Rahul Mamkootathil

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Rahul Mamkootathil
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Mamkootathil in March 2023
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 December 2024

Rahul B. R., better known as Rahul Mamkootathil is an Indian politician from Kerala, who is the current Member-elect to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Palakkad constituency. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. [2] [3]

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Early life

Mamkootathil was born on 12 November 1989 in Adoor, Pathanamthitta, to S. Rajendra Kurup, a former Indian Army officer, and Beena M. B.. He has an elder sister, Rajani.

He completed his schooling at Thapovan Public School, Adoor, and St. John's School, Pandalam. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in history from Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta and postgraduate degrees in English from Indira Gandhi National Open University and History from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. [4]

Political career

Rahul began his political career in 2006 as a member of the Kerala Students Union (KSU) while pursuing his undergraduate studies at Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta. In 2007, he was elected president of KSU's Adoor constituency and also assumed the role of president for the Indian Youth Congress in the Peringanadu mandalam committee. Over the years, he held several leadership positions, including university counselor, Pathanamthitta district president of KSU, and national secretary of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI). He also served as KSU state general secretary, Youth Congress state general secretary, and Youth Congress state secretary, in addition to being a member of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). In 2023, Rahul was elected as the state president of the Indian Youth Congress, Kerala. [4]

In the November 2024 by-election to the Palakkad constituency, Rahul, representing the Indian National Congress (INC) was elected as the Member to the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He won by a margin of 18,840 votes over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Personal life

In addition to his political career, Rahul is also engaged in various business ventures. He owns a men's beauty parlour and holds partnerships in a medical shop and a children's clothing store. He also run a Milma agency. [1]

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  2. ↑ "Kerala bypoll results 2024: UDF cadre celebrate Palakkad win with trolleys". The Hindu. 23 November 2024. Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ↑ The News Minute (23 November 2024). "Palakkad bye-poll: Congress' Rahul Mamkootathil wins with historic margin of 18,840". Archived from the original on 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "അച്ഛന്റെ ഖദറിട്ട് കോൺഗ്രസായി, പത്തനംതിട്ടയിൽ നിന്ന് പാലക്കാട് വഴി നിയമസഭയിലേക്ക്". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 23 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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