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| office1 = Minister of Information Technology<br>[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister<br />
| 1namedata1 = [[M. K. Stalin]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[R. B. Udhaya Kumar]]<br />
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| 2namedata1 = [[Neeraj Mittal|Dr. Neeraj Mittal IAS]]<br />
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'''T. Mano Thangaraj''' is an Indian Tamil politician and the current Minister of Information and Technology of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/m-k-stalin-cabinet-in-tamil-nadu-raj-bhavan-releases-list-of-ministers/articleshow/82430341.cms | title=DMK govt in Tamil Nadu: Names of MK Stalin’s cabinet colleagues revealed | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Julie Mariappan | date=6 May 2021 | accessdate=6 May 2021}}</ref> He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 2016 and 2021 from [[Padmanabhapuram (state assembly constituency)|Padmanabhapuram]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Govt. of Tamil Nadu 15th Assembly Members |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/members/201_234.html | publisher=www.assembly.tn.gov.in }}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Mano Thangaraj hails from [[Karungal]] of [[Kanyakumari district]]. He was elected as the district panchayat chairman from 1996 - 2006.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=22 November 2011|title=Kumari lone ranger on mission mode|work=New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2011/nov/22/kumari-lone-ranger-on-mission-mode-312589.html}}</ref> He was very much involved in politics right from his college days. He was the students' union chairman of Marthandam Christian College. During his initial years, he has protested against drawing water from the Pechiparai reservoir for the [[Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant|Koodankulam nuclear power]] plant in 1988.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Social Activities ==<br />
He owns Good Vision Charitable Trust which was working on women, children and sanitation related issues.<ref>{{cite web|title= NGO licence in limbo? Move court |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/n6kWS9YLwE5u3ucycqqIcK/NGO-licence-in-limbo-Move-court.html | publisher=www.livemint.com }}</ref><br />
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== Elections ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Election<br />
!Party<br />
!PC name<br />
!Result<br />
!Votes gained<br />
!Vote %<br />
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|2021<br />
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
|[[Padmanabapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Padmanabapuram]]<br />
|Won <br />
|87734 <br />
|51.57% <br />
|-<br />
|2016<br />
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]<br />
|[[Padmanabapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Padmanabapuram]]<br />
|Won<br />
|76,249<br />
|47.2 %<br />
|}<br />
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Assembly Constituency Poll Percentage|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/PollPercentage.aspx|website=elections.tn.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.manothangaraj.com/ Official website]<br />
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