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| Abbreviation | KEC(M) |
| Chairman | Jose K. Mani |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | Jose K. Mani |
| Founder | K. M. Mani |
| Founded | 1979; 46 years ago (1979) |
| Split from | Kerala Congress |
| Headquarters | State Committee Office, Near Fire Station,Kottayam[1] |
| Newspaper | Prathichaya weekly |
| Student wing | Kerala Students Congress (M) |
| Youth wing | Kerala Youth Front (M) |
| Women's wing | Kerala Vanitha Congress (M) |
| Labour wing | Kerala Trade Union Congress (M) |
| Ideology | Social democracy[4] Malayali nationalism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colours | White and Red |
| ECI Status | State Party[5] |
| Alliance | (1979-1989), (2020- present)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 245 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly | 5 / 140 |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31 |
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Kerala Congress (Mani) or KEC(M) is a state-level political party in the Indian state ofKerala, currently led by chairmanJose K. Mani. It was formed byK. M. Mani in 1979, after a split from theKerala Congress. They are part of theLDF since October 2020.[6][7]
Kerala Congress (M) was formed in 1979 after a split inKerala Congress party.[8] After a series of splits and mergers, Kerala Congress faction of P. J. Joseph merged with Kerala Congress(M). It split again when some leaders including Francis George, Dr. K. C. Joseph, Antony Raju and P. C. Joseph resigned fromKEC(M) and formed theJanadhipathya Kerala Congress in 2016. KEC(M) quit theUDF in 2016[9] citing issues with in the UDF, and rejoined it in June 2018 after reconciliation.
A power struggle erupted in the party after the death of Kerala Congress (M) chairmanK. M. Mani. One faction was led by his sonJose K. Mani and another was led by senior leaderP. J. Joseph. The Election Commission intervened and it ruled in favor ofJose K Mani. The commission passed a verdict recognizing the faction led byJose K. Mani as the Kerala Congress (M). This was challenged byP. J. Joseph in court and he was granted an interim stay order. The Jose faction approached theSupreme Court of India and it agreed with the Election Commission's verdict.UDF ConvenerBenny Behanan met with Jose K Mani and following the meeting, he announced that the Jose faction was expelled from UDF as a result of a dispute in Kottayam district panchayat.[10][6]
Later Kerala Congress (M) joinedLDF.
| Minister | Ministry |
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| K. M. Mani |
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| P. J. Joseph |
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| P. C. George |
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| Thomas Unniyadan |
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| Minister | Ministry |
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| K. M. Mani |
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| C. F. Thomas |
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| Minister | Ministry |
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| K. M. Mani |
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| Narayana Kurup |
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Kerala Congress (M) joined hands withLDF for the2020 Kerala local elections held in December and also for the2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. However KEC(M) allegedly allowed a CPI(M) party member to contest as a KEC(M) candidate fromPiravom (State Assembly constituency). In the2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, KEC(M) contested 12 seats and won 5 of them. However, KEC(M) chairman Jose K. Mani lost fromPala (State Assembly constituency) to incumbent MLAMani C. Kappan of theNationalist Congress Kerala for 15,378 votes. The loss of this seat is a considered a major setback for Jose K. Mani, as Pala was the original constituency represented by his late father,K. M. Mani, for 49 years from 1967 to 2016.
| Minister | Ministry |
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| Roshy Augustine | Minister for Water Resources, Irrigation and Inland Navigation |
| N. Jayaraj | Chief Whip |
On 18 May 2021, theLDF and KEC (M) declared thatKanjirappally (State Assembly constituency) MLAN. Jayaraj is to be the chief whip of the alliance.Idukki (State Assembly constituency) MLARoshy Augustine is set to become a minister.
Members ofKerala Legislative Assembly
Members of Parliament
| Election Year | Alliance | Seats contested | Seats won | Total Votes | Percentage of votes | +/- Vote |
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| 2024 | LDF | 1 | 0 / 20 | 277,365 | 1.38% |  0.70% |
| 2019 | UDF | 1 | 1 / 20 | 421,046 | 2.08% | 0.28% |
| 2014 | UDF | 1 | 1 / 20 | 424,194 | 2.36% | 0.17% |
| 2009 | UDF | 1 | 1 / 20 | 404,962 | 2.53% |  1.14% |
| 2004 | UDF | 1 | 0 / 20 | 209,880 | 1.39% | 0.91% |
| 1999 | UDF | 1 | 1 / 20 | 357,402 | 2.30% | 0.10% |
| 1998 | UDF | 1 | 1 / 20 | 356,168 | 2.40% | 0.26% |
| 1996 | UDF | 1 | 1 / 20 | 356,168 | 2.66% | 0.04% |
| 1991 | UDF | 1 | 1 / 20 | 384,255 | 2.70% | 0.34% |
| 1989 | UDF | 1 | 1 / 20 | 352,191 | 2.36% | New |
| Election Year | Alliance | Seats contested | Seats won | Total Votes | Percentage of votes | +/- Vote |
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| 2021 | LDF | 12 | 5 / 140 | 684,363 | 3.28% | 0.71% |
| 2016 | UDF | 15 | 5 / 140 | 807,718 | 3.99% | 0.95% |
| 2011 | UDF | 15 | 9 / 140 | 861,829 | 4.94% | 1.68% |
| 2006 | UDF | 11 | 7 / 140 | 507,349 | 3.26% | 0.28% |
| 2001 | UDF | 11 | 9 / 140 | 556,647 | 3.54% | 0.36% |
| 1996 | UDF | 10 | 5 / 140 | 453,614 | 3.18% | 1.14% |
| 1991 | UDF | 13 | 10 / 140 | 611,702 | 4.32% | 1.54% |
| 1982 | UDF | 17 | 6 / 140 | 559,930 | 5.86% | 0.61% |
| 1980 | LDF | 17 | 8 / 140 | 500,894 | 5.25% | New |
Jose K. Mani is the Chairman of the party since 2020.
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