Wed Dec 04 08:01:13 UTC 2024: ## Two New MLAs Sworn In at Kerala Assembly

**Thiruvananthapuram, December 4, 2024** – U.R. Pradeep (LDF) and Rahul Mamkootathil (UDF) were sworn in as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in Kerala today. Pradeep, a veteran CPI(M) leader, won the Chelakkara seat, defeating Congress candidate Ramya Haridas by a margin of 12,201 votes. Mamkootathil, at 35, is now the youngest MLA in the Kerala Assembly, having secured the Palakkad seat for the UDF with a significant 18,840-vote victory. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other key figures. The by-elections were necessitated by the election of a previous MLA to the Lok Sabha.

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