Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi facts for kids
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Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi
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| Founded | 21 March 2013 |
| 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) |
The Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK) is a political party in Tamil Nadu, a state in India. A political party is a group of people who share similar ideas about how the government should work. They try to get their members elected to make these ideas happen.
This party gets most of its votes from the western parts of Tamil Nadu. It started when some members left another party called Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam (KMK).
Currently, the KMDK has one Member of Parliament (MP). An MP is someone elected to represent their area in the national government. This MP is A. K. P. Chinraj, who represents the Namakkal area. The party also has one Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Tamil Nadu, E. R. Eswaran. An MLA is elected to represent their area in the state government. The party also has four district councilors and ten union councilors, who work at local government levels.
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History of KMDK
The KMDK party was started on March 21, 2013. E. R. Eswaran created the new party after he had disagreements with the president of the KMK party. E. R. Eswaran became the general secretary of the KMDK. The general secretary is a very important leader in a political party.
Before starting KMDK, E. R. Eswaran ran in elections for the KMK party. In the May 2009 national elections, he ran in the Coimbatore area. He came in third place, getting 1.28 lakh votes. (A lakh is 100,000, so he got 128,000 votes). He also came third in a special election for the Thondamuthur Assembly area in 2009.
The KMDK party is seen as a group that mainly represents the Gounder community. This community lives mostly in the western districts of Tamil Nadu, which is also known as the Kongu Region.
KMDK in Recent Elections
2021 Tamil Nadu State Elections
In the 2021 state elections, the KMDK party joined an alliance called the Secular Progressive Alliance. An alliance is when different parties work together to win elections. They ran candidates in three areas in the Kongu Nadu Region: Thiruchengode, Perundurai, and Sulur.
The general secretary of KMDK, E. R. Eswaran, won the election in Thiruchengode. He received 81,688 votes, which was 44.23% of all votes in that area. The party's candidates lost in the other two areas.
2019 National Elections (Lok Sabha)
For the 2019 national elections, the KMDK party was part of the United Progressive Alliance. This alliance was led by the DMK party in Tamil Nadu.
The KMDK was given the chance to run a candidate in the Namakkal area. This area is known for having many people from the Gounder community. The KMDK chose AKP Chinraj to be their candidate. He ran under the DMK's election symbol, which is a "Rising Sun."
AKP Chinraj won the election in Namakkal with a large lead. He got 55.24% of the votes. This was the first time the KMDK party had won an election since it was formed. Many people believe that KMDK helped the DMK win in the Kongu region, which used to be a strong area for the AIADMK party.
2016 Tamil Nadu State Elections
In the 2016 state elections, the KMDK party decided to run alone. They put forward candidates in 72 different areas. Most of these areas were in the Kongu Nadu Region. This region includes districts like Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Erode, Tiruppur, Dindugal, Coimbatore, and Nilgiris.
The KMDK party did not win any of the 72 seats they contested. However, they still received a total of 1.70 lakh votes across these areas. The party's symbol for these elections was a "Hat."
2014 National Elections (Lok Sabha)
In the 2014 national elections, the KMDK party joined another alliance called the National Democratic Alliance. This alliance was led by the BJP.
The KMDK was given one seat to contest, which was the Pollachi Lok Sabha area. The party's general secretary, E. R. Eswaran, ran in this election. He came in second place, receiving 276,118 votes.
See also
- Kongu Nadu Statehood movement
- List of political parties in India
