Jose K. Mani

Jose K Mani is an Indian Politician and a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Kottayam constituency of Kerala and is a member of the Kerala Congress (Mani) party. He is the son of K. M. Mani.[1]

Career

He unsuccessfully contested in the parliament election in 2004.[2] 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 70000 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.

Personal Life

Born in 1965 in Pala, Jose did his schooling in Montfort School, Yercaud. He graduated from Loyola College, Chennai and is an MBA from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore. He married Nisha Jose.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kerala News : Jose K. Mani elected general secretary". The Hindu. 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  2. ↑ "Candidate Statistics Jose K Mani: Indian General Elections – Lok Sabha Elections". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
Preceded by
K. Suresh Kurup		 Member of Parliament from Kottayam
2009 – present 		Incumbent