Sedapatti Manimaram is an Indian politician who is a Member of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Thirumangalam as an DMK candidate in 2026.
Elections contested
Manimaran is the youngest son of former Union Minister Sedapatti R. Muthiah. Manimaran is the current District Secretary of Madurai South District, DMK party. Despite loosing earlier elections he was kept on working rigorously for his party in the district and has made his party win in many elections including local body elections and his party aides win in the previous Parliament elections. Due to his constant local presence with a sustained commitment to the people of the constituency, he secured a decisive victory for the party, unseating the long time incumbent R.B. Udhayakumar, who was considered unshakeable and dismantled his political fortress in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election .