Mundakkakkal Madhavan Mani (born 12 December 1946) is an Indian politician and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader. He is elected as the MLA from Udumbanchola constituency. He was the former District Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist). He contested from Udumbanchola constituency in 1996 but failed. He became the Idukki district secretary of CPI(M) in 1985 for the first time and was elected eight times consecutively to the post. He was elected from Udumbanchola constituency to Kerala assembly in May 2016. In 2021 Kerala legislative elections he was re-elected from the same constituency by defeating the congress candidate E.M. Augusty of the Congress by a margin of 38,305 votes. . Mani served as the Idukki district party Secretary from 1985. LDF government in Kerala led by Pinarayi Vijayan inducted CPI(M) secretariat member M M Mani into the cabinet on 22 November 2016. He served as electricity minister under Pinarayi Vijayan government. This was after former electricity minister E. P. Jayarajan resigned after allegations of nepotism. Mani landed into controversy due to his way of talking during speeches. MM Mani was the Kerala Minister of Electricity and his ministry is being alleged by opposition leaders and senior administrators as the main reason for one of the largest floods in the state which claimed 400 lives and displaced more than 15 lakh people. Poor management of dams and its operations lead to the preventable, and man-made flood. Following the uprising against Mani & the ministry led by him, a number of PIL's were filed against the Government. The Kerala high court constituted an amicus curiae to investigate the matter and submit a report.
