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|name = K. A. Manoharan<br />
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|office1 = Member Of Legislative Assembly (Hosur)<br />
|term_start1 = 1991<br />
|term_end1 = 1996<br />
|predecessor1 = [[N. Ramachandra Reddy]]<br />
|successor1 = [[B. Venkatasamy]]<br />
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|office2 = Working President of Tamilnadu INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress)<br />
|term_start2 = 2020<br />
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|office3 = National Secretary INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress)<br />
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|office4 = President of Krishnagiri District Historical Research Center<br />
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|02|21|df=y}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Hosur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
|alma_mater = [[PSG College of Arts and Science]]<br />
|party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|spouse = Banumathi Manoharan<br />
|children = 2<br />
|parents = [[K. Appavoo Pillai|K. Appavu Pillai]] (Father) <br> Ponnammal Appavu Pillai (Mother)<br />
|relations = K. A. Jothiprakash (Brother) <br> [[K. Rajaram]] (Co-Brother) <br> [[D. Jothi Jegarajan]] (cousin)<br />
|residence = [[Hosur, Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
|occupation = <br />
|awards = [[Honorary Doctorate]] (2019)<br />
|nickname = {{center |K.A.M}}<br />
|website = {{url|http://www.kamanoharan.in}}<br />
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'''Dr. K. A. Manoharan''' (born 21 February 1951) is an Indian politician and was elected in as a [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from [[Hosur (state assembly constituency)|Hosur constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/10th_1991/10_01.pdf |title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |date= |access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3335-tamil-nadu-1991/ |title=Tamil Nadu 1991 - Tamil Nadu - Election Commission of India |publisher=Eci.gov.in |date= |access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref> He has also served as the President of the [[Hosur]] municipality in 1978. He is the eldest son of late [[K. Appavoo Pillai|K. Appavu Pillai]]. He is currently the Working President of Tamilnadu INTUC <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://epaper.dinakaran.com/2817172/Krishnagiri-Salem-Supplement/11-09-2020#page/1/1|title= Working President Tamilnadu INTUC |work=Dinakaran|access-date=2020-09-11|language=tamil}}</ref> and National Secretary of [[Indian National Trade Union Congress|Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intuc.net/index.php?articleid=14|title=Industrial Fedration|website=www.intuc.net|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and family ==<br />
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K.A. Manoharan is the eldest son of veteran politician [[K. Appavu Pillai|Mr. K. Appavu Pillai]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/2nd_1957/Review_2-1957-62.pdf|title=Madras Legislative Assembly [sic] (1957-1962) A Review|last=|first=|date=March 1962|website=assembly.tn.gov.in|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-14}}</ref> and Mrs. Ponnammal, was born in [[Hosur]] on 21 February 1951. Manoharan is married to Banumathi and has two children. He Studied in [[PSG College of Arts and Science]], [[Coimbatore]] and completed his bachelor degree. K.A Manoharan has been conferred [[Honorary Doctorates]] by the National Virtue University of Peace and Education in March 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://epaper.dinakaran.com/2105267/Krishnagiri-Salem-Supplement/10-04-2019#page/2/1|title= Honorary Doctorate to Mr. K. A. Manoharan |work=Dinakaran|access-date=2019-04-10|language=tamil}}</ref><br />
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== Politics ==<br />
Manoharan was elected as the President of Hosur Town Panchayat at the age of 22. He has been a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] since 1990.<br />
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In 1991, he was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from [[Hosur (state assembly constituency)|Hosur constituency]].<br />
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He is a member of the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]] (INTUC) and a National General Secretary of the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]] (INTUC) from 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://epaper.dinakaran.com/2086592/Krishnagiri-Salem-Supplement/28-03-2019#page/1/1|title= INTUC National Secretary |work=Dinakaran|access-date=2019-03-28|language=tamil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://epaper.dinakaran.com/2086592/Krishnagiri-Salem-Supplement/28-03-2019#page/4/1|title= INTUC National Secretary |work=Dinakaran|access-date=2019-03-28|language=tamil}}</ref><br />
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== Elections contested ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="width:50px;"|Year<br />
!style="width:130px;"|Election<br />
!style="width:70px;"|Party<br />
!style="width:100px;"|Constituency<br />
!style="width:70px;"|Result<br />
!style="width:50px;"|Vote Percentage<br />
!style="width:100px;"|Opposition Candidate<br />
!style="width:70px;"|opposition party<br />
!style="width:50px;"|Opposition Vote Percentage<br />
|-<br />
|{{Center|1984}}<br />
|{{Center|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election}}<br />
|{{Center|[[Independent politician|IND]]}}<br />
|{{Center|[[Hosur]]}}<br />
|{{Center|{{lost}}}}<br />
|{{Center|17.66 %}}<br />
|{{Center|[[T. Venkata Reddy]]}}<br />
|{{Center|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]}}<br />
|{{Center|48.3%}}<br />
|-<br />
|{{Center|1989 }}<br />
|{{Center|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election}}<br />
| colspan = "8" | {{Center|'''Not Contested'''}} <br />
|-<br />
|{{Center|1991}}<br />
|{{Center|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election}}<br />
|{{Center|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]}}<br />
|{{Center|[[Hosur]]}}<br />
|{{Center|{{won}}}}<br />
|{{Center|47.64 %}}<br />
|{{Center|[[B. Venkatasamy]]}}<br />
|{{Center|[[Janata Dal]]}}<br />
|{{Center|38.84 %}}<br />
|-<br />
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|}<br />
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== Positions held ==<br />
* Former Member Of Legislative Assembly For Hosur (1991 - 1996).<br />
* Working President Of Tamilnadu [[Indian National Trade Union Congress|INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress)]].<br />
* National Secretary Of Indian National Trade Union Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.dinakaran.com/2088419/Krishnagiri-Salem-Supplement/29-03-2019#page/4/1|title=Kal Publications Krishnagiri-Salem Supplement epaper dated Fri, 29 Mar 19|website=epaper.dinakaran.com}}</ref> <br />
* Vice President of Tamilnadu National Electricity Workers Federation.<br />
* President Of Krishnagiri Historical Research Center.<br />
* President of Hosur Tamil Valartchi Mandram.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/Districts/Chennai/2017/04/14222508/Tamil-New-Years-Eve-special-worship-at-temples-and.vpf|title= Hosur Tamil Valarchi Mandram |work = dailythanthi |access-date=2017-04-14|language=tamil}}</ref><br />
* President Of Telugu Association.<br />
* Vice President Of Madras Film Society.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the 10th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:1951 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Krishnagiri district]]<br />
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