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{{short description|Indian politician and entrepreneur}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = E. R. Eswaran
| image = E R Eswaran.png
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|6|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kokkarayanpettai, [[Pallipalayam]], [[India]]
| residence = [[Chennai]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start = 11 May 2021
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Tiruchengode Assembly constituency|Tiruchengode]]
| predecessor = Pon. Saraswathi
| office1 = General Secretary, [[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi]]
| occupation = Politician, entrepreneur
| constituency1 =
| term_start1 = 21 March 2013
| predecessor1 = ''position established''
| successor =
| office2 = General Secretary, [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term2 = 15 February 2009 — 21 March 2013
| president2 = [[Best Ramasamy]]
| party = [[File:Kmdkflag.gif|20px]] [[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi]]
| website = [http://www.kmdk.in]
| footnotes =
| source =
}}

'''E. R. Eswaran''' is an Indian politician and entrepreneur from [[Tamil Nadu]]. {{As of|2013|3|21}} he is the [[General Secretary]] of the [[Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi]] party and as of 2021, is a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the [[Tiruchengode Assembly constituency|Tiruchengode]] constituency.

==Early life and education==
Eswaran was born at Kokarayanpettai, near [[Thiruchengode]] in the [[Namakkal]] district of Tamil Nadu. His family are involved in agriculture.<ref name=autobio>{{cite web| url = http://www.kongusingam.com/english/index.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121013014413/http://www.kongusingam.com/english/index.html| archive-date = 2012-10-13| title = E.R.ESWARAN Official Website of General Secretary}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525082338/http://www.kongusingam.com/english/index.html |date=25 May 2013 }}</ref>

He received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Government Engineering College, Salem. He then began his business in [[Assam]] and later moved on to [[Chennai]] where he entered the construction and infrastructure business. He soon "established himself as one of the premier builders in Chennai, promoting many apartments and townships". He also has business interests in the manufacture and export of clothing, which has caused him to travel abroad extensively.<ref name=autobio />

He is fluent in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], English and [[Hindi]].<ref name=autobio />

==Association with Kongu organisations==
He was secretary of "Kongu Nanbargal Sangam" around 2001.<ref>http://kongunanbargalsangam.com/html/history.asp{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Political career==
On 21 March 2013, Eswaran was one of the founders of Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi, and is General Secretary of the party. He is member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Tiruchengode constituency. The presence of KMDK in DMK-led alliance has worked in favour of DMK. E.R. Eswaran won by a margin of 2,862 votes in Tiruchengode.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/dmk-bags-four-ally-kmdk-one-in-namakkal-district/article34468039.ece| title = DMK bags four, ally KMDK one in Namakkal district - The Hindu| website = [[The Hindu]]}} </ref> He contested the May [[2009 Indian general election|2009 Lok Sabha Elections]] as a KMDK candidate from the [[Coimbatore]] constituency<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Gounder-consolidation-could-pose-headache-to-major-parties/articleshow/4557663.cms|title=Gounder consolidation could pose headache to major parties | Chennai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref> and came third, securing more than one hundred thousand votes. He also came third in the 2009 by election for the Thondamuthur Assembly Constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dinamalar.com/Political_detail.asp?news_id=7103|title=Latest Tamilnadu, Indian Political News, Headlines, Information Online|website=[[Dinamalar]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kmdk.in/|title=KMDK - கொங்குநாடு மக்கள்‌ தேசிய கட்சி | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi|website=www.kmdk.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/2013/11/07152145/Private-and-government-togethe.html |title=தனியாரோடு சேர்ந்து மாதிரி பள்ளிகளை அரசு உருவாக்க வேண்டும்: கொங்குநாடு மக்கள் கட்சி வலியுறுத்தல் || Private and government together to create model schools kongunadu makkal katchi emphasis |accessdate=2015-03-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183605/http://www.maalaimalar.com/2013/11/07152145/Private-and-government-togethe.html |archivedate=2 April 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Need-funds-for-linking-rivers-KMDK-chief/articleshow/37928766.cms|title=Need funds for linking rivers: KMDK chief | Coimbatore News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
For Lok sabha elections 2014, he contested [[Pollachi]] Constituency as the KMDK candidate with BJP alliance. E.R. Eswaran secured 2,76,118 votes.

==Electoral Career==
=== Lok Sabha Elections Contested ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Election
! Constituency
! Party
! Result
! Vote %
! Opposition Candidate
! Opposition Party
! Opposition vote %
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election]] || [[Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency|Coimbatore]]|| [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam|KNMK]] || {{Lost}} ||15.57|| [[P. R. Natarajan]]|| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] ||35.64
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election]] || [[Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency|Pollachi]]|| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] || {{Lost}} ||27.62|| [[C. Mahendran]]|| [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] ||41.72
|}

=== Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Election
! Constituency
! Party
! Result
! Vote %
! Opposition Candidate
! Opposition Party
! Opposition vote %
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] || [[Sulur Assembly constituency|Sulur]]|| [[Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam|KNMK]] || {{Lost}} ||34.88|| [[K. Thinakaran]]|| [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam|DMDK]] ||52.29
|-
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] || [[Tiruchengode Assembly constituency|Tiruchengode]]|| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] || {{Won}} ||44.60|| Pon. Saraswathi|| [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] ||43.04
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1961 births]]
[[Category:People from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:National Democratic Alliance candidates in the 2014 Indian general election]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026]]
[[Category:Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi politicians]]

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