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Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
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| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
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| Party Chairperson | {{{chairman}}} |
| General Secretary | {{{secretary}}} |
| Parliamentary Party Chairperson | {{{ppchairman}}} |
| Leader of Lok Sabha | {{{loksabha_leader}}} |
| Leader of Rajya Sabha | {{{rajyasabha_leader}}} |
| Founded | April 06, 1994 |
| Headquarters | Thayagam, Chennai |
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | {{{loksabha_seats}}} |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | {{{rajyasabha_seats}}} |
| Political Ideology | Social Democratic |
| Political Position | Fiscal: Social: |
| Publications | Sangoli |
| Website | http://www.mdmk.org.in |
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK; Tamil: மறுமலர்ச்சித் திராவிட முன்னேற்றக் கழகம)் a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu formed in 1994. by Mr. V.Gopalswamy(Vaiko), a vociferous member of Rajyasabha and an emotional party activitist of DMK. Mr. V.Gopalsamy (Vaiko) grew in the party from his student days. He actively participated in the party agitations and courted imprisonment several times. He was detained under MISA during emergency with other party leaders and workers. His style of speaking is his own, quoting world events and history, dragged many more to his side. Particularly the youths of DMK had a liking for him. His sympathy for Srilankan Tamils' cause is world known.
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See pdf for summary. MDMK's worst poll performance ever in Tamil Nadu was registered in 1996 and its peak, a decade later, in 2006.
| Year | General Election | Votes Polled | Seats Won |
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| 1996 | 11th Assembly | 1,569,168 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11th Lok Sabha | 1,222,415 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | 1,602,504 | 3 |
| 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | 1,620,527 | 4 |
| 2001 | 12th Assembly | 1,304,469 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | 1,679,870 | 4 |
| 2006 | 13th Assembly | 1,971,565 | 6 |
| Year | General Election | Votes Polled | Seats Won |
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| 1996 | 9th Assembly | 14,657 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11th Lok Sabha | 13,397 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10th Assembly | 4,910 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11th Assembly | 1 |
- ^ See the List of recognised political parties in India.
- ^ To gain recognition as a state party, the party must have some kind of political activity for at least five continuous years, and send at least 4% of the state's quota to the Lok Sabha (India's Lower house), or 3.33% of members to the state assembly. If the above conditions are not fulfilled, then a party may gain recognition by garnering not less than 6% of the total votes in a state or national election, polled in by all its contesting candidates. If a party is recognised in four or more states, it is automatically recognised as a national party by the EC.
- Offical website of MDMK
- Online version of Sangoli (weekly) Official magazine of MDMK party.
- Blog of a Vaiko's fan. Contains the speeches, videos and other news about Vaiko.
- An another blog of Vaiko's fans (MDMK cadres). Contains political & literature speeches of Vaiko and other news about Vaiko and MDMK in text and video forms.
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