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'''D. Kumaradas''' (died June 27, 2019) <ref>[https://www.dailythanthi.com/amp/News/Districts/2019/06/28020121/Former-MLA-of-Killiyoor-constituency-Death-of-Kumaradas.vpf கிள்ளியூர் தொகுதி முன்னாள் எம்.எல்.ஏ. குமாரதாஸ் மரணம்]</ref> is an Indian politician. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] on four occasions from [[Killiyur (State Assembly Constituency)|Killiyur constituency]]: in [[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1984]] as a [[Janata Party]] candidate,<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991]] as a [[Janata Dal]] candidate,<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]] and [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001]] as a [[Tamil Maanila Congress|Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]] (TMC) candidate.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |date=7 October 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He floated a new party, called the [[Tamil Maanila Kamarajar Congress]], in December 2002.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kumaradas floats party|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kumaradas-floats-party/article27887759.ece | date=25 December 2002 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=11 August 2019 }}</ref>

[[G. K. Vasan]] revived the TMC in November 2014. On 19 April 2016, the party named 26 candidates to contest the [[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2016 state assembly elections]] as part of an alliance with the [[People's Welfare Front]] and [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]].<ref>{{cite news |work=NDTV |agency=PTI |title=Tamil Maanila Congress Chief GK Vasan Not To Contest Tamil Nadu Elections |date=19 April 2016 |url=http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/tamil-maanila-congress-chief-gk-vasan-not-to-contest-tamil-nadu-elections-1397232 |accessdate=2017-05-04}}</ref> The list included [[S. John Jacob]], the incumbent Killiyur MLA, but one week later it was announced that Kumaradas would contest the seat in his place.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=TMC changes Killiyoor candidate |date=26 April 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/tmc-changes-killiyoor-candidate/article8521568.ece |accessdate=2017-05-04}}</ref> The constituency was won by the INC candidate, [[S. Rajeshkumar]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/tamil-nadu/assembly-constituencies/killiyur.html |title=Killiyur (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016 |publisher=Infobase |accessdate=2017-05-04}}</ref>

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>Extraordinary Writ at 17:12, 10 March 2021