Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi

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Template:Infobox Indian Political Party Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK) is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The party's vote base is mainly concentrated in western districts of Tamil Nadu. It was a splinter party of Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam (KMK) The party has one Member of Parliament from Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency) and his name is A. K. P. Chinraj.[1]

History

On 21 March 2013, E. R. Eswaran launched a new Political Party, Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK), from KMK after differences arose between him and KMK party president 'Best' Ramasamy.[2] He also became the general secretary of KMDK. He contested the May 2009 Loksabha elections as a KMK candidate in the Coimbatore constituency[3] and came third, securing 1.28 lakh votes. He also came third in the 2009 by election for Thondamuthur Assembly Constituency.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

KMDK is considered as a Gounder based caste outfit with presence in western districts of Tamilnadu i.e. Kongu Region.[11]

2014 Lok Sabha election

The party contested the 2014 Lok Sabha alliance as a part of National Democratic Alliance led by the BJP. Party General Secretary E. R. Eswaran contested in Pollachi Lok Sabha, the lone seat allotted for the party from the alliance and finished second with 276,118 votes.

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2019 Lok Sabha election

The party has contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as part of United Progressive Alliance led by the DMK in Tamil Nadu.[12]

KMDK got Namakkal Lok Sabha Constituency Namakkal, a constituency known for concentrated Gounder population.[13] KMDK had fielded AKP Chinnaraj, the President of Tamilnadu Poultry Farmers Association[14] in DMK's Rising Sun symbol.[15]

The KMDK Candidate Won By a big margin (55.24%) in 2019 elections as the result announced and the party men celebrated their first ever electoral win since the launch of the party in Namakkal.

Also KMDK is considered to be played a pivotal role for the win of DMK in Kongu region which has been known as ADMK fort

2016 Tamil Nadu State elections

In 2016 elections,[16] the party contested alone in 72 constituencies predominantly in Kongu Nadu Region (Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Erode, Tiruppur, Dindugal, Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts of Tamilnadu).

KMDK lost in all 72 Assembly seats contested but polled 1. 70 Lakh votes.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ New sub-regional party creates flutter in Coimbatore poll battle - Thaindian News. Thaindian.com(2009-05-12). Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Another split group of KNMK floats new party | Coimbatore News - Times of India. The Times of India.
  3. ↑ Gounder consolidation could pose headache to major parties - The Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com(2009-05-21).
  4. ↑ Latest Tamilnadu, Indian Political News, Headlines, Information Online. Dinamalar.com. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  5. ↑ KMDK. Kmdk.in. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  6. ↑ E.r. Eswaran. Facebook. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  7. ↑ E.R. Eswaran. YouTube. Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  8. ↑ E.R.ESWARAN Official Website of General Secretary (கொங்குநாடு மக்கள் தேசிய கட்சி). Kongusingam.com.
  9. ↑ எல்.பி.பீ. கான்கிரீட் தள விவகாரம்: விவசாயிகள் மோதலை தவிர்க்க நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் ஈஸ்வரன் அறிக்கை || Farmers must take action to avoid conflict Eswaran Report. Maalaimalar.com(2014-02-19). Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  10. ↑ தனியாரோடு சேர்ந்து மாதிரி பள்ளிகளை அரசு உருவாக்க வேண்டும்: கொங்குநாடு மக்கள் கட்சி வலியுறுத்தல் || Private and government together to create model schools kongunadu makkal katchi emphasis. Maalaimalar.com(2014-02-19). Retrieved 2015-03-01.
  11. ↑ Alliance talk: DMK gives one seat to KMDK - Chennai News - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  12. ↑ DMK gives one Lok Sabha seat to KMDK(2019-02-26).
  13. ↑ DMK Alliance Announces Constituencies, Calls It Secular Progressive Alliance. NDTV.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  14. ↑ Namakkal expects support for business infrastructure. The Hindu(14 April 2019). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  15. ↑ Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: DMK ally KMDK to take on AIADMK in Tamil Nadu's Namakkal. Hindustan Times(14 April 2019). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  16. ↑ KMDK to contest assembly polls alone. The Economic Times(13 April 2016). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  17. ↑ KMDK woos DMK for local body polls. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

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