Manickam Tagore
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.
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Manickam Tagore
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.
He earlier represented the constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha from (/wiki/IndianGeneralElection,2009) to (/wiki/IndianGeneralElection,2014). He is a member of the Indian National Congress party.
Positions held
Manickam Tagore
<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Positions</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1994</td><td>District General Secretary, NSUI</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>Member, State NSUI</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>General Secretary, NSUI, Tamil Nadu</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>General Secretary, All India NSUI</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>Vice President, All India NSUI</td></tr><tr><td>2003 and 2005</td><td>General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Chairman, Central Election Authority</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Election Commissioner, Indian Youth Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Elected to 15th Lok Sabha</td></tr><tr><td>Member, Standing Committee on Finance</td></tr><tr><td>Member, National Board on Micro and Medium Enterprises</td></tr><tr><td>Member, Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Member, AICC Screening Committee for Chhattisgarh Assembly Election</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Member, AICC Screen Committee for Lok Sabha Elections in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam</td></tr><tr><td>Member, Screening Committee for Haryana Assembly Election</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Member, AICC Screening Committee for Delhi Municipal Elections</td></tr><tr><td>2017–2020</td><td>AICC Secretary, In charge to Karnataka</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)</td></tr><tr><td>Whip of Congress MPs in Lok Sabha</td></tr><tr><td>Member, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personal, Law & Justice</td></tr><tr><td>Member, House Committee, Lok Sabha</td></tr><tr><td>Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Lok Sabha</td></tr><tr><td>Member, Consultative Committee on Civil Aviation</td></tr><tr><td>2020– 4 January 2023</td><td>AICC Incharge for Telangana Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2020-Present</td><td>Permanent Invitee, Congress Working Committee</td></tr><tr><td>2024–Present</td><td>Re-elected to 18th Lok Sabha (3rd term)</td></tr><tr><td>Whip of Congress MPs in Lok Sabha</td></tr></tbody></table>
Electoral Career
Lok Sabha Elections Contested
<table><thead><tr><th>Elections</th><th>Constituency</th><th>Party</th><th>Result</th><th>Vote percentage</th><th>Opposition Candidate</th><th>Opposition Party</th><th>Opposition vote percentage</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2009 Indian general election</td><td>Virudhunagar</td><td>INC</td><td>Won</td><td>40.02</td><td>Vaiko</td><td>MDMK</td><td>37.96</td></tr><tr><td>2014 Indian general election</td><td>Virudhunagar</td><td>INC</td><td>Lost</td><td>3.80</td><td>T. Radhakrishnan</td><td>ADMK</td><td>40.20</td></tr><tr><td>2019 Indian general election</td><td>Virudhunagar</td><td>INC</td><td>Won</td><td>43.77</td><td>R. Alagarsamy</td><td>DMDK</td><td>29.40</td></tr><tr><td>2024 Indian general election</td><td>Virudhunagar</td><td>INC</td><td>Won</td><td>36.28</td><td>V. Vijaya Prabhakaran</td><td>DMDK</td><td>35.87</td></tr></tbody></table>