Vijay Vasanth | |
|---|---|
 Vijay in December 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 19 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | H. Vasanthakumar |
| Constituency | Kanniyakumari |
| General Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee | |
| Assumed office 2 January 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1983 Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Nithya (m. 2010) [1] |
| Occupation |
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Vijay Vasanth (born Vijayakumar Vasanthakumar on 20 May 1983) is an Indian politician who is a Member of Parliament from Kanyakumari Loksabha constituency. He contested and won the bypoll that took place for Kanyakumari Loksabha constituency in May 2021.[2] He is a former actor who had worked in Tamil language films. He is the son of the late politician and entrepreneur H. Vasanthakumar and is the managing director of Vasanth & Co.[3]
He entered politics in 2021 after the death of his father, taking up the mantle of General secretary of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.
- ^ "Wedding bells for Vijay Vasanth". The Times of India.
- ^ "Congress' Vijay Vasanth wins Kanniyakumari byelection".
- ^ "Vijay Vasanth". Jointscene. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
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