' Shashi Tharoor in the Lok Sabha seat. Initially, the contest was close, but by noon, Chandrasekhar secured 1,77,269 votes to Tharoor's 1,54,309. CPI's Pannian Ravindran trails in third with 1,22,258 votes, according to Election Commission figures on Tuesday.
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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor appears to be headed for a fourth consecutive term from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. With only around 50,000 votes left to be counted, Tharoor has amassed a sizable lead of 11,281 votes over BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar. After trailing by over 20,000...

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