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{{Short description|Indian politician, Advocate and social worker}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = B. John Pandian.png
| caption = B. John Pandian in 2020
| birth_name = B. John Pandian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|11|30}}
| birth_place = [[Sivalarkulam]], [[Alangulam, Tenkasi|Alangulam]] [[Tirunelveli District]], [[Madras State]] (now in [[Tenkasi district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]), India
| office2 = Youth Wing President of [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]
| term_start2 = 1989
| term_end2 = 1996
| office1 = [[Organizational founder|Founder]] & [[Chairman]] of [[Devendrar College of Physiotherapy]]
| term_start1 = 1998
| office = [[Organizational founder|Founder]] and [[leader]] of [[Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term_start = 14 April 2000
| party = [[File:LOGO JP.jpg|40px]] [[Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/in%7Dtmmk.html|title=Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, India|website=www.crwflags.com}}</ref> (2000-{{endash}}present)
| other_party = [[File:Pmk flag.jpg|20px]] [[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]] (1989{{endash}}1995)
| occupation = Advocate, Politician
| spouse = Priscilla Pandian
| children = Dr Viyango Pandian 
Dr Vinolin Nivetha Pandian
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| parents =
| education = Master of Arts: Madurai Kamaraj University
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'''B. John Pandian''' is an advocate, social worker and an Indian politician from [[Tamilnadu]]. He founded the [[Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam]] party in 2000.

==Political career==
He was initially part of [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] party since 1989, holding the post of Youth Wing Secretary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/tamilnadu/2021/02/15/ramadoss-1st-to-support-devendrakula-velalars-demand|title=Ramadoss 1st to support Devendrakula Velalars' demand|date=16 February 2021|website=DT Next|language=en|access-date=2024-03-26}}</ref> He contested the [[1989 Indian general election]] in [[Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency]] as [[Pattali Makkal Katchi|PMK]] candidate in 1989 and also contested the [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] in [[Mudukulathur Assembly constituency]] and securing the second place surpassing the DMK candidate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/politics/i-was-the-one-who-conducted-the-johnpondian-wedding-emotional-ramadoss-qok5y5|title=Ramadas is full of emotion|date=15 February 2021|website=DT Next|language=en|access-date=2024-03-26}}</ref>

He formed the [[Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam]] party in 2000. The party joined [[AIADMK-led Alliance]] alliance in 2001 and got allotted one seat. John Pandian contested [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] in [[Egmore Assembly constituency|Egmore]] and lost the seat by a slender margin of 86 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/140416/know-your-candidate-2.html|title=AIADMK contests Egmore|date=14 April 2016|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2024-03-26}}</ref>

He contested the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] as independent candidate in [[Mudukulathur Assembly constituency|Mudukulathur]] and [[Nilakottai Assembly constituency|Nilakkottai]] as the party opted to contest unaligned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/city/2016/04/22/dalit-leader-john-pandian-tmmk-to-go-it-alone-in-assembly-polls|title=John Pandian's TMMK to go it alone in Assembly polls|date=22 April 2016|website=DT Next|language=en|access-date=2024-03-26}}</ref>

He contested the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] as independent candidate in [[Tiruvadanai Assembly constituency]], citing differences in [[AIADMK-led Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/not-for-splitting-votes-says-john-pandian/article8530456.ece|title=Not for splitting votes, says John Pandian|date=28 April 2016|website=DT Next|language=en|access-date=2024-03-26}}</ref>

Then, He joined the [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] alliance in 2017. He then advocated for the merger of six sub castes in [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste]] list and a naming of them as "Devendrakula Velalar". Then he also proposed for the delisting of those sub sects into [[Other Backward Class]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/Oct/06/tmmk-president-john-pandians-remarks-draw-flak-from-vathiriyar-community-2206503.html|title=TMMK president John Pandian's remarks draw flak from Vathiriyar community|date=6 October 2020|website=The New Indian Express|language=en|access-date=2024-03-26}}</ref> With the name change and merging successful, he contested the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] as a candidate in [[Egmore Assembly constituency|Egmore]] constituency again. But post the elections, he left the [[AIADMK-led Alliance]] citing differences over seat sharing in the election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/Jul/19/john-pandians-tmmk-exits-aiadmk-alliance-2332142.html|title=John Pandian's TMMK exits AIADMK alliance|date=19 July 2021|website=The New Indian Express|language=en|access-date=2024-03-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/bjp-invites-allies-in-tn-for-nda-meet/articleshow/101907000.cms|title=BJP invites allies in TN for NDA meet|date=19 July 2023|website=Times of India|language=en|access-date=2024-03-26}}</ref>

As a part of [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] alliance, he was nominated to contest the [[Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency]] seat in Lotus symbol.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-candidate-list-2024-lok-sabha-polls-tamil-nadu-puducherry-2518297-2024-03-22|title=Radikaa Sarathkumar, John Pandian in BJP's fourth list of Lok Sabha candidates|date=22 March 2022|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2024-03-26}}</ref>

==Elections contested==
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===Lok Sabha===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year
! Constituency
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
! %
! Opponent
! colspan="2" |Opponent party
! Opponent votes
! %
! Result
! Margin
! %
|-
! [[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| [[Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency|Perambalur]]
| {{Party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| 83,933
| 12.54
| A. Asokraj
| {{Party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| 357,565
| 53.41
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -273,632
| -40.87
|-
! [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| [[Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency|Tenkasi]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 208,825
| 20.1
| Dr. Rani Srikumar
| {{Party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| 425,679
| 40.97
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -216,854
| -20.87
|-
|}

===Tamilnadu State Legislative Assembly===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year
! Constituency
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
! %
! Opponent
! colspan="2" |Opponent party
! Opponent votes
! %
! Result
! Margin
! %
|-
! [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| [[Egmore Assembly constituency|Egmore]]
| {{Party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| 30,064
| 25.46
| I. Paranthamen
| {{Party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| 68,832
| 58.29
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -38,768
| -32.83
|-
! [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| [[Tiruvadanai Assembly constituency|Tiruvadanai]]
| {{Party name with color|Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam|shortname=TMMK|rowspan=3}}
| 9,597
| 5.14
| Karunas
| {{Party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| 76,786
| 41.14
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -67,189
| -36
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[Nilakottai Assembly constituency|Nilakottai]]
| 6,882
| 4.8
| A. Ramasamy
| {{Party name with color|Puthiya Tamilagam}}
| 75,124
| 52.45
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -68,242
| -47.65
|-
| [[Mudukulathur Assembly constituency|Mudukulathur]]
| 21,701
| 12.22
| M. Murugan
| {{Party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| 83,225
| 46.87
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -61,524
| -34.65
|-
! [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| [[Egmore Assembly constituency|Egmore]]
| {{Party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
| 33,103
| 47.57
| Parithi Ilamvazhuthi
| {{Party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|rowspan=2}}
| 33,189
| 47.69
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -86
| -0.12
|-
! [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| [[Valangiman Assembly constituency|Valangiman]]
| {{Party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=Ind.}}
| 11,984
| 12.67
| Gomathi Srinivasan
| 48,019
| 50.78
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -36,035
| -38.11
|-
! [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| [[Mudukulathur Assembly constituency|Mudukulathur]]
| {{Party name with color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
| 29,021
| 30.24
| S. Balakrishnan
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 40,065
| 41.74
| {{no2|Lost}}
| -11,044
| -11.5
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Tenkasi district]]

B. John Pandian - Revision history

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