India, May 4 -- VK Prasanth is the Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate, who is contesting from the Vattiyoorkavu constituency in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, seeking to retain the seat. He was leading by just 10 votes after 13 rounds. He is in a close contest with K. Muraleedharan of Congress.

The election in Vattiyoorkavu is shaping up to be a closely watched triangular contest, with the BJP fielding former IPS officer R. Sreelekha and the Congress nominating senior leader K. Muraleedharan, son of former Chief Minister K. Karunakaran.

Born in 1981 to S. Krishnan and J. Vasantha, Prasanth has a background in law. He holds a BA in History from St. Xavier's College, Thumba, and an LLB from Law Academy Law College, Thiruvan...