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Sitting MLA V.S. Sivakumar loses seat, actor Krishnakumar’s political act not a hit
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Riding high: Antony Raju before the AKG Centre in the city on Sunday.
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Sitting MLA V.S. Sivakumar loses seat, actor Krishnakumar’s political act not a hit
Congress sitting MLA V. S. Sivakumar s hopes of scoring a hat-trick in Thiruvananthapuram have been dashed, with LDF candidate Antony Raju of the Janadhipathya Kerala Congress emerging victorious in the urban Assembly segment.
Has his revenge
Mr. Raju, who had finished second behind Mr. Sivakumar in the 2016 elections, took his revenge by defeating the latter by a margin of 7,089 votes. Mr. Raju claimed 48,748 votes, and Mr. Sivakumar 41,659. The BJP candidate, actor Krishnakumar G., put up a valiant fight, but had to settle for the third spot with 34,996 votes.
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March 16, 2021 18:59 IST
Capital city development, a perennial bone of contention, will be high on the campaign agenda of the three main contesting fronts
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Capital city development, a perennial bone of contention, will be high on the campaign agenda of the three main contesting fronts
Which way will Thiruvananthapuram swing is the hotly debated question as the urban constituency prepares for this year’s Assembly elections. Capital city development, a perennial bone of contention, will be high on the campaign agenda of the three contesting fronts as they gear up for the battle on April 6.
V. S. Sivakumar of the Congress had claimed the Assembly constituency for the United Democratic Front (UDF) in 2011 and 2016. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) this time harbours strong hopes of upsetting the UDF applecart this time. Once again, Mr. Sivakumar will be facing the LDF candidate Antony Raju of the Janadhipathya Kerala Congress, whom he had defeated in 201
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