Jose K. Mani

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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jose K. Mani
| image = File:Jose K Mani.jpg

| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = {{Start date|2021|12|01|df=yes}}
| term_end =
| constituency = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Kerala|Kerala]]
| predecessor = ''Himself''
| successor =

| office1 = Chairman, [[Kerala Congress (M)]]
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2021|01|03|df=yes}}
| predecessor1 = [[K. M. Mani]]
| successor1 =

| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2018|06|14|df=yes}}
| term_end2 = {{End date|2021|01|09|df=yes}}
| constituency2 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Kerala|Kerala]]
| predecessor2 = [[Joy Abraham]]
| successor2 = ''Himself''

| office3 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start3 = {{Start date|2009|05|31|df=yes}}
| term_end3 = {{End date|2018|06|14|df=yes}}
| constituency3 = [[Kottayam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kottayam]]
| predecessor3 = [[K. Suresh Kurup]]
| successor3 = [[Thomas Chazhikadan]]

| birth_name = Jose Karingozhackal Mani
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|05|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]], [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| party = [[Kerala Congress (M)]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|Nisha Jose|1994}}
| children = 3
| residence = Karingozhackal House, P.O.-Vellapad, [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]], [[Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India
| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Montfort School, Yercaud]]|[[Loyola College, Chennai]]|[[PSG College of Arts and Science|PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore]]}}
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|[[K. M. Mani]]|Kuttiyamma}}
| website = http://josekmani.in/
}}

'''Jose K. Mani''' (born 29 May 1965) is an Indian politician and [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] and former [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] from [[Kerala]]. He is the son of veteran politician [[K. M. Mani]]<ref name=hindu>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Jose-K.-Mani-elected-general-secretary/article14844731.ece|title=Kerala News: Jose K. Mani elected general secretary|work=The Hindu|date=2007-09-29|access-date=2018-03-11}}</ref> and the Chairman of [[Kerala Congress (M)]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=ECI order dated 30.8.2020 in Kerala Congress (M) Dispute|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/12209-eci-order-dated-3082020-in-kerala-congress-m-dispute/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Haneef|first1=Mahir|date=November 21, 2020|first2=Bharti|last2=Jain|title='Two leaves' for Jose K Mani; Kerala HC backs poll panel order |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/two-leaves-for-jose-k-mani-kerala-hc-backs-poll-panel-order/articleshow/79333051.cms|access-date=2021-02-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Political career==
He unsuccessfully contested in the [[2004 Indian general election|parliament election in 2004]] from [[Muvattupuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Muvattupuzha constituency]], losing to [[P. C. Thomas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Candidate Statistics Jose K Mani: Indian General Elections – Lok Sabha Elections|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/candidate/jose%20k%20mani.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929145831/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/candidate/jose%20k%20mani.html|archive-date=29 September 2012|access-date=2009-03-30|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]}}</ref> In 2007, he was elected as the General Secretary of [[Kerala Congress (Mani)]] party.<ref name="hindu" /> He won the [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha election]] from the [[Kottayam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kottayam]] constituency, by a margin of more than 70,000 votes over [[K. Suresh Kurup]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]. He was re-elected in 2014 with a winning margin of 120,599 over [[Mathew T. Thomas]] of [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]].

Jose was a Member of the Lok Sabha Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture for the 15th Lok Sabha. 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4566&lastls=16|access-date=2020-09-14|website=164.100.47.194}}</ref>

===As Chairman of Kerala Congress (M)===
After the death of [[Kerala Congress (M)]] chairman [[K. M. Mani|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 [[K. M. Mani|KM Mani]], as per a previous agreement, [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] asked the Mani faction to give up the post of Kottayam District [[Panchayati raj|Panchayat]] presidency which they dismissed.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=June 20, 2020|title=Mani faction dismisses UDF's demand to resign from panchayat president post|work=Uni India|url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/south/politics-kerala-kc/2046975.html|access-date=Feb 3, 2021}}</ref> [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] expelled [[Kerala Congress (M)]] from the alliance on June 30, 2020 citing the District Panchayat presidency dispute.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=UDF expels Kerala Congress faction led by Jose K Mani|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/udf-expels-kerala-congress-faction-led-by-jose-k-mani-855247.html|access-date=2021-02-05|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> Later, Jose K. Mani and his party [[Kerala Congress (M)]], joined the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)]] in October 2020<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-14|title=Kerala Congress (M) Jose K Mani faction joins LDF|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-congress-m-jose-k-mani-faction-joins-ldf-135319|access-date=2021-02-05|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-19|title=Explained: Why has Kerala Congress (M) decided to switch to the LDF?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-has-udf-veteran-k-m-manis-son-jose-decided-to-switch-to-the-ldf-in-kerala-6724890/|access-date=2021-02-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

=== With [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (2020-Present) ===
Kerala Congress (M) joined hands with the [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/jose-picking-cpm-nominees/articleshow/81456094.cms|title = Jose picking "CPM nominees"? | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/camps-swapped-but-kappen-still-towers-over-jose-k-mani-in-pala/articleshow/82361079.cms|title = Kerala: Camps swapped but (M). Kappen still towers over Jose K Mani in Pala | Kochi News - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref> from [[Pala (State Assembly constituency)|Pala constituency]] for more than 15,000 votes to the [[UDF (Kerala)|UDF]] candidate [[Mani C. Kappan]].

==Personal life==
Jose K. Mani was born in a [[Syro-Malabar Church|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 (actor)|Vikram]] was his classmate. He attended [[Loyola College, Chennai]] for his undergraduate degree in B.Com and then graduated with a [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A]] from [[PSG College of Arts and Science|PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore]]. Jose K. Mani is married to Nisha Jose from 1994. They have two daughters and one son: Priyanka, Ritika and K.M. Mani Junior.

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==External links==
*[http://www.josekmani.in/ Official Website]

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