V. K. Prasanth

V. K. Prasanth
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 October 2019
Preceded byK. Muraleedharan
ConstituencyVattiyoorkavu
Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
In office
19 November 2015 – 28 October 2019
Preceded byK. Chandrika
Succeeded byK. Sreekumar
ConstituencyKazhakootam
Personal details
Born (1981-04-11) 11 April 1981 (age 43)
Kazhakoottam
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
ResidenceKazhakootam[1]
EducationBA, LLB[2]
Websitehttp://www.vkprasanthantham.in/
Source: [1]

V. K. Prasanth is an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[3] He was born and raised at Kazhakoottam, Thiruvananthapuram. In 2015, aged 34, he was elected to the Kazhakoottam ward of the city, with a margin of 3,272 votes, the highest majority secured by a candidate in the corporation's history.[4][5] He went on to become the 44th mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, the largest corporation and capital of Kerala.[6]

2019 Kerala legislative assembly by-election

The Left Democratic Front fielded V. K. Prasanth in Vattiyoorkavu constituency for the 2019 Kerala legislative assembly by-election necessitated after sitting MLA K. Muraleedharan was elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2019 Indian general election.[7][8]

2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections: Vattiyoorkavu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) V. K. Prasanth 54,830 44.25% Increase14.46
INC K. Mohankumar 40,365 32.58% Decrease5.23
BJP S. Suresh 27,453 22.16% Decrease10.03
NOTA None of the Above 820 0.66% Increase0.06
Independent A.Mohanakumar 135 0.11% N/A
Independent Nagaraj G. 100 0.08% N/A
Independent Suresh S. S. 93 0.08% N/A
Independent Murukan A. 76 0.06% N/A
Independent Mithran G. 38 0.03% N/A
Majority 14,465 11.67% Increase6.06
Turnout 1,23,910 62.72% Decrease7.11
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing Increase14.46

2021 Kerala legislative assembly election

V. K. Prasanth was reelected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Vattiyoorkavu by vote margin of 21,515.

V. K. Prasanth |  CPI(M) |  LDF |61,111 - VOTES |41.44 |V. V. Rajesh |  BJP |  NDA |39,596 - VOTES |28.77

References

  1. ^ "Council". Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Member Details". LSG Kerala. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ^ Chandrakanth Viswanath (24 October 2019). "How Kerala's 'Mayor Bro' VK Prasanth Reversed the Toughest Odds to Win Vattiyoorkkav Bypoll". News18. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. ^ S, Anil Radhakrishnan (18 November 2015). "V. K. Prasanth elected Thiruvananthapuram Mayor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. ^ "V K Prasanth set to become youngest mayor - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. ^ "V K Prasanth set to become youngest mayor". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  7. ^ "VK Prasanth for Vattiyoorkavu, LDF announces candidates for Kerala bye-polls". The News Minute. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  8. ^ "വട്ടിയൂര്‍ക്കാവില്‍ വി.കെ. പ്രശാന്ത് ഇടതുമുന്നണി സ്ഥാനാര്‍ഥിയാകും". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 27 September 2019.