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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = P. Prasad
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| termstart = 20 May 2021
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| party = [[Communist Party of India]]
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| birth_place = [[Kerala]]
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| office = Minister for Agriculture<br /> [[Government of Kerala]]
| predecessor = [[V.S. Sunil Kumar]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
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| termstart1 = 24 May 2021
| office1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]]
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'''P. Prasad''' is an Indian politician social worker and environmentalist from [[Kerala]]. He is the currently serving as a Minister for Agriculture Government of Kerala;<ref>https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/10f1c4c2-f98b-4600-9b2a-749f33bdb791</ref> represents [[Cherthala (State Assembly constituency)|Cherthala constituency]] in 15th [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]. He is holding a responsible post as executive committee member of [[Communist Party of India]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=A|first=Sam Paul|date=2021-03-28|title=Kerala Assembly Elections {{!}} Fronts gird their loins for a poll thriller in Alappuzha district|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/kerala-assembly/fronts-gird-their-loins-for-a-poll-thriller/article34180008.ece|access-date=2021-05-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Personal life==
P. Prasad was born in 1969 as the son of G Parameswaran Nair and Gomatiamma at [[Palamel]], [[Nooranad]], [[Alappuzha district]]. His father Parameswaran Nair was an [[AITUC]] leader and a member of the CPI Alappuzha District Council. He completed his [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[Mathematics]] from [[N. S. S. College, Pandalam]] in 1989. He is married to Lyni and has two children, Bhagat and Aruna Almitra.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Commission of India|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS11103.htm?ac=103|access-date=2021-05-02|website=results.eci.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2016 ൽ ചെന്നിത്തലയോട് അങ്കം വെട്ടി; ഇക്കുറി ചേര്‍ത്തലയിൽ കച്ചമുറുക്കി പി പ്രസാദ്! ഇടതിൻ്റെ പോരാളി ചില്ലറക്കാരനല്ല|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/local-news/alappuzha/kerala-assembly-election-2021-all-you-need-to-know-about-cherthala-ldf-candidate-p-prasad/articleshow/81447520.cms}}</ref>

== Political career ==
P Prasad started his public career through the [[All India Students Federation]]. While studying at Nooranad CBM High School, he became the AISF Taluk President. He also served as the AISF Unit Secretary of [[N. S. S. College, Pandalam]]. He has also served as AISF State President, AIYF State Executive Member, CPI [[Pathanamthitta district]] Secretary, All India Adivasi Mahasabha National Executive Member and [[University of Kerala]] Senate Member.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2015-02-09|title=Pathanamthitta CPI unit gets new secretary|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/pathanamthitta-cpi-unit-gets-new-secretary/article6873220.ece|access-date=2021-05-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2015-02-05|title=CPI district meet from Friday at Thiruvalla|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpi-district-meet-from-friday-at-thiruvalla/article6859118.ece|access-date=2021-05-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=CPI ministers likely to stay away from assembly polls; new faces to be introduced|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/cpi-ministers-likely-to-stay-away-from-assembly-polls-new-faces-to-be-introduced-1.5344058|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref>

Prasad was the ''Additional Private Secretary'' of Forest Minister [[Binoy Viswam]] in 2011, he was also acted as [[Janayugom]] Thiruvananthapuram Unit Manager. He was able to lead many environment related protests such as the agitation against the [[Aranmula International Airport]] project in Pathanamthitta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wwfindia.org/about_wwf/enablers/cel/national_green_tribunal/case_summaries/?11841/Shri-P-Prasad-Pathanamthitta-Kerala-Vs-Union-of-India-and-MoEF|access-date=2021-05-11|website=www.wwfindia.org|title=Shri P. Prasad Pathanamthitta Kerala Vs Union of India and MoEF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2015-02-22|title=CPI to continue struggle for environment|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpi-to-continue-struggle-for-environment/article6921555.ece|access-date=2021-05-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also played a leading role in the [[Plachimada Coca-Cola struggle]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=CPI to Field Prasad in Harippad|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/elections/elections-2016/2016/mar/30/CPI-to-Field-Prasad-in-Harippad-917906.html|access-date=2021-05-11|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He was able to give a new face to the anti-sand mining movement in the coastal areas of [[Arattupuzha]] and [[Thrikkunnapuzha]] in [[Alappuzha district]] with the participation of environmental activists.<ref>{{Cite web|last=John|first=Haritha|title=Sand mining in coastal Kerala is swallowing villages and displacing thousands|url=https://scroll.in/article/899319/sand-mining-in-coastal-kerala-is-swallowing-villages-and-displacing-thousands|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> He also took part in the environmental protection struggles of [[Medha Patkar]] and [[Vandana Shiva]] and was an active volunteer in [[Narmada Bachao Andolan]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-06|title=Amid poll heat and dust, green shoots emerge in Kerala's politics|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/thiruvananthapuram/amid-poll-heat-and-dust-green-shoots-emerge-in-keralas-politics-7260336/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2012-02-12|title=Medha Patkar to address rally in Aranmula|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/medha-patkar-to-address-rally-in-aranmula/article2885775.ece|access-date=2021-05-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also serves as the Convener of the CPI State Environmental Sub-Committee and in that capacity he has take strong stand against environmental concerns caused by encroachers at [[Kurinjimala Sanctuary]], [[Munnar]] etc.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kuttoorpathanamthitta|first=Radhakrishnan|date=2017-12-07|title=CPI leader moves NGTagainst encroachers|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cpi-leader-moves-ngtagainst-encroachers/article21291201.ece|access-date=2021-05-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He has visited Russia, Cuba, Nepal and South Africa as part of his political activities. Prasad was brutally beaten several times by the police and jailed for 34 days in student youth struggle.

He was the chairman of [[Kerala State Housing Board]] from 26 December 2016 to 9 March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=N|first=Smitha|date=2019-06-22|title=Allegations against SHB baseless: P Prasad|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/220619/allegations-against-shb-baseless-p-prasad.html|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>

== Elections ==
In the [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] P Prasad contested his first elections to the [[State legislative assemblies of India|State legislative assembly]] from the [[Haripad (State Assembly constituency)]] and lost by a margin of 18,621 against the [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]], [[Ramesh Chennithala]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=News|first=R. Sreejith / Mathrubhumi|title=P Prasad may become CPI candidate from Cherthala|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/p-prasad-may-become-cpi-candidate-from-cherthala-1.5455515|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref>

In the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] P Prasad contested from the [[Cherthala (State Assembly constituency)]] as a [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] candidate. He won the election by defeating Adv. S. Sarath from [[Indian National Congress]] with a margin of 6148 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com News|date=2021-05-02|title=Cherthala Election Result: P Prasad From CPI Won|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/cherthala-election-result-live-updates-round-wise-counting-of-votes-lead-trail-p-prasad-of-cpi-s-sarath-of-cong-p-s-jyothis-of-bdjs-4624054/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[P. Thilothaman]]
*[[Aranmula International Airport]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1969 births]]

P. Prasad - Revision history

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