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Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi
Founded 21 March 2013 (11 years ago) (2013-03-21)
Headquarters Administrative Office, Door no. 46, Sampath Nagar, Erode
Ideology Indigenism
Alliance National Democratic Alliance (India) (2014-2019)

United Progressive Alliance (2019-2023)

Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (2023-present)

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. and One Member of TamilNadu Legislative assembly, E.R.Easwaran (2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly election). The party has four district councilors and ten union councillors.

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. He also became the general secretary of KMDK. He contested the May 2009 Loksabha elections as a KMK candidate in the Coimbatore constituency and came third, securing 1.28 lakh votes. He also came third in the 2009 by election for Thondamuthur Assembly Constituency.

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

2021 Tamil Nadu State elections

In the 2021 elections, the party contested in Secular Progressive Alliance in three constituencies Kongu Nadu Region (Thiruchengode, Perundurai and Sulur constituencies).

KMDK general seceretary E.R.Easwaran won in Thriuchengode securing 81,688 votes (44.23%). The other two seats were lost.

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.

2019 Indian general election : Namakkal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK A. K. P. Chinraj 626,293 55.43% 29.64%
AIADMK P. Kaliappan 3,61,142 31.96% -22.06%
NTK B. Baskar 38,531 3.41%
MNM R. Thangavelu 30,947 2.74%
Independent P. P. Saminathan 23,347 2.07%
NOTA None of the above 15,073 1.33% -0.20%
Margin of victory 2,65,151 23.47% -4.76%
Turnout 11,29,890 80.22% 1.50%
Registered electors 14,13,599
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam gain from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Swing 1.41%

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

The KMDK Candidate Won By a margin of 55.24% in 2019 elections; 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 the 2016 elections, 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.

KMDK Also contested in Hat symbol in all 72 constituencies.

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.

2014 Indian general election : Pollachi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK C. Mahendran 4,17,092 41.72% 1.95%
KMDK E. R. Eswaran 2,76,118 27.62% 25.43%
DMK Pongalur N. Palanisamy 2,51,829 25.19% -8.60%
INC Selvaraj 30,014 3.00%
NOTA None of the above 12,947 1.30%
Independent M. Mary Stella 4,942 0.49%
Margin of victory 1,40,974 14.10% 8.12%
Turnout 9,99,720 73.31% -3.22%
Registered electors 13,81,505
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam hold Swing 1.95%

See also

  • Kongu Nadu Statehood movement
  • List of political parties in India
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