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.
Career
He unsuccessfully contested in the parliament election in 2004. He lost to P C Thomas in Muvattupuzha constituency. In 2007, he was elected general secretary of the Kerala Congress. 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.
