Kongunadu Makkal Katchi

Kongunadu Makkal Katchi
Leader A.M. Raja
Headquarters TTS Complex-58, Mettur Road, Erode District-638011, Tamil Nadu[1]
ECI Status Registered Unrecognised Party[1]

Kongunadu Makkal Katchi (Tamil: கொங்குநாடு மக்கள் கட்சி) is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India, based amongst the Vellala Gounder caste.[2] The party was founded shortly ahead of the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[3]

The party is led by A.M. Raja.[4] The party acts as the political wing of the Kongu Vellala Gounder Forum.[5]

In the 2001 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, KMK stood as an ally of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. KMK contested one seat, Perundurai.[5] Its candidate, N. Govindaswamy, got 40421 votes (32.43%)[6]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.eci.gov.in/electorallaws/OrdersNotifications/Parties_Symbols.pdf
  2. ↑ "A fierce fight". hinduonnet.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  3. ↑ Wyatt, A. K. J.. New Alignments in South Indian Politics: The 2001 Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu, in Asian Survey, Vol. 42, No. 5 (September–October 2002), pp. 733-753
  4. ↑ "The Hindu : DMK cadres want Perundurai back". hinduonnet.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  5. 1 2 "The Hindu : AIADMK vs MDMK in Perundurai". hinduonnet.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  6. ↑ "State Elections 2001 - Constituency wise detail for 119-Perundurai Constituency of TAMIL NADU". Archived from the original on 2006-04-04. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.