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O. S. Manian

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O. S. Manian
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byS. K. Vedarathinam
Succeeded byN. V. Kamaraj
ConstituencyVedaranyam
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Succeeded byMani Shankar Aiyar
ConstituencyMayiladuthurai
Personal details
Born (1954-04-29) 29 April 1954 (age 70)[1]
Oradiyampulam, Thalainayar Town Panchayath, Nagapattinam, (Tamil Nadu)[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[1]
SpouseKalaiselvi[1]
Children02 (Daughters)
ParentSomuthevar (father) & Kasambuammal (mother)[1]
EducationP.U.C. (Class XII)[1]
Alma materKhadir Mohideen College, Adirampattinam, Tamil Nadu[1]
OccupationPolitician & Agriculturist

O. S. Manian is a member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Vedaranyam constituency. He is a staunch loyalist to AIADMK Supremo J Jayalalithaa. He previously represented the Mayiladuturai (Lok Sabha constituency) of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party.[1]

J Jayalalithaa appointed Manian as Minister for Handlooms and Textiles in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu.[2]

Education and background

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Manian has completed formal education only till XII standard. An agriculturist by profession, he has held various offices since 1995. OS Manian belongs to Agamudayar and currently the district Secretary of Aiadmk Nagapatinam.

Posts held

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# From To Position
1 1995 2001 Member, Rajya Sabha
2 2009 2014 Member, 15th Lok Sabha
3 31 Aug 2009 30 April 2014 Member, Committee on Commerce
4 31 Aug 2009 30 April 2014 Member, Committee on Power
5 23 Sep 2009 30 April 2014 Member, Rules Committee
6 2016 23 May 2016–present Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
7 2016 23 May 2016 – 2021 Minister for Handlooms and Textiles

Electoral performance

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2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vedaranyam[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK O. S. Manian 78,719 50.02% +8.58
DMK S. K. Vedarathinam 66,390 42.18% New
NTK K. Rajendran 9,106 5.79% +4.84
AMMK P. S. Arumugam 1,284 0.82% New
Margin of victory 12,329 7.83% −7.83%
Turnout 157,387 81.69% 0.27%
Rejected ballots 185 0.12%
Registered electors 192,658
AIADMK hold Swing 8.58%
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vedaranyam[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK O. S. Manian 60,836 41.44% +0.28
INC P. V. Rajendiran 37,838 25.77% New
BJP S. K. Vedarathinam 37,086 25.26% +24.3
DMDK T. Vairavanathan 4,594 3.13% New
PMK Usha Kannan 2,081 1.42% −16.12
NTK K. Rajendran 1,386 0.94% New
NOTA NOTA 1,206 0.82% New
Margin of victory 22,998 15.67% 7.31%
Turnout 146,803 81.42% −2.87%
Registered electors 180,294
AIADMK hold Swing 0.28%
2009 Indian general election : Mayiladuthurai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK O. S. Manian 364,089 45.60% 14.62%
INC Mani Shankar Aiyar 3,27,235 40.98% −18.13%
DMDK K. Pandian 44,754 5.60%
MNMK Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah 19,814 2.48%
BJP S. Karthikeyan 7,486 0.94%
BSP V. S. Chandirakumar 5,554 0.70%
Margin of victory 36,854 4.62% −23.52%
Turnout 7,98,527 73.25% 5.09%
Registered electors 10,91,519 6.80%
AIADMK gain from INC Swing -13.51%
2004 Indian general election : Mayiladuthurai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mani Shankar Aiyar 411,160 59.11% 8.88%
AIADMK O. S. Manian 2,15,469 30.97%
JD(U) J. Rajan 49,124 7.06%
Independent U. Rahmathullah 8,335 1.20%
Independent D. Malarvizhi 3,573 0.51%
Margin of victory 1,95,691 28.13% 21.92%
Turnout 6,95,627 68.09% 4.45%
Registered electors 10,22,018 −0.84%
INC hold Swing 8.88%

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Biography". Lok Sabha Website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23". The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Tmil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021 - Tamil Nadu - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Vedaranyam Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.