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M.Manikandan
M.Manikandan
Minister of Information Technology in Government of Tamil Nadu
	In office; 23 May 2016 – 7 August 2019
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa, O. Panneerselvam, Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Constituency	Ramanathapuram
Personal details
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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Dr M. Manikandan is an Indian politician and a member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was elected from Ramanathapuram constituency as a candidate of the AIADMK.

Jayalalithaa appointed Manikandan as Minister for Information Technology in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu.^[1]

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

[1] "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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-Dr.'''M. Manikandan''' is an Indian politician and a member of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] from the state of Tamil Nadu. Manikandan is a first-term member of the 15th[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]. He was elected from Ramanathapuram constituency of Ramanathapuram District. In June 2016 Manikandan was inducted into the [[Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]] led government of Tamil Nadu as a state minister with Independent Charge. Manikandan holds the Information Technology Department portfolio in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]. At age 39, Manikandan is the second youngest minister to be sworn into the Tamil Nadu Cabinet.On 7 August 2019 he was relieved from his post after his controversial speech about another minister Mr Udumalai Radhakrishnan.
+'''Dr M. Manikandan''' is an Indian politician and a member of the [[Fifteenth Assembly of Tamil Nadu|15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]. He was elected from [[Ramanathapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Ramanathapuram constituency]] as a candidate of the AIADMK.
-== Early life and education ==
+[[Jayalalithaa]] appointed Manikandan as Minister for Information Technology in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23 |date=21 May 2016 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/list-of-ministers-in-jayalalithaa-cabinet/article8630370.ece |accessdate=2017-05-04}}</ref>
-Manikandan was born to Thiru S. Murugesan in Ramanthapuram in [[Tamil Nadu]]. He received his bachelor's degree in Medicine from the [[Annamalai University]]. He then obtained Masters in Surgery (MS) from SRIRAMACHANDRA MEDICAL COLLEGE, Tamil Nadu, India. He also has accomplished fellowship of Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons (FIAGES).
-He worked as an Assistant Professor of Surgery in 1st surgical Unit in Madurai Medical College , where he was known for his strict conduct and discipline .
-=== Political life ===
-Dr. Manikandan is from the AIADMK, Manikandan represents [[Ramanathapuram]] Assembly Constituency of [[Ramanathapuram district]], Tamil Nadu. A Doctor by Profession, Manikandan entered into public service as Deputy Secretary of Medical Wing of the AIADMK.
-As a party loyalist and popular among the district people, he was picked by Jayalalitha to fight the Ramanathapuram Assembly elections in 2016 in which he won by 33222 votes over the then Incumbent MLA. His Educational and professional background coupled by performance in the party caused him to be picked by Jayalalitha to hold a very crucial portfolio of Information Technology.
-=== MLA ===
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-[[Category:Members of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
+[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2016–2021]]
 [[Category:State cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
 [[Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
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M.Manikandan

Minister of Information Technology in Government of Tamil Nadu
In office 23 May 2016 – 7 August 2019
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa, O. Panneerselvam, Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Constituency	Ramanathapuram

Personal details
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam