Jose K. Mani
Jose K. Mani is an Indian Politician and a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He is the son of K. M. Mani. He represents the Kerala state.[1]
Jose K. Mani | |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha for Kerala | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Joy Abraham, KC(M) |
| Constituency | Kerala |
| MP of Lok Sabha for Kottayam | |
| In office 31 May 2009 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | K. Suresh Kurup, CPI(M) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Chazhikadan |
| Constituency | Kottayam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jose Karingozhackal Mani 29 May 1965 (age 55) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Kerala Congress (M) |
| Spouse(s) | Nisha Jose (married in 1994) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Karingozhackal House, P.O.-Vellapad, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
Early life
Jose K. Mani was born to politician K. M. Mani and Kuttiyama on 29 May 1965 in Pala, Kerala. Jose did his schooling at Montfort School, Yercaud. He attended Loyola College, Chennai for his undergraduate degree and then graduated with a M.B.A from PSG College of Arts and science , Coimbatore.
Career
He is accused by political foes as having engineered the recent split in the party and conflict with P J Joseph by declaring Thomas Chazhikadan as the UDF (Kerala) Lok sabha candidate from Kottayam.[2][3] He was unsuccessfully contested in the parliament election in 2004.[4] He lost to P C Thomas in Muvattupuzha constituency. In 2007, he was elected general-secretary of the Kerala Congress.[1] He won the 2009 Lok Sabha election from the Kottayam constituency, by a margin of more than 70,000 votes over Suresh Kurup of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). He was again elected from Kottayam in 2014 with a winning margin of 120,599 over Mathew T. Thomas of JD(S). Jose is a Member of the Lok Sabha Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture. He is the Chairman of Centre for Reform and Research, a youth empowerment society. He is also the President of Vikasana Sena, a youth association associated with Prateeksha Rotary Centre for Mentally Challenged Children.
References
- "Kerala News : Jose K. Mani elected general secretary". The Hindu. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- "P J Joseph bent on getting Kottayam Lok Sabha seat". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- M.K, Nidheesh (12 March 2019). "Kerala: Congress ally KC(M) at the verge of implosion". Mint. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- "Candidate Statistics Jose K Mani: Indian General Elections – Lok Sabha Elections". CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
External links
| Preceded by K. Suresh Kurup |
Member of Parliament from Kottayam 2009 – 2018 |
Incumbent |
