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This party contested in all 234 seats in the [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2006|state elections]] in May 2006 with Vijayakanth contesting in [[Vridhachalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Vridhachalam]]. The party polled almost 3 million votes (about 10% share). All the candidates of the DMDK with the exception of MVijaykanth lost the elections in 2006. In by-elections to Madurai Central assembly constituency DMDK secured around 17000 votes which is 2000 votes less than [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (ADMK). DMDK was also able to secure a large number of seats in Local Body elections. Vijaykanth and his party contested in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls as an independent party in all |
This party contested in all 234 seats in the [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2006|state elections]] in May 2006 with Vijayakanth contesting in [[Vridhachalam (State Assembly Constituency)|Vridhachalam]]. The party polled almost 3 million votes (about 10% share). All the candidates of the DMDK with the exception of MVijaykanth lost the elections in 2006. In by-elections to Madurai Central assembly constituency DMDK secured around 17000 votes which is 2000 votes less than [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (ADMK). DMDK was also able to secure a large number of seats in Local Body elections. Vijaykanth and his party contested in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls as an independent party in all 39 constituencies in the state. |
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==Election history== |
==Election history== |
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===Tamil Nadu=== |
===Tamil Nadu=== |
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Revision as of 16:09, 22 November 2010
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
|---|---|
| Election symbol of DMDK | |
| Leader | Vijayakanth |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Koyambedu, Chennai |
| Ideology | Social Democratic/Populist |
| Website | |
| http://www.dmdkindia.org | |
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) (Template:Lang-ta meaning National Progressive Dravidian Federation) is a regional political party formed by Tamil film actor Vijayakanth in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu along the lines of the regional Dravidian political parties. He formally announced party formation on September 14, 2005 at Madurai. The party head office is in Koyambedu, Chennai.
This party contested in all 234 seats in the state elections in May 2006 with Vijayakanth contesting in Vridhachalam. The party polled almost 3 million votes (about 10% share). All the candidates of the DMDK with the exception of MVijaykanth lost the elections in 2006. In by-elections to Madurai Central assembly constituency DMDK secured around 17000 votes which is 2000 votes less than All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK). DMDK was also able to secure a large number of seats in Local Body elections. Vijaykanth and his party contested in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls as an independent party in all 39 constituencies in the state.
Election history
Tamil Nadu
See pdf for summary.
| Year | General Election | Votes Polled | Seats Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13th Assembly | 2,764,223 | 1 |
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | 3,073,479 | 0 |
2009 Lok Sabha Election
DMDK contested all 39 seats independently in Tamil Nadu in the 15th Lok Sabha election and lost all of them. The party, however, made strong inroads in the heartland of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). The party polled 30.73 lakh votes of the total of 3.02 crore valid votes polled in the state representing roughly a vote share of 10.09%. This is higher than the 8.38% vote share polled by him during the 2006 assembly election. It polled more than one lakh votes in nine constituencies, more than 75,000 in 19 constituencies and more than 50,000 in 35 constituencines including Puduchery.
Though his party did not win any seat, it appears to have made the difference between winning and losing for several candidates by having a vote share larger than the margin of victory. Except S. Austin in Kanyakumari and K. Pandiarajan in Virudhunagar constituency, none of the other candidates had a standing of their own and observers believe the votes polled by him indicate the public support for his candidacy.[1]
References
- ^ "DMDK improves poll showing". The times of India Chennai edition. 18 May 2009. p. 3.
External links
- Official Webpage of DMDK Party
- Welcome to DMDK - Political Site for Vijaykanth Party
- VijayaKanth DMDK Blog
- Article on Vijaykanth's political foray and election results in The New Indian Express
- DMDK Vijayakanth Profile in ArasiyalTalk.com
- Vijaykanth's interview to rediff.com
- DMDK in Mumbai this year
- A Magazine for DMDK
- Vijaykanth's Birthday