Early trends show Shashi Tharoor trailing to BJP’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar in T’puram

According to the latest figures of the ECI (as of 10:36am), Chandrashekhar received 65,790 votes while Tharoor received 60,842 votes. CPI’s Pannian Ravindran was third with 46,654 votes

Published on: Jun 4, 2024, 10:43:10 IST

By Vishnu Varma

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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is currently trailing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Chandrashekhar in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency, early trends of the Election Commission of India (ECI) said.

The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls began at 8am. (File photo)

According to the latest figures of the ECI (as of 10:36am), Chandrashekhar received 65,790 votes while Tharoor received 60,842 votes. CPI’s Pannian Ravindran was third with 46,654 votes.

In 2014, Tharoor defeated O Rajagopal of BJP by just over 10,000 votes.

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Vishnu Varma
Vishnu Varma is Assistant Editor and reports from Kerala for the Hindustan Times. He has 10 years of experience writing for print and digital platforms and has worked at The New York Times, NDTV and The Indian Express in the past. He specialises in longform reportage at the intersections of politics, crime, social commentary and environment.Read More