Thiruvananthapuram: LDF candidate M V Shreyams Kumar of Lokantrik Janata Dal (LJD) was elected as the member of Rajya Sabha on Monday. The by-election was held to fill the vacant Rajya Sabha seat following the death of his father, MP Veerendra Kumar.
Shreyams defeated UDF candidate Lal Varghese Kalapakavadi with 88 votes against 41 votes.
From the Left Democratic Front, nonagenarian and former Chief Minister VS Achutanandan and George M Thomas did not cast their votes, while from the UDF camp, Kerala Congress Jose K Mani faction members– Roshi Augustine and N Jeyaraj were not present.
