V. K. Prasanth
V K Prasanth വി കെ പ്രശാന്ത് MLA | |
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| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly for Vattiyoorkavu | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | K. Muraleedharan |
| Constituency | Vattiyoorkavu |
| Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation | |
| In office 19 November 2015 – 28 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | K. Chandrika (CPI(M)) |
| Constituency | Kazhakootam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1981 Kazhakoottam |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Residence | Kazhakootam[1] |
| Education | BA, LLB[2] |
| Website | http://www.vkprasanth.in/ |
| Source: [1] | |
Adv. V. K. Prasanth, popularly known as 'Mayor Bro',[3] is an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was born and raised at Kazhakootam, 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, and youngest ever, 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| CPI(M) | V. K. Prasanth | 54,830 | 44.25% |  14.46
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| INC | K. Mohankumar | 40,365 | 32.58% |  5.23
| |
| BJP | S. Suresh | 27,453 | 22.16% | 10.03
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 820 | 0.66% | 0.06
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| 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% | 6.06
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| Turnout | 1,23,910 | 62.72% | 7.11
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| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 14.46
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References
- ^ "Council". Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Member Details". LSG Kerala. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ S, Anil Radhakrishnan (18 November 2015). "V. K. Prasanth elected Thiruvananthapuram Mayor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "V K Prasanth set to become youngest mayor - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "V K Prasanth set to become youngest mayor". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "VK Prasanth for Vattiyoorkavu, LDF announces candidates for Kerala bye-polls". The News Minute. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "വട്ടിയൂര്ക്കാവില് വി.കെ. പ്രശാന്ത് ഇടതുമുന്നണി സ്ഥാനാര്ഥിയാകും". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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