Sasikanth Senthil Explained

Sasikanth Senthil
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start:25 June 2024
Predecessor:K. Jeyakumar
Constituency:Tiruvallur
Party:Indian National Congress
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Politician

Sasikanth Senthil is an Indian politician and former administrative officer who serves as a Member of Parliament representing the Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency. He served in various administrative positions in the Government of Karnataka from 2009 to 2019, after which he resigned and subsequently joined the Congress party in 2020.[1] [2]

Political career

Senthil joined Congress in November 2020 and campaigned for the party in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. Senthil was credited with the Congress party's victory in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, during which he led the campaign against the BJP.[3] In the 2024 Indian general election, Senthil was elected to parliament from the Tiruvallur Lok Sabha constituency.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Former Karnataka IAS officer Sasikanth Senthil to join Congress . 8 November 2020 . Deccan Herald.
  2. News: India Today. Ex-administrators From desk to dais. 27 July 2024. 13 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240727144100/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/18th-lok-sabha-the-debutants/story/20240722-ex-administrators-from-desk-to-dais-2565839-2024-07-13. 27 July 2024. en.
  3. News: Meet the two men behind Congress's victory in Karnataka . 20 May 2023 . The Week . Lakshmi Subramanian.
  4. Web site: Election Commission of India . . results.eci.gov.in . 5 June 2024.