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Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Thiruvananthapuram? — Shashi Tharoor (INC), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 16,077 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.

MP · 2024

Shashi Tharoor

INC
Margin: 16,077Tight race

Election history — every MP of Thiruvananthapuram

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Shashi TharoorINCCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Rajeev Chandrasekhar (BJP)Margin16,077
  2. 2019May 2019Dr. SHASHI THAROORINCLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Kummanam Rajasekharan (BJP)Margin99,989

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Shashi Tharoor

INCTight race

votes

3,58,155

Margin

16,077(1.7%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Shashi Tharoor · INCRajeev Chandrasekhar · BJP
3,58,1553,42,078
Candidate (13)votes
  1. 1Shashi Tharoor✓ WinnerINC3,58,15537.19%
  2. 2Rajeev ChandrasekharBJP3,42,07835.52%
  3. 3Pannian RavindranCPI2,47,64825.72%
  4. 4NOTA6,7530.7%
  5. 5Adv RajendranBSPDeposit lost2,3520.24%
  6. 6Adv Shine Lal M PINDDeposit lost1,4830.15%
See all candidates (+7)
  1. 7J J RussellINDDeposit lost1,3650.14%
  2. 8S MiniSocialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost1,1090.12%
  3. 9M S SubiINDDeposit lost5990.06%
  4. 10Nandavanam SuseelanINDDeposit lost4200.04%
  5. 11Chalai MohananINDDeposit lost4000.04%
  6. 12Shaju PaliyoduINDDeposit lost3880.04%
  7. 13Sasi KongapallyINDDeposit lost2330.02%
Total votes9,62,983

Deposit lost: 9 of 12 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
14,34,657

incl. service voters

Votes cast
9,64,351

incl. 13,477 postal

Turnout
67.22%
Polling stations
1,307

Turnout of men and women

Women65.2%

4,83,755 of 7,41,537 voted on EVMs

Men67.4%

4,67,090 of 6,93,061 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 59; 29 voted.

  • Candidates12 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit9
  • NOTA6,753
  • Valid votes9,56,230

Women candidates: S Mini

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Dr. SHASHI THAROOR (INC)Full result ▾
Candidate (18)votes
  1. 1Dr. SHASHI THAROOR✓ WinnerINC4,16,13141.19%
  2. 2Kummanam RajasekharanBJP3,16,14231.3%
  3. 3C. DivakaranCPI2,58,55625.6%
See all candidates (+15)
  1. 4NOTA4,5800.45%
  2. 5Mithra Kumar GINDDeposit lost3,5210.35%
  3. 6Kiran Kumar. S.KBSPDeposit lost2,5350.25%
  4. 7Vishnu S AmbadiINDDeposit lost1,8220.18%
  5. 8Pandalam KeralavarmarajaPravasi Nivasi PartyDeposit lost1,6950.17%
  6. 9M.S SubiINDDeposit lost1,0500.1%
  7. 10T SasiINDDeposit lost1,0070.1%
  8. 11S MiniSOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost6640.07%
  9. 12Binu. DINDDeposit lost6040.06%
  10. 13Nandhavanam SuseelanINDDeposit lost4650.05%
  11. 14Christopher Shaju PaliyodeINDDeposit lost3450.03%
  12. 15Gopakumar OorupoikaINDDeposit lost3390.03%
  13. 16Johny ThampyINDDeposit lost2670.03%
  14. 17B. DevadathanINDDeposit lost2580.03%
  15. 18Jain WilsonINDDeposit lost1990.02%
Total votes10,10,180

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Thiruvananthapuram?

Shashi Tharoor (INC) won Thiruvananthapuram in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 3,58,155 votes.

What was the winning margin in Thiruvananthapuram?

Shashi Tharoor defeated Rajeev Chandrasekhar (BJP) by 16,077 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Thiruvananthapuram?

2019: Dr. SHASHI THAROOR (INC)

What was the turnout in Thiruvananthapuram in 2024?

67.22% — 9,64,351 of 14,34,657 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 65.2%, men's 67.4%.

How many voters does Thiruvananthapuram have?

14,34,657 electors at the 2024 election — 6,93,061 men, 7,41,537 women, 59 third gender (service voters included), and 1,307 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer