Minister of state for human resource development Shashi Tharoor on Friday won the Thiravananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, officials said. <br /><br />He finally managed to defeat his main rival O Rajagopal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the post.<br /><br /><br />Tharoor's winning margin was, however, whittled down considerably from a staggering 99,998 votes in 2009 to a mere 14,501 this time.<br /><br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive