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Jose K. Mani
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2021 (2021-12-01)
Preceded by	Himself
Constituency	Kerala
Chairman, Kerala Congress (M)
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 January 2021 (2021-01-03)
Preceded by	K. M. Mani
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 14 June 2018 (2018-06-14) – 9 January 2021 (2021-01-09)
Preceded by	Joy Abraham
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Kerala
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 31 May 2009 (2009-05-31) – 14 June 2018 (2018-06-14)
Preceded by	K. Suresh Kurup
Succeeded by	Thomas Chazhikadan
Constituency	Kottayam
Personal details
Born	Jose Karingozhackal Mani (1965-05-29) 29 May 1965 (age 59) Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Political party	Kerala Congress (M)
Spouse	Nisha Jose ​(m. 1994)​
Children	3
Parents	K. M. Mani Kuttiyamma
Residence(s)	Karingozhackal House, P.O.-Vellapad, Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India
Alma mater	Montfort School, Yercaud Loyola College, Chennai PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore

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 and the Chairman of Kerala Congress (M).

Political Life

He unsuccessfully contested in the parliament election in 2004 from Muvattupuzha constituency, losing to P. C. Thomas. In 2007, he was elected as the General Secretary of Kerala Congress (Mani) party. He won the 2009 Lok Sabha election from 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.

As Chairman of Kerala Congress (M)

After the death of KEC(M) chairman K.M Mani, a power struggle erupted in the party between Jose K. Mani faction and P. J. Joseph faction. The Election Commission intervened and ruled in favor of Jose K Mani. Later, the faction led by 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 KM Mani, as per a previous agreement, UDF asked the Mani faction to give up the post of Kottayam District Panchayat presidency which they dismissed. UDF expelled KEC(M) from the alliance on 30 June 2020 citing the District Panchayat presidency dispute. Later, Jose K. Mani and his party KEC(M), joined the LDF(Kerala) in October 2020.

With Left Democratic Front (2020-Present)

Kerala Congress (M) joined hands with the LDF for the 2020 Kerala local elections held in December and also for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. It is alleged that KEC(M) allowed a CPI(M) party member to contest as a KEC(M) candidate in the Piravom (State Assembly constituency). During the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Jose K. Mani was defeated from Pala constituency for more than 15,000 votes to 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.

References

1. ^ "Kerala News: Jose K. Mani elected general secretary". The Hindu. 29 September 2007. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. 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. "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.
5. ^ "Digital Sansad".
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. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
9. "Explained: Why has Kerala Congress (M) decided to switch to the LDF?". The Indian Express. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
10. "Jose picking "CPM nominees"? | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
11. "Kerala: Camps swapped but (M). Kappen still towers over Jose K Mani in Pala | Kochi News - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
12. "Vikram blasts into his past". The Times of India. 14 August 2010. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

External links

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