V. K. Prasanth

V. K. Prasanth
V. K. Prasanth
Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	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	11 April 1981 (age 43); Kazhakoottam
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Residence	Kazhakootam
Education	BA, LLB
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]

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%	14.46
	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
	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
Turnout			1,23,910	62.72%	7.11
	CPI(M) gain from INC		Swing	14.46

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

^ "Council". Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^ "Member Details". LSG Kerala. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^ 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.
^ "VK Prasanth for Vattiyoorkavu, LDF announces candidates for Kerala bye-polls". The News Minute. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
^ "വട്ടിയൂര്‍ക്കാവില്‍ വി.കെ. പ്രശാന്ത് ഇടതുമുന്നണി സ്ഥാനാര്‍ഥിയാകും". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

[1] "Council". Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

[2] "Member Details". LSG Kerala. Retrieved 27 September 2019.

[News18191024-3] 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.

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