Kongunadu Makkal Katchi
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| Kongunadu Makkal Katchi | |
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| Leader | A.M. Raja |
| Headquarters | TTS Complex-58, Mettur Road, Erode District-638011, Tamil Nadu[1] |
| ECI Status | Registered Unrecognised Party[1] |
| Politics of India Political parties Elections |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.eci.gov.in/electorallaws/OrdersNotifications/Parties_Symbols.pdf
- ↑ http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1810/18100160.htm
- ↑ Wyatt, A. K. J.. New Alignments in South Indian Politics: The 2001 Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu, in Asian Survey, Vol. 42, No. 5 (Sep. - Oct., 2002), pp. 733-753
- ↑ http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/04/12/stories/04122236.htm
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/04/27/stories/15272239.htm
- ↑ http://archive.eci.gov.in/SE2001/pollupd/ac/states/S22/Aconst119.htm
