# O. S. Manian

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.
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.
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 :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,329 | 7.83% | −7.83% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,387 | 81.69% | 0.27% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 185 | 0.12% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 192,658 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 8.58% | |
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Vedaranyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,998 | 15.67% | 7.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,803 | 81.42% | −2.87% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 180,294 | | |
| | AIADMK hold | AIADMK hold | Swing | 0.28% | |
2009 Indian general election : Mayiladuthurai :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 36,854 | 4.62% | −23.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,98,527 | 73.25% | 5.09% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,91,519 | | 6.80% |
| | AIADMK gain from INC | AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | -13.51% | |
2004 Indian general election : Mayiladuthurai :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,95,691 | 28.13% | 21.92% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,95,627 | 68.09% | 4.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,22,018 | | −0.84% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 8.88% | |