Sujith Vijayanpillai is an Indian politician from

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. He was elected as a member of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He represents

Chavara Chavara is a village in Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, India. It is a part of Kollam Lok Sabha constituency. Location and tourism Chavara is situated on the shores of the Arabian Sea and the major freshwater lake in Kerala ...

constituency in

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as an independent candidate of Left Democratic Front.

Personal life

He is the son of late former MLA N.

Vijayan Pillai N. Vijayan Pillai (2 April 1951 – 8 March 2020) was an Indian politician and member of the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He represented Kerala Legislative Assembly Chavara constituency in Kerala Legislative Assembly as Communist Marxist ...

and Suma. He is a medical doctor. He has two siblings, Sreejith and Sreelakshmi.

Career

Vijayanpillai is a first-time MLA winning from the Chavara Constituency previously represented by his late father. He won the

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election The 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in Kerala on 6 April 2021 to elect 140 Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), members to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 2 May. The election saw the ...

as an independent defeating

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by a thin margin of 1,096 votes.

References

Living people Kerala MLAs 2021–2026 Politicians from Kollam district Year of birth missing (living people) {{Kerala-politician-stub