O. S. Manian

O. S. Manian
O. S. Manian
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2016
Preceded by	S. K. Vedarathinam
Succeeded by	N. V. Kamaraj
Constituency	Vedaranyam
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 2009–2014
Succeeded by	Mani Shankar Aiyar
Constituency	Mayiladuthurai
Personal details
Born	29 April 1954 (age 70); Oradiyampulam, Thalainayar Town Panchayath, Nagapattinam, (Tamil Nadu)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	Kalaiselvi
Children	2 (Daughters) OSM Bharathi OSM Vasugi
Parent	Somuthevar (father) & Kasambuammal (mother)
Education	P.U.C. (Class XII)
Alma mater	Khadir Mohideen College, Adirampattinam, Tamil Nadu
Occupation	Politician & Agriculturist

O. S. Manian is a member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Vedaranyam constituency, Nagapattinam district. He is a staunch loyalist to AIADMK Supreme J Jayalalithaa. He previously represented the Mayiladuturai (Lok Sabha constituency) of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party.^[1]

J Jayalalithaa appointed O.S Manian as Minister for Handlooms and Textiles in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu.^[2]

He has been interested in politics and public interest since his youth. From the age of 18 he joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Later, he held many party responsibilities such as Union Secretary, Club Policy Propagation Secretary, District Club Secretary.

The period when he served as the party's Policy Propagation Secretary is still admired by the party leaders as the golden age of party leaders.

Education and background

Manian has completed formal education only till XII standard. An agriculturist by profession, he has held various offices since 1995. O.S. Manian belongs to Agamudayar and currently the district Secretary of Aiadmk Nagapatinam.

Posts held

#	From	To	Position
1	1995	2001	Member, Rajya Sabha
2	2009	2014	Member, 15th Lok Sabha
3	31 Aug 2009	30 April 2014	Member, Committee on Commerce
4	31 Aug 2009	30 April 2014	Member, Committee on Power
5	23 Sep 2009	30 April 2014	Member, Rules Committee
6	2016	23 May 2016–present	Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
7	2016	23 May 2016 – 2021	Minister for Handlooms and Textiles
8	2021	June 2022	Member, Estimate committee

Electoral performance

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	O. S. Manian	78,719	50.02%	+8.58
	DMK	S. K. Vedarathinam	66,390	42.18%	New
	NTK	K. Rajendran	9,106	5.79%	+4.84
	AMMK	P. S. Arumugam	1,284	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			12,329	7.83%	−7.83%
Turnout			157,387	81.69%	0.27%
Rejected ballots			185	0.12%
Registered electors			192,658
	AIADMK hold		Swing	8.58%

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Vedaranyam^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	O. S. Manian	60,836	41.44%	+0.28
	INC	P. V. Rajendiran	37,838	25.77%	New
	BJP	S. K. Vedarathinam	37,086	25.26%	+24.3
	DMDK	T. Vairavanathan	4,594	3.13%	New
	PMK	Usha Kannan	2,081	1.42%	−16.12
	NTK	K. Rajendran	1,386	0.94%	New
	NOTA	NOTA	1,206	0.82%	New
Margin of victory			22,998	15.67%	7.31%
Turnout			146,803	81.42%	−2.87%
Registered electors			180,294
	AIADMK hold		Swing	0.28%

2009 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIADMK	O. S. Manian	364,089	45.60%	14.62%
	INC	Mani Shankar Aiyar	3,27,235	40.98%	−18.13%
	DMDK	K. Pandian	44,754	5.60%
	MNMK	Dr. M. H. Jawahirullah	19,814	2.48%
	BJP	S. Karthikeyan	7,486	0.94%
	BSP	V. S. Chandirakumar	5,554	0.70%
Margin of victory			36,854	4.62%	−23.52%
Turnout			7,98,527	73.25%	5.09%
Registered electors			10,91,519		6.80%
	AIADMK gain from INC		Swing	-13.51%

2004 Indian general election: Mayiladuthurai
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mani Shankar Aiyar	411,160	59.11%	8.88%
	AIADMK	O. S. Manian	2,15,469	30.97%
	JD(U)	J. Rajan	49,124	7.06%
	Independent	U. Rahmathullah	8,335	1.20%
	Independent	D. Malarvizhi	3,573	0.51%
Margin of victory			1,95,691	28.13%	21.92%
Turnout			6,95,627	68.09%	4.45%
Registered electors			10,22,018		−0.84%
	INC hold		Swing	8.88%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Biography". Lok Sabha Website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
^ "Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23". The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
^ "Tmil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021 - Tamil Nadu - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^ "Vedaranyam Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.
^ "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

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[Lok_Sabha_Profile-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Biography". Lok Sabha Website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2011.

[2] "Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23". The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.

[election2021-3] "Tmil Nadu General Legislative Election 2021 - Tamil Nadu - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

[4] "Vedaranyam Election Result". Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[5] "Assembly wise Candidate Valid Votes count 2016, Tamil Nadu" (PDF). www.elections.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

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