Kongunadu Makkal Katchi

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]

Kongunadu Makkal Katchi
LeaderA.M. Raja
HeadquartersTTS Complex-58, Mettur Road, Erode District-638011, Tamil Nadu[1]
ECI StatusRegistered Unrecognised Party[1]
Party flag

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. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "A fierce fight". hinduonnet.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  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 15 May 2016.
  5. "The Hindu : AIADMK vs MDMK in Perundurai". hinduonnet.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. "State Elections 2001 - Constituency wise detail for 119-Perundurai Constituency of TAMIL NADU". Archived from the original on 4 April 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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