Party Name : Kerala Congress (M) (KC(M))
Constituency : Kottayam
State : Kerala
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 16
Father's Name : Shri K. M. Mani
Mother's Name : Smt. Annama Mani
Date of birth : 29 May 1965
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
2009 Elected to 15th Lok SabhaLeader, Kerala Congress (M) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and CultureMay, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1 Sept. 2014 - 14 June 2018 Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs.Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development14 June. 2018 Ceased Membership
More Information :
Books Published
Produced two documentaries (i) Living Your Dream; and (ii) Together Each Achieves More
Social And Cultural Activities
Chairman, Centre for reform and research: a society formed for the youth conducting educational seminars,career development programmes and publication of books; President,Vikasana Sena -an Association of the Youth; Associated with Prateeksha Rotary Centre for mentally challenged children; and associated with the polio eradication drive of Rotary Centre Dist. 3211.
Special Interests
Empowerment of the youth; aiming at inculcating a sense of social and political responsibility among the youth in rural and semi urban areas of the state of Kerala
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Travelling, listening to instrumental music
Sports and Clubs
Snorkelling, table tennis, Member (i)Tennis Club; (ii) Trivandrum Club; (iii) River Valley Club; (iv) YMCA International; and (v)Rotary Club of Pala
Countries Visited
Australia, Belgium, European Countries, Indonesia, Kenya, Maldives, Middle East, Qubec, Sri Lanka, U.S.A. and Vatican
Other Information
Worked with and provided relief to Tsunami affected vicitms in Kerala; awarded outstanding (i) Young Leader award by the Jaycees; and (ii) Youth Leader by Kalakeralam Recipient of Rotary International Young Leader Award; Co-ordinator evacuation Process of Nurses/Working people of Indian origin from the disturbed areas in Yemen, Iraq and Libya and supported them in the rehabilitation process; worked with and provided rice and other provisions to victims of flood hit area of Upper Kuttnad (Kerala); Co-ordinator in providing medicines including life-saving drugs, blankets, etc. to the recent Nepal earth-quake victims
