K. Somaprasad MP of Rajya Sabha for Kerala Incumbent Assumed office 3rd April, 2016 Preceded by K.N. Balagopal, CPI(M) Constituency Kerala Personal details Political party Communist Party of India (Marxist) Occupation Politician Advocate K. Somaprasad is President of Kollam district panchayat and is a member of CPI(M) unit of Kerala. He is CPI(M) candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections for Kerala state to be held in March 2016.