K. U. Jenish Kumar

• St. Thomas College, Ranni
• Sidhartha Law College, Gulbarga

K. U. Jenish Kumar
അഡ്വ. കെ. യു. ജെനിഷ് കുമാര്‍
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 October 2019 (2019-10-28)

K. U. Jenish Kumar (born 10 April 1983) is an Indian politician belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He is a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Konni constituency. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Life

K. U. Jenish Kumar was born on 10 April 1983 at Seethathodu to Uthaman P. and Vijayamma K. K. ^[4] He completed his bachelor's degree in Economics from St. Thomas College, Ranni and later completed his law degree from Sidhartha Law College, Gulbarga. ^[5] He is enrolled as an advocate at Pathanamthitta District Bar. He married Anumol,. ^[4]

Political life

K. U. Jenish Kumar entered politics through Students' Federation of India. He was the Unit Secretary of SFI in K.R.P.M H.S.S Seethathodu. He also held the role of being a school leader during this time. During his days as a bachelor's student in St. Thomas College, Ranni, he was elected first as the Union Chairman of the college. He then became the University Union Councillor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. Gradually he assumed more important role in student politics by being the area secretary of SFI committee in Ranni and later as the president and secretary of the SFI Pathanamthitta District Committee. His days in youth politics made him the district secretary of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) in Pathanamthitta. Being an active worker in the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he assumed the role of being the secretary of Seethathodu Local Committee at an early age. He is currently the district committee member of CPI(M) in Pathanamthitta and the Kerala state vice president of Democratic Youth Federation of India.

In 2010, he won the Seethathodu Grama Panchayat election after defeating the Indian National Congress in highest margin recorded in Kerala.

He is currently a member of the Kerala State Youth Commission, a quasi-judicial institution under the Government of Kerala.

He was a delegate to World Festival of Youth and Students held at Sochi, Russia on 14 to 22 August 2017. ^[5]

He is also a member of the Senate at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. ^[6]

Kerala Legislative Assembly by-election

Representing CPI(M) in the Left Democratic Front, K. U. Jenish Kumar won from Konni constituency for the 2019 Kerala legislative assembly by-election held on October 21, 2019. ^[7] The by-election was held in the context where the then sitting MLA Adoor Prakash got elected to the Lok Sabha in the 2019 Indian general election. ^[8]

The result was considered historic as the constituency was dominated by INC for 23 years prior to this election. ^[9]

2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections  : Konni

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	K. U. Jenish Kumar	54,099	38.96%	2.63
	INC	P. Mohanraj	44,146	31.79%	19.02
	BJP	K. Surendran	39,786	28.65%	16.99
	NOTA	None of the above	469	0.34%	0.01
	Independent	Joemon Joseph Srampickal	235	0.17%	N/A
	Independent	Sivanandan	124	0.09%	N/A
Margin of victory			9,953	7.17%	7.31
Turnout			1,38,859	70.07%	2.92
	CPI(M) gain from INC		Swing	2.63

Both K. U. Jenish Kumar and district collector P. B. Nooh IAS received public praise for bringing food items directly to Avanippara Girijan Colony as part of the MLA's Kaithangu scheme after trekking 3 km (1.9 mi) in forest. They carried the sacks of rice and provisions on their shoulders as they trekked through the difficult terrain to help 37 families. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]}

References

1. "Kerala: CPI(M) wrests Konni from Congress after 28 years". www.indiatoday.in. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
2. "Kerala Assembly By-elections 2019: Congress wins three, left wins two, BJP winless". Hindustan Times. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
3. "Kerala By-elections: CPI-M Wrests Konni Assembly Seat from Congress after 23 Years; BJP Fails Leave a Mark". News18. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
4. "K.u.jenish Kumar(Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI(M))):Constituency- KONNI : BYE ELECTION ON 21-10-2019(PATHANAMTHITTA) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
5. "ജനീഷ് കുമാര്‍ തിരുത്തിയത് കോന്നിയിലെ 23 വര്‍ഷത്തെ ചരിത്രം". Asiaville (in Malayalam). Retrieved 10 July 2020.
6. "Mahatma Gandhi University Senate" (PDF). Mahatma Gandhi University. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
7. "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
8. "K. U. Jenish Kumar for Konni, LDF announces candidates for Kerala bye-polls". malayalam.samayam.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
9. "Kerala bypolls: CPM's Young Turks in Aroor and Konni confident of victory". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
10. "ആ കാണുന്നത് ഞങ്ങടെ കലക്ടറും എംഎൽഎയുമാണ്; കൈയടിക്കടാ". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 29 March 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
11. "Pathanamthitta MLA and Collector take food kits to adivasi hamlets". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
12. "Kerala MLA, Collector Trek With Supplies To Help Tribal Communities". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
13. "Konni medical college will be ready by 2021". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
14. "First phase of Konni Medical College in Kerala's Pathanamthitta becomes functional". The News Minute. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.