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Ex-Telecom minister A Raja wins Nilgiris seat

Raja, a former union minister acquitted in the 2G spectrum scam case, had lost the seat in the 2014 elections.

Chennai: Opposition DMK bagged the first result from Tamil Nadu Thursday, when former Union Minister A Raja won from The Nilgiris (SC) Lok Sabha seat, according to EC data.

Raja defeated his nearest rival M Thiyagarajan of AIADMK by a margin of over 2.05 lakh votes, wresting the seat from the ruling party in the state after a gap of five years. Raja, a former union minister acquitted in the 2G spectrum scam case, had lost the seat in the 2014 elections.

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