Jose K. Mani

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 Rajya Sabha He unsuccessfully contested the parliament election in 2004 from Muvattupuzha constituency, losing to P. C. Thomas who contested as the candidate of National Democratic Alliance (NDA). In 2007, he was elected as the General Secretary of Kerala Congress (Mani) party. 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 alliance 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 KC(M) allowed a CPI(M) party member to contest as a KEC(M) candidate in the Piravom Assembly constituency. During the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Jose K. Mani was defeated from the 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. Mani did his schooling at St. Thomas Primary School, Pala and Montfort School, Yercaud, where 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.