V. K. Prasanth: Difference between revisions

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  | 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>

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>

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