Y. Prakaash
Indian politician
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Yaliappa Prakash is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Hosur as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021.[1][2]
Y. Prakaash | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | S. A. Sathya |
| Constituency | Hosur |
| In office 19 May 2016 – 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | T. Ramachandran |
| Succeeded by | T. Ramachandran |
| Constituency | Thalli |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Y. Prakaash | 118,231 | 47.65 | New | |
| AIADMK | S. Jyothi | 105,864 | 42.67 | +1.08 | |
| NTK | S. Geetha Lakshmi | 11,422 | 4.60 | +3.20 | |
| MNM | S. Masood | 6,563 | 2.65 | New | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,976 | 0.80 | −0.80 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,367 | 4.98 | −5.68 | ||
| Turnout | 248,098 | 70.54 | −0.63 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 264 | 0.11 | |||
| Registered electors | 351,715 | ||||
Personal life
Prakaash is married and had only one son, Karuna Sagar, who died in a large car accident in 2021 near Koramangala.[4] He can speak Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.
