V. K. Prasanth

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = V K Prasanth <br/> വി കെ പ്രശാന്ത്
| image = [[File:Trivandrum Mayor VK Prasanth.jpg|frameless|Trivandrum Mayor V. K. Prasanth]]
| honorific-suffix = MLA
| constituency_AM =
| office1 =[[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| majority =
| term_start1 = 28 October 2019
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[K. Muraleedharan]]
| constituency1 = [[Vattiyoorkavu (State Assembly constituency)|Vattiyoorkavu]]
| alma_mater =
| office3 = [[Mayor]] of [[Thiruvananthapuram Corporation]]
| term_start3 = 19 November 2015
| term_end3 = 28
October 2019
| predecessor3 = K. Chandrika
| successor3 = K. Sreekumar
| constituency3 = [[Kazhakootam]]
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lsgkerala.gov.in/pages/memberDetails.php?intID=4&ID=167&ln=en&candid=2015016700101|title=Member Details|last=|first=|date=|website=LSG Kerala|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>
| office =
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| term_end =
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| constituency =
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|04|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kazhakoottam]]
| residence = [[Kazhakootam]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.in/council&cid=2015016700101|title=Council|last=|first=|date=|website=Corporation of Thiruvananthapuram|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>
| death_date =
| Youtube = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4hxdA0rzMIgvtFU5Zvl_7Q/featured?view_as=subscriber
| website = http://www.vkprasanthantham.in/
| date =
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| source = http://www.corporationoftrivandrum.in/council&cid=2015016700101
}}
'''Adv. V. K. Prasanth''', popularly known as 'Mayor Bro',<ref name="News18191024">{{cite news | last = Chandrakanth Viswanath | title = How Kerala's 'Mayor Bro' VK Prasanth Reversed the Toughest Odds to Win Vattiyoorkkav Bypoll | newspaper = News18 | language = English | date = 24 October 2019 | url = https://www.news18.com/news/politics/how-keralas-mayor-bro-vk-prasanth-reversed-the-toughest-odds-to-win-vattiyoorkkav-bypoll-2360853.html
| access-date = 24 October 2019 }}</ref> is an Indian politician belonging to the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He was born and raised at [[Kazhakoottam|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/v-k-prasanth-elected-thiruvananthapuram-mayor/article7891641.ece|title=V. K. Prasanth elected Thiruvananthapuram Mayor|last=S|first=Anil Radhakrishnan|date=2015-11-18|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-07-19|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/V-K-Prasanth-set-to-become-youngest-mayor/articleshow/49777207.cms|title=V K Prasanth set to become youngest mayor - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-19}}</ref> He went on to become the 44th mayor of [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the largest corporation and capital of Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/V-K-Prasanth-set-to-become-youngest-mayor/articleshow/49777207.cms|title=V K Prasanth set to become youngest mayor|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>

== 2019 Kerala legislative assembly by-election ==
The [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] fielded V. K. Prasanth in [[Vattiyoorkavu (State Assembly constituency)|Vattiyoorkavu constituency]] for the [[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections|2019 Kerala legislative assembly by-election]] necessitated after sitting [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] [[K. Muraleedharan]] was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in the [[2019 Indian general election|2019 Indian general]] election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vk-prasanth-vattiyoorkavu-ldf-announces-candidates-kerala-bye-polls-109551|title=VK Prasanth for Vattiyoorkavu, LDF announces candidates for Kerala bye-polls|last=|first=|date=26 September 2019|website=The News Minute|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2019/09/25/vk-prasanth-vattiyoorkavu-ldf-candidate.html|title=വട്ടിയൂര്‍ക്കാവില്‍ വി.കെ. പ്രശാന്ത് ഇടതുമുന്നണി സ്ഥാനാര്‍ഥിയാകും|last=|first=|date=|website=Malayala Manorama|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=27 September 2019}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections]]: [[Vattiyoorkavu]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = V. K. Prasanth
|votes = 54,830
|percentage = 44.25%
|change = {{gain}}14.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = K. Mohankumar
|votes = 40,365
|percentage = 32.58%
|change = {{loss}}5.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|C
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = S. Suresh
|votes = 27,453
|percentage = 22.16%
|change = {{loss}}10.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
|votes = 820
|percentage = 0.66%
|change = {{gain}}0.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = A.Mohanakumar
|votes = 135
|percentage = 0.11%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Nagaraj G.
|votes = 100
|percentage = 0.08%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Suresh S. S.
|votes = 93
|percentage = 0.08%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Murukan A.
|votes = 76
|percentage = 0.06%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Mithran G.
|votes = 38
|percentage = 0.03%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,465
|percentage = 11.67%
|change = {{gain}}6.06
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,23,910
|percentage = 62.72%
|change = {{loss}}7.11
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{gain}}14.46
}}
{{Election box end}}

== 2021 Kerala legislative assembly election ==

V.K.Prashanth was reelected to Kerala Legislative Assembly From [[Vattiyoorkavu]] by vote margin of 21,515.

|V. K. Prasanth
|{{legend2|#FF0000|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
|{{legend2|#ED1C24|[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
|61,111 - VOTES
|41.44
|V. V. Rajesh
|{{legend2|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
|{{legend2|#F98C1F|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
|39,596 - VOTES
|28.77

==References==
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{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

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[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–2021]]
[[Category:1981 births]]

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