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 71); Oradiyampulam, Thalainayar Town Panchayath, Nagapattinam, (Tamil Nadu)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	Kalaiselvi
Children	02 (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

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References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 "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.

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[Lok_Sabha_Profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 "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.

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