V. K. Prasanth | |
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Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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 |
Succeeded by | K. Sreekumar |
Constituency | Kazhakootam |
Personal details | |
Born | Kazhakoottam | 11 April 1981
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Residence | Kazhakootam [1] |
Education | BA, LLB [2] |
Website | http://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]
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% | ![]() | |
INC | K. Mohankumar | 40,365 | 32.58% | ![]() | |
BJP | S. Suresh | 27,453 | 22.16% | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 820 | 0.66% | ![]() | |
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% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,23,910 | 62.72% | ![]() | ||
CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ![]() |
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
V. K. Prasanth | |
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![]() | |
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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 |
Succeeded by | K. Sreekumar |
Constituency | Kazhakootam |
Personal details | |
Born | Kazhakoottam | 11 April 1981
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Residence | Kazhakootam [1] |
Education | BA, LLB [2] |
Website | http://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]
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% | ![]() | |
INC | K. Mohankumar | 40,365 | 32.58% | ![]() | |
BJP | S. Suresh | 27,453 | 22.16% | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 820 | 0.66% | ![]() | |
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% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,23,910 | 62.72% | ![]() | ||
CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ![]() |
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