Manickam Tagore Explained

Manickam Tagore
Office:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start:18 June 2019
1Blankname:Leader of the House
1Namedata:Narendra Modi
Predecessor:T. Radhakrishnan
Constituency:Virudhunagar
Term Start1:1 June 2009
Term End1:18 May 2014
1Blankname1:Leader of the House
Predecessor1:Position Established
Successor1:T. Radhakrishnan
Constituency1:Virudhunagar
Office2:Chairperson – Madurai Airport Advisory Committee
Term Start2:18 June 2019
Predecessor2:T. Radhakrishnan
Term Start3:1 June 2009
Term End3:18 May 2014
Predecessor3:N. S. V. Chitthan
Successor3:T. Radhakrishnan
Office4:AICC Incharge for Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee & Andaman and Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee
Term Start4:24 December 2023
Predecessor4:
Party: Indian National Congress
Office5:Member, AICC Screening Committee for Delhi Municipal Elections
Term Start5:2016
Term End5:2017
Office6:Member, AICC Screen Committee for Lok Sabha Elections in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam
Term Start6:2014
Term End6:2016
Birth Date:1975 6, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation:Politician
Children:2
Nationality:Indian

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

!Year!Positions
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 electionVirudhunagarINC40.02VaikoMDMK37.96
2014 Indian general electionVirudhunagarINC3.80T. RadhakrishnanADMK40.20
2019 Indian general electionVirudhunagarINC43.77R. AlagarsamyDMDK29.40
2024 Indian general electionVirudhunagarINC36.28V. Vijaya PrabhakaranDMDK35.87

Notes and References

  1. News: Manickam Tagore B. . Members : Lok Sabha . 28 February 2022 . loksabhaph.nic.in . 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228053852/http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4552 . 28 February 2022.
  2. Web site: 2024-07-14 . Congress retains Gaurav Gogoi, K Suresh as Lok Sabha deputy leader, chief whip . 2024-07-14 . Hindustan Times . en . 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. Web site: Statistical Reports of Lok Sabha Elections. Election Commission of India. 17 September 2011.
  4. News: The New Indian Express . Manickam Tagore to represent Virudhunagar for a second time . 28 February 2022 . 25 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228052118/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/may/25/manickam-tagore-to-represent-virudhunagar-for-a-second-time-1981419.html . 28 February 2022.
  5. News: The Hindu . Manikrao Thakre replaces Manickam Tagore as AICC incharge in Telangana . 4 January 2023 . 4 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230104170406/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/manikrao-thakre-replaces-manickam-tagore-as-aicc-incharge-in-telangana/article66339173.ece . 4 January 2023 . en-IN.
  6. News: The Times of India . Manickam Tagore new Congress general secretary in Telangana . 28 February 2022 . 12 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220228053633/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/manickam-tagore-new-congress-gen-secy-in-t/articleshow/78067869.cms . 28 February 2022 . en.