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Shashi Tharoor Wins 4th Term in Thiruvananthapuram, Rahul Gandhi Leads in Raebareli and Wayanad

Jun 4, 2024, 05:56 AM

In the high-profile contest for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has emerged victorious, securing his fourth consecutive term. Tharoor, a former minister and under-secretary-general of the UN, faced a tough challenge from BJP's Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Initial trends showed a close race, with Chandrasekhar leading at one point by a margin of 4,948 votes. However, Tharoor eventually took the lead and won by a margin of 3,947 votes. In other significant results, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is leading in both Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli and Kerala’s Wayanad constituencies, with substantial margins of 145,254 votes and over 2 lakh votes respectively. Gandhi is ahead by 98,628 votes in Wayanad and by 50,589 votes in Raebareli.