Vijay Vasanth

Vijay Vasanth (born Vijayakumar Vasanthakumar on 20 May 1983) is an Indian politician who is a Member of Parliament from Kanyakumari Loksabha constituency. He contested and won the bypoll that took place for Kanyakumari Loksabha constituency in May 2021. He is also an actor who has worked in Tamil language films. He is the son of the late politician and entrepreneur H. Vasanthakumar and is the managing director of Vasanth & Co. He entered politics in 2021 after the death of his father, taking up the mantle of General Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.

In this Indian name, the name Vasanth is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vijay.

Vijay Vasanth
Vijay in December 2017
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
19 July 2021
Preceded byH. Vasanthakumar
ConstituencyKanniyakumari
General Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
Assumed office
2 January 2021
Personal details
Born (1983-05-20) 20 May 1983
Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseNithya (m. 2010)
Occupation
  • Entrepreneur
  • film actor
  • politician
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