Kerala Election Results 2024 | Shashi Tharoor takes back lead in Thiruvananthapuram LS seat
The Hindu
Election Results 2024: Congress’ Shashi Tharoor has taken the lead again in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency against BJP’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
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 sizeable lead of 11,281 votes over BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
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After trailing by over 20,000 votes behind Chandrasekhar, Tharoor has regained the lead with a margin of over 11,000 votes.
During the initial hours of counting, the fight between Chandrasekhar and Tharoor was neck-and-neck with each taking a lead of a few thousand votes.
By noon, the BJP leader gained a healthy lead of around 24,000 votes over Tharoor, who is hoping to win a fourth time from Thiruvananthapuram LS seat. However, more than an hour later, Tharoor took back the lead from Chandrasekhar.
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