K. S. Manoj

{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1965)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = K. S. Manoj

| image =

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| caption = K. S. Manoj

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|04|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Alappuzha, Kerala

| residence = Alappuzha

| death_date =

| death_place =

| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

| term_start = 2004

| term_end = 2009

| predecessor =

| successor = K. C. Venugopal

| constituency = Alappuzha

| party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) (2004-2010) 24px,
Independent (2010)
Indian National Congress (2010-present )

| spouse = Susan Abraham

| children = 1

| website =

| footnotes =

| date = 18 March|

| year = 2009|

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Kurisinkal Sebastian Manoj (born 19 April 1965) is an

Indian politician and physician. He hails from Kerala and was a Member of Parliament for the 14th Lok Sabha, representing Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) candidate.{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4182 |title=Detailed Profile - Dr. K.S. Manoj - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India |publisher=India.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2009-03-31}} He won against Indian National Congress leader V. M. Sudheeran in the 2004 Indian general election in Kerala. He contested the 2009 Lok Sabha elections again from the same constituency, losing to Indian National Congress (INC) candidate K. C. Venugopal.

He resigned from CPI(M) on 9 January 2010, citing that the line of the party clashed with his religious beliefs.{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=6545855&programId=1073750974&tabId=1&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@ |title=Manorama Online | English News | Latest |access-date=9 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092601/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?contentId=6545855&programId=1073750974&tabId=1&contentType=EDITORIAL&BV_ID=@@@ |archive-date=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} A rectification document produced by the party in 2009 had barred any member from practising one's religion and affirming one's belief in God. The document, a code of conduct for members that was approved by the central committee last year, says members and elected representatives “shall neither organise religious functions nor observe religious rituals”.{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/marxist-puts-god-above-party-former-kerala-mp-resigns-from-cpm-over-religion-diktat/cid/555735|title=Marxist puts God above party - Former Kerala MP resigns from CPM over religion diktat}}

He joined Indian National Congress on 13 September 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2010/sep/13/k-s-manoj-joins-congress-186320.html|title=K S Manoj joins Congress|date=16 May 2012 }} He has been nominated as the United Democratic Front (Kerala) candidate for Alappuzha (State Assembly constituency) in the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/alappuzha-comes-out-with-its-list-of-candidates/article34068837.ece|title=Alappuzha comes out with its list of candidates|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 March 2021}}

Some of the most important bills presented by Manoj in the 14th Lok Sabha include "The Fishermen (Welfare) Bill 2005",http://164.100.24.208/ls/CommitteeR/PrivateMemBills/17threp.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} "The Petrol Pump Workers (Welfare) Bill 2005" and "The Coir Factory Workers (Welfare) Bill 2006".{{cite web|url=http://164.100.24.209/newls/Bulletin2detail.aspx?bull2date=02/22/2006 |title=Lok Sabha |publisher=164.100.24.209 |date= |accessdate=2009-03-31}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}