Jose K. Mani

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Jose K. Mani
Kottayam
Personal details
Born
Jose Karingozhackal Mani

(1965-05-29) 29 May 1965 (age 59)
Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Political partyKerala Congress (M)
Spouse
Nisha Jose
​
(m. 1994)​
Children3
Parents
Residence(s)Karingozhackal House, P.O.-Vellapad, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Alma mater
In this Indian name, the name Karingozhackal Mani is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jose.

Jose Karingozhackal Mani (born 29 May 1965) is an Indian politician and MP (Rajya Sabha) and former MP (Lok Sabha) from Kerala. He is the son of veteran politician K. M. Mani[1] and the Chairman of Kerala Congress (M).[2][3]

Political Life

Electorial History
Election Party House Constituency Status
2004 KCM as UDF Lok Sabha
Muvattupuzha
 lost
2009
Kottayam
 won
2014 won
2021 KCM as LDF Kerala Legislative Assembly
Pala
 lost


He unsuccessfully contested in the

Kottayam constituency, by a margin of more than 70,000 votes over K. Suresh Kurup of CPI(M). He was re-elected in 2014 with a winning margin of 120,599 over Mathew T. Thomas of JD(S)
.

He is also the President of Vikasana Sena, a youth association associated with Prateeksha Rotary Centre for Mentally Challenged Children.[5]

As Chairman of Kerala Congress (M)

After the death of

P.J Joseph merged with Kerala Congress and faction led by Jose K Mani elected K.M Mani's son Jose K Mani as the Chairman of Kerala Congress (M)
.

Expulsion from UDF

After the death of

LDF(Kerala) in October 2020.[8][9]

With
Left Democratic Front
(2020-Present)

Kerala Congress (M) joined hands with the

UDF candidate Mani C. Kappan
.

Personal life

Jose K. Mani was born in a Syrian Catholic family to K. M. Mani and Kuttiyama on 29 May 1965 in Pala, Kerala. Jose did his schooling at St. Thomas Primary School, Pala and Montfort School, Yercaud, where South Indian actor Vikram was his classmate. He attended Loyola College, Chennai for his undergraduate degree in B.Com and then graduated with a M.B.A from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kerala News: Jose K. Mani elected general secretary". The Hindu. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ "ECI order dated 30.8.2020 in Kerala Congress (M) Dispute". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ^ Haneef, Mahir; Jain, Bharti (21 November 2020). "'Two leaves' for Jose K Mani; Kerala HC backs poll panel order". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. CNN-IBN. Archived from the original
    on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Mani faction dismisses UDF's demand to resign from panchayat president post". Uni India. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ "UDF expels Kerala Congress faction led by Jose K Mani". Deccan Herald. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Kerala Congress (M) Jose K Mani faction joins LDF". The News Minute. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Explained: Why has Kerala Congress (M) decided to switch to the LDF?". The Indian Express. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Jose picking "CPM nominees"? | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "Kerala: Camps swapped but (M). Kappen still towers over Jose K Mani in Pala | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India.

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Preceded by
Member of Parliament from Kottayam

2009 – 2018 		Succeeded by
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