K. A. Manoharan

Dr. K. A. Manoharan (born 21 February 1951) is an Indian politician and was elected in as a Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Hosur constituency.[1][2] He has also served as the President of the Hosur municipality in 1978. He is the eldest son of late K. Appavu Pillai. He is currently the Working President of Tamilnadu INTUC [3] and National Secretary of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC).[4]

K. A. Manoharan
Member Of Legislative Assembly (Hosur)
In office
1991–1996
Preceded byN. Ramachandra Reddy
Succeeded byB. Venkatasamy
Working President of Tamilnadu INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress)
Assumed office
2020
National Secretary INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress)
President of Krishnagiri District Historical Research Center
Personal details
Born (1951-02-21) 21 February 1951
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
Spouse(s)Banumathi Manoharan
RelationsK. A. Jothiprakash (Brother)
K. Rajaram (Co-Brother)
D. Jothi Jegarajan (cousin)
Children2
ParentsK. Appavu Pillai (Father)
Ponnammal Appavu Pillai (Mother)
ResidenceHosur, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materPSG College of Arts and Science
AwardsHonorary Doctorate (2019)
Websitewww.kamanoharan.in
Nickname(s)
K.A.M

Early life and family

K.A. Manoharan is the eldest son of veteran politician Mr. K. Appavu Pillai[5] and Mrs. Ponnammal, was born in Bangalore, now Bengaluru, in a wealthy Tuluva Vellala family on 21 February 1952. Manoharan is married to Banumathi and has two children. He Studied in PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore and completed his bachelor degree. K.A Manoharan has been conferred Honorary Doctorates by the National Virtue University of Peace and Education in March 2019.[6]

Politics

Manoharan was elected as the President of Hosur Town Panchayat at the age of 22. He has been a member of the Indian National Congress since 1990.

In 1991, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Hosur constituency.

He is a member of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) and a National General Secretary of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) from 2019.[7][8]

Elections contested
Year Election Party Constituency Result Vote Percentage Opposition Candidate opposition party Opposition Vote Percentage
1984
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election
IND
Hosur
 Lost
17.66 %
T. Venkata Reddy
INC
48.3%
1989
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election
Not Contested
1991
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election
INC
Hosur
 Won
47.64 %
B. Venkatasamy
Janata Dal
38.84 %

Positions held
  • Former Member Of Legislative Assembly For Hosur (1991 - 1996).
  • Working President Of Tamilnadu INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress).
  • National Secretary Of Indian National Trade Union Congress.[9]
  • Vice President of Tamilnadu National Electricity Workers Federation.
  • President Of Krishnagiri Historical Research Center.
  • President of Hosur Tamil Valartchi Mandram.[10]
  • President Of Telugu Association.
  • Vice President Of Madras Film Society.

References
  1. "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Tamil Nadu 1991 - Tamil Nadu - Election Commission of India". Eci.gov.in. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. "Working President Tamilnadu INTUC". Dinakaran (in Tamil). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. "Industrial Fedration". www.intuc.net. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. "Madras Legislative Assembly [sic] (1957-1962) A Review" (PDF). assembly.tn.gov.in. March 1962. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  6. "Honorary Doctorate to Mr. K. A. Manoharan". Dinakaran (in Tamil). Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. "INTUC National Secretary". Dinakaran (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  8. "INTUC National Secretary". Dinakaran (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  9. "Kal Publications Krishnagiri-Salem Supplement epaper dated Fri, 29 Mar 19". epaper.dinakaran.com.
  10. "Hosur Tamil Valarchi Mandram". dailythanthi (in Tamil). Retrieved 14 April 2017.


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