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]

Manickam Tagore
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Assumed office
18 June 2019
Leader of the HouseNarendra Modi
Preceded byT. Radhakrishnan
ConstituencyVirudhunagar
In office
1 June 2009 – 18 May 2014
Leader of the House
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byT. Radhakrishnan
ConstituencyVirudhunagar
Chairperson – Madurai Airport Advisory Committee
Assumed office
18 June 2019
Preceded byT. Radhakrishnan
In office
1 June 2009 – 18 May 2014
Preceded byN. S. V. Chitthan
Succeeded byT. Radhakrishnan
AICC Incharge for Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee & Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee
Assumed office
24 December 2023
Preceded by
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 49)[1]
Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse
Subhasini Manickam
(m. 2004)
Children2
OccupationPolitician

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
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
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.