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In 1970 CPM's R Krishnan retained the seat with a margin of 5,460 votes but the difference between the Congress-backed independent and Jana Sangh's Rajagopal was just 2,000 votes.
Rajagopal and Fathima Beevi are the Keralites in the list of Padma Bhushan winners for 2024.
Just a few hours after declaring no one can topple the Congress leader from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency, Rajagopal said Tharoor's chances were slim.
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