VK Prasanth eyes second term from Vattiyoorkavu amid three-way contest

VK Prasanth, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate, is contesting from Vattiyoorkavu in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections to retain the seat. The election is a closely watched triangular contest with BJP's R Sreelekha and Congress's K Muraleedharan as opponents. Prasanth has a background in law and has been practicing as a lawyer since 2006. He won the Vattiyoorkavu seat in the 2021 Kerala Assembly elections with 61,111 votes, defeating BJP candidate V V Rajesh by a margin of 21,515 votes.