Manickam Tagore

Member of the Parliament of India

Manickam Tagore

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

Incumbent

Assumed office
18 June 2019
Leader of the House| Narendra Modi
Preceded by| T. Radhakrishnan
Constituency| Virudhunagar
In office
1 June 2009 – 18 May 2014
Leader of the House|

* Pranab Mukherjee
* Sushilkumar Shinde

Preceded by| Position Established
Succeeded by| T. Radhakrishnan
Constituency| Virudhunagar
Chairperson – Madurai Airport Advisory Committee

Incumbent

Assumed office
18 June 2019
Preceded by| T. Radhakrishnan
In office
1 June 2009 – 18 May 2014
Preceded by| N. S. V. Chitthan
Succeeded by| T. Radhakrishnan
AICC Incharge for Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee & Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee

Incumbent

Assumed office
24 December 2023
Preceded by|

* AP - Oommen Chandy

Member, AICC Screening Committee for Delhi Municipal Elections
In office
2016–2017
Member, AICC Screen Committee for Lok Sabha Elections in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam
In office
2014–2016
Personal details
Born|  (1975-06-01) 1 June 1975 (age 50)[1]
Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party|  Indian National Congress
Spouse|

Subhasini Manickam

(m. 2004)​

Children| 2
Occupation| Politician

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]

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

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Year  | Positions

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1994  | District General Secretary, NSUI
1995  | Member, State NSUI
1996  | General Secretary, NSUI, Tamil Nadu
1997  | General Secretary, All India NSUI
1999  | Vice President, All India NSUI
2003 and 2005  | General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress
2006  | Chairman, Central Election Authority
2008  | Election Commissioner, Indian Youth Congress
2009  | Elected to 15th Lok Sabha
Member, Standing Committee on Finance
Member, National Board on Micro and Medium Enterprises
Member, Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation
2013  | Member, AICC Screening Committee for Chhattisgarh Assembly Election
2014  | Member, AICC Screen Committee for Lok Sabha Elections in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam
Member, Screening Committee for Haryana Assembly Election
2016  | Member, AICC Screening Committee for Delhi Municipal Elections
2017–2020  | AICC Secretary, In charge to Karnataka
2019  | Re-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-Present  | Permanent Invitee, Congress Working Committee
2024–Present  | Re-elected to 18th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
Whip of Congress MPs in Lok Sabha

## Electoral Career

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### Lok Sabha Elections Contested

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Elections  | Constituency  | Party  | Result  | Vote percentage  | Opposition Candidate  | Opposition Party  | Opposition vote percentage

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2009 Indian general election | Virudhunagar | INC | Won | 40.02 | Vaiko | MDMK | 37.96
2014 Indian general election | Virudhunagar | INC | Lost | 3.80 | T. Radhakrishnan | ADMK | 40.20
2019 Indian general election | Virudhunagar | INC | Won | 43.77 | R. Alagarsamy | DMDK | 29.40
2024 Indian general election | Virudhunagar | INC | Won | 36.28 | V. Vijaya Prabhakaran | DMDK | 35.87

## References

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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.

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Members of the 17th Lok Sabha from Tamil Nadu

GE 2019|

| UPA|

| DMK|

1. A. Ganeshamurthi
2. A. Raja
3. A. K. P. Chinraj
4. Annadurai C N
5. D. Ravikumar
6. Dayanidhi Maran
7. Dhanush M. Kumar
8. G. Selvam
9. Gautam Sigamani
10. K. Shamugasundaram
11. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy
12. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
13. Navaskani
14. P. Veluchamy
15. S. Gnanathiraviam
16. S. Jagathrakshakan
17. S. R. Parthiban
18. S. Ramalingam
19. S. S. Palanimanickam
20. S. Senthil Kumar
21. T. R. Baalu
22. T. R. Paarivendhar
23. T. R. V. S. Ramesh
24. Thamizhachi Thangapandian

|

INC|

1. A. Chellakumar
2. K. Jeyakumar
3. H. Vasanthakumar
4. Jothimani
5. Karti Chidambaram
6. M. K. Vishnu Prasad
7. Manicka Tagore
8. Su. Thirunavukkarasar

CPI|

1. K. Subbarayan
2. M. Selvarasu

CPM|

1. P. R. Natarajan
2. S. Venkatesan

VCK|

* Thol. Thirumavalavan

NDA|

| Independent|

* P. Ravindhranath

|

Bye-election
2021|

Vijay Vasanth (Pre-bye poll:H. Vasanthakumar \- died)

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