Manickam Tagore

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Subhasini Manickam
(m. 2004)
Manickam Tagore
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
18 June 2019
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded by T. Radhakrishnan
Constituency Virudhunagar
Children2
OccupationPolitician

Manickam Tagore is an Indian politician and current Member of the Parliament of India, representing Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. He is a Whip of Congress Party in Lok Sabha. [2]

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He earlier represented the constituency [3] in the 15th Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party.

Positions held

YearPositions
1994District General Secretary, NSUI
1995Member, State NSUI
1996General Secretary, NSUI, Tamil Nadu
1997General Secretary, All India NSUI
1999Vice President, All India NSUI
2003 and 2005General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress
2006Chairman, Central Election Authority
2008Election Commissioner, Indian Youth Congress
2009Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
Member, Standing Committee on Finance
Member, National Board on Micro and Medium Enterprises
Member, Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation
2013Member, AICC Screening Committee for Chhattisgarh Assembly Election
2014Member, AICC Screen Committee for Lok Sabha Elections in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam
Member, Screening Committee for Haryana Assembly Election
2016Member, AICC Screening Committee for Delhi Municipal Elections
2017–2020AICC Secretary, In charge to Karnataka
2019Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term) [4]
Whip of Congress MPs in Lok Sabha
Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personal, Law & Justice
Member, House Committee, Lok Sabha
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Lok Sabha
Member, Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation
2020– 4 January 2023 [5] AICC Incharge for Telangana Congress [6]
2020-PresentPermanent Invitee, Congress Working Committee
2024–PresentRe-elected to 18th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
Whip of Congress MPs in Lok Sabha

Electoral Career

Lok Sabha Elections Contested

ElectionsConstituencyPartyResultVote percentageOpposition CandidateOpposition PartyOpposition vote percentage
2009 Indian general election Virudhunagar INC Won40.02 Vaiko MDMK 37.96
2014 Indian general election Virudhunagar INC Lost3.80 T. Radhakrishnan ADMK 40.20
2019 Indian general election Virudhunagar INC Won43.77R. Alagarsamy DMDK 29.40
2024 Indian general election Virudhunagar INC Won36.28V. Vijaya Prabhakaran DMDK 35.87

References

  1. Manickam Tagore B. (2021). "Members : Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. "Congress retains Gaurav Gogoi, K Suresh as Lok Sabha deputy leader, chief whip". Hindustan Times. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024. The Congress has also renominated Manickam Tagore as a whip while it has brought its Kishanganj MP Md. Jawaid as another whip in the Lok Sabha
  3. "Statistical Reports of Lok Sabha Elections" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  4. The New Indian Express (25 May 2019). "Manickam Tagore to represent Virudhunagar for a second time". Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. The Hindu (4 January 2023). "Manikrao Thakre replaces Manickam Tagore as AICC incharge in Telangana". Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  6. The Times of India (12 September 2020). "Manickam Tagore new Congress general secretary in Telangana". Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.