Kongunadu Makkal Katchi

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

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2008.{{cite web}}: 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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. Archived from the original on 13 November 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "The Hindu : AIADMK vs MDMK in Perundurai". hinduonnet.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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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