Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor is a Lok Sabha MP belonging to INC, representing Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He is 68 years old and has declared Doctorate as his highest education. In the 2024 election affidavit, total assets were declared at ₹56.07 Cr, compared with ₹35.00 Cr in 2019. The affidavit lists 12 criminal cases, 12 of them pending; pending cases are allegations, not findings of guilt. Our records show 4 elections contested, 4 won.
Last updated 15 October 2026 Source: Candidate affidavits filed with the Election Commission of India (via ADR / MyNeta)Methodology
Political Career Timeline
- 1978Staff member, UN High Commissioner for Refugees· Geneva
Joined the United Nations at the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva.
- 2001Interim Head, UN Department of Public Information· New York
Became interim head of the UN Department of Public Information at assistant-secretary-general level in January 2001.
- 2002UN Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information· New York
Appointed Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information with effect from 1 June 2002.
- 2006Candidate for UN Secretary-General· New York
Nominated by India for UN Secretary-General, finished second to Ban Ki-moon in the Security Council straw polls and withdrew; left the UN on 1 April 2007.
- 2009Member of Parliament (15th Lok Sabha)· Thiruvananthapuram
Elected from Thiruvananthapuram, defeating P. Ramachandran Nair (CPI) by 99,998 votes.
- 2009Union Minister of State for External Affairs· Thiruvananthapuram
Served as Minister of State for External Affairs from 28 May 2009 until his resignation on 18 April 2010.
- 2012Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development· Thiruvananthapuram
Served as Minister of State for Human Resource Development from 28 October 2012 to 26 May 2014.
- 2014Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha)· Thiruvananthapuram
Re-elected from Thiruvananthapuram, defeating O. Rajagopal (BJP) by 15,470 votes.
- 2014Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs· Thiruvananthapuram
Chaired the Standing Committee on External Affairs from September 2014 to May 2019.
- 2017Chairman, All India Professionals' Congress· National
Served as chairman of the All India Professionals' Congress from 1 August 2017 to 15 November 2023.
- 2019Member of Parliament (17th Lok Sabha)· Thiruvananthapuram
Re-elected from Thiruvananthapuram, defeating Kummanam Rajasekharan (BJP) by 99,989 votes.
- 2019Chairman, Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology· Thiruvananthapuram
Chaired the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology from 13 September 2019 to 12 September 2022.
- 2022Chairman, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers· Thiruvananthapuram
Chaired the Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers from 13 September 2022 to 12 September 2024.
- 2022Candidate, Congress Presidential Election· National
Contested the 17 October 2022 Congress presidential election and received 1,072 votes against Mallikarjun Kharge's 7,897.
- 2023Member, Congress Working Committee· National
Named to the Congress Working Committee on 20 August 2023.
- 2024Member of Parliament (18th Lok Sabha)· Thiruvananthapuram
Re-elected for a fourth consecutive term, defeating Rajeev Chandrasekhar (BJP) by 16,077 votes.
- 2024Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs· Thiruvananthapuram
Appointed chairman of the Standing Committee on External Affairs again from 26 September 2024.
- 2025Leader, All-Party Parliamentary Delegation (Operation Sindoor outreach)· NationalCurrent
Led the government's all-party delegation to the United States and Panama, among other countries, in May 2025 as part of the Operation Sindoor diplomatic outreach.
Election History
| Year | House | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Lok Sabha | Thiruvananthapuram | INC | Won | 3,26,725 | 44.29% |
| 2014 | Lok Sabha | Thiruvananthapuram | INC | Won | 2,97,806 | 34.09% |
| 2019 | Lok Sabha | Thiruvananthapuram | INC | Won | 4,16,131 | 41.19% |
| 2024 | Lok Sabha | Thiruvananthapuram | INC | Won | 3,58,155 | 37.19% |
Parliamentary Performance
No committee memberships on record.
Attendance by session (1)
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Financial Profile(2024)
- Immovable Assets₹6.75 Cr12%
- Movable Assets₹49.32 Cr88%
- Liabilities₹00%
Source: 2024 Election Affidavit · Not independently audited
Criminal Cases
- 1FIR 76/2021, Noida Police Station, Sector 20, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh2021Pending
- 2FIR 82/2021, Mautai Police Station, Betul, Madhya Pradesh2021Pending
- 3FIR 67/2021, Sarni Police Station, Betul, Madhya Pradesh2021Pending
- 4FIR 45/2021, Misrod Police Station, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh2021Pending
- 5FIR 13/2021, Shivpur Police Station, Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh2021Pending
- 6FIR 22/2021, IP Estate Police Station, Central New Delhi2021Pending
- 7FIR 9/2021, Cyber Crime Police Station, Gurugram, Haryana2021Pending
- 8FIR 24/2021, Parappana Agrahara Police Station, Bengaluru South, Karnataka2021Pending
- 9FIR 1650/2023, Museum Police Station, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (also KP Act s. 39, 121; Kerala Prevention of Damage to Private Property and Payment of Compensation Act 2019 s. 5)2023Pending
- 10CC 1416/2019, Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Thiruvananthapuram2019PendingCourt — Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- 11Complaint Case No. 471/2018, ACMM Court, Kolkata (also Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act 1971 s. 2)2018PendingCourt — ACMM Court, Kolkata
- 12Complaint Case No. 23/2019, Rouse Avenue Court, Delhi2019PendingCourt — Rouse Avenue Court, Delhi
Pending cases are allegations under judicial process, not convictions. Source: 2024 Election Affidavit.
Declared assets over time
Last updated 15 October 2026 Source: Candidate affidavits filed with the Election Commission of India (via ADR / MyNeta)Methodology
Family
Education
Income(2022 - 2023)
Declared income by year (5)
Frequently asked questions
Which constituency does Shashi Tharoor represent?
Shashi Tharoor is a Lok Sabha MP representing Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and belongs to INC.
What are the declared assets of Shashi Tharoor?
Shashi Tharoor declared total assets of ₹56.07 Cr in the 2024 election affidavit.
How many criminal cases does Shashi Tharoor have?
Shashi Tharoor declared 12 criminal cases in the election affidavit (12 pending). Pending cases are allegations under judicial process, not convictions.
What is the educational qualification of Shashi Tharoor?
Shashi Tharoor declared Doctorate as the highest educational qualification.
How old is Shashi Tharoor?
Shashi Tharoor is 68 years old as per the records on file.
What was Shashi Tharoor's most recent election result?
Shashi Tharoor won the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Thiruvananthapuram with a 37.19% vote share.
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