He had wrested the Malayinkeezhu division from UDF by a huge marginD.Suresh Kumar is returning to familiar turf as president-designate of the Thiruvananthapuram district panchayat. Back in 2005, he had become a member of the district panchayat for the first time, after winning with a record margin from Balaramapuram. Youngest memberAt 26, he was then the youngest member in the council, which was then headed by the current CPI(M) district secretary Anavoor Nagappan. He feels that much has changed since his previous tenure in the district panchayat, with decentralisation becoming strengthened further. A.Shailaja Begum, who was the vice-president of the district panchayat in the previous term, is set to retain the post for the next five years.

Source: The Hindu December 27, 2020 18:33 UTC