DNA Exclusive: Check LSS score of Shashi Tharoor, Congress candidate from Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram constituency
Tharoor has held the seat since 2009, and this time he is facing a tough challenge as the BJP has named a strong face against him.
Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician, public intellectual, writer, and former diplomat, who has been serving as Member of Parliament for Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. He is the present Chairman of the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers. He was formerly an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and unsuccessfully ran for the post of Secretary-General in 2006. Founder-Chairman of All India Professionals Congress, he formerly served as Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs and on Informational Technology. He has about two dozen titles to his credit and was awarded by World Economic Forum as "Global Leader of Tomorrow".
Tharoor has held the seat since 2009, and this time he is facing a tough challenge as the BJP has named a strong face against him.
Amidst escalating tensions, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar takes legal action against Shashi Tharoor, alleging defamatory..