Dr. Sashi Tharoor is 68 years old. Fourth term in the Lok Sabha. Born on March 9, 1956, in London to Chandran Tharoor and Lilly Tharoor. In 2009 from Thiruvananthapuram for the first time in the Lok Sabha. The win was repeated in 2014 and 2019. He has served as Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of Human Resources. He worked at the United Nations from 1978 to 2007. He was the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information at the United Nations. Competed for the position of UN Secretary-General but withdrew after unofficial polls. Wife Sunanda Pushkar (late). Children: Ishaan, Kanishk.
Votes received- 3,58,155
Majority- 16,077
Votes polled: 9,62,983
Rajeev Chandrasekhar (NDA)- 3,42,078
Pannyan Ravindran (LDF)- 2,47,648