INC

V. K. Sreekandan

Indian National Congress (INC) · Palakkad, Kerala

Age: 55
Terms served: 2
Declared assets: —
Education: Not available
Before politics: Politician

Background

Former president of the Palakkad District Congress Committee. He defeated the sitting CPI(M) candidate M.B. Rajesh to capture the Palakkad seat in 2019.

Electoral History

Won2024Palakkad (Lok Sabha) · INC
Won2019Palakkad (Lok Sabha) · INC

Promise Tracker

0 fulfilled · 4 broken · 2 in progress · 1 unverified

AI Research Note: Promise statuses are researched by AI using publicly available information — news articles, PRS India (prsindia.org), Sansad.in parliamentary records, party manifestos, and government press releases. Last updated July 2, 2026. Data may be incomplete or subject to change.

Legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) as per Swaminathan Commission.
MSP Guarantee · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
No law or legal guarantee for MSP exists as of 2025 despite repeated farmer protests demanding it. Promised only by opposition parties not in power federally, so never had the opportunity to enact.
Unverified
Conducting a nationwide socio-economic and caste census.
Caste Census · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
Union Cabinet approved including caste enumeration in the next national census (30 Apr 2025); house-listing phase begins Oct 2026, population enumeration March 2027.
In Progress
Scrapping the Agnipath scheme and restoring regular recruitment in the armed forces.
Agnipath Scrapping · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
Government has explicitly ruled out any rollback (NSA Ajit Doval, 2025: 'no question of a rollback'); scheme continues and is expanding.
Broken
Comprehensive study of Palakkad's developmental priorities: tourism potential, agricultural/industrial employment, education, and tribal area development.
Infrastructure · Source: The News Minute, 2024
A comprehensive development study of Palakkad has been initiated by the MP; tourism, agriculture, tribal development priorities have been mapped and MPLAD funds are being directed accordingly.
In Progress
MSP Guarantee: Legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) as per Swaminathan Commission.
General · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
MSP legal guarantee has not been legislated. INC is in opposition; the BJP-led government has not enacted a legal MSP guarantee.
Broken
Caste Census: Conducting a nationwide socio-economic and caste census.
General · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
A nationwide caste census was not conducted by the BJP-led central government.
Broken
Agnipath Scrapping: Scrapping the Agnipath scheme and restoring regular recruitment in the armed forces.
General · From party manifesto · Source: INC 2024 Manifesto
Agnipath scheme was not scrapped. The BJP-NDA government continued it; INC could not implement this promise.
Broken

Controversies & Record

No recorded controversies.

Sources

INC 2024 Manifesto