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Thushar Vellappally | |
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President, Bharat Dharma Jana Sena | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1970-08-27 |
Nationality | India |
Political party | Bharath Dharma Jana Sena |
Children | 2 |
Father | Vellapally Natesan |
Occupation | Businessman, social worker |
Profession | Hindu Ezhava leader |
Thushar Natesan Vellapally, better known as Thushar Vellapally is an Indian politician and businessman from Kerala state. [1] He currently serves as the President of the Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), a political party and an ally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). [2] [3] He is the state convener of NDA in Kerala, and holds a position in Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP). [4]
In the 2019 Indian general election in Kerala, Thushar was initially selected to contest from the Thrissur constituency as a candidate of the Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS), which is a constituent of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). After the announcement of Rahul Gandhi's candidature from Wayanad constituency, Thushar was shifted to contest from Wayanad. [5] [6] [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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BDJS | Thushar Vellapally | 78,816 | 7.22 | ||
INC | Rahul Gandhi | 7,06,367 | 64.67 | ||
CPI | P P Suneer | 2,74,597 | 25.14 | ||
SDPI | Babu Mani Karuvarakundu | ||||
NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
Margin of victory | |||||
Turnout | |||||
[[|N/A]] hold | Swing |
Rahul Gandhi won with huge margin.
Thushar was born to Vellapally Natesan and Preethi Vellapally. He has a sister Vandana. [8] Thushar married Asha and they have a son, Dev, and a daughter, Devika. Thushar is also a businessman. He is the director of Greenstone Consulting Pvt Ltd and Vellapally Hotels Pvt Ltd. [9]
In August 2019, Thushar was arrested in United Arab Emirates on charges of a 19 crore cheque default case. His plea for returning to India was rejected by the Ajman court, but was released on bail after two days of imprisonment. [10]
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