Updated: Sitting MLA V.S. Sivakumar loses seat, actor Krishnakumar’s political act not a hit Share Article AAA Riding high: Antony Raju before the AKG Centre in the city on Sunday. | Photo Credit: S. Mahinsha 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.