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dravidian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dravidian, Dravidan, or Dravida may refer to: Dravidian languages, a family of languages spoken mainly...

Pancha Dravida (lit. 'Five Dravida' from Sanskrit: पंच pancha) is one of the two major groupings of Brahmins in Hinduism, of which the other is Pancha-Gauda...

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK; Tamil pronunciation: [t̪iɾaːʋiɖɐ munːeːtrɐk kɐɻɐɡɐm]; transl. Dravidian Progressive Federation) is an Indian regional...

The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (transl. Renaissance Dravidian Progressive Federation; abbr. MDMK) is a political party active in the Indian...

The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK; transl. National Progressive Dravidian Federation) is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil...

The Dravida Nadu movement was a separatist movement seeking to create a homeland for the Dravidians by establishing a sovereign state in the predominantly...

class system including untouchability and on a grander scale to obtain a "Dravida Nadu" (Dravidian Nation) from the Madras Presidency. Dravidar Kazhagam...

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK; transl. All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation) is an Indian regional political party with...

Adi Dravida (or Adi Dravidar) is a term that has been used since 1914 in South India to denote Paraiyars, a caste group. At the time of the 2011 Census...

Dravida is mentioned as one of the kingdoms in the southern part of present-day mainland India during the time of the Mahabharata. Dravida is listed among...

Dravida Brahmins, or simply Dravidulu, are Hindu brahmins and a sub-caste of the Telugu Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh in South India, who migrated from Tamil-speaking...

the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). It was founded by the former chief minister of...

Dravida Sangha was established in 470 CE by a Jain monk named Vajranandi in the city of Madurai in present-day Tamil Nadu. Madurai at that time was under...

on 11 May 2006 and all the results were out by the end of the day. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led (DMK) front won the elections, with the DMK emerging...

as a rival to the oscillating duopoly of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and an ideological...

With the rise of Dravidian parties in the state, C. N. Annadurai of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) became the first non-Congress chief minister in...

Makkal Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (MDMDK) (Tamil: மக்கள் தேசிய முற்போக்கு திராவிடக் கழகம்; English: People's National Progressive Dravidian Federation)...

Indian politician who was the founder and first general-secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He served as the fourth and last chief minister...

Gynacantha dravida, also known as Indian duskhawker[unreliable source?] or brown darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found...

politician from Tamil Nadu. She is the General Secretary of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam. She is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing...

country. The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the state and the Indian National Congress nationally...

Rangaswamy All India N. R. Congress N. Rangaswamy 23 April 2026 Tamil Nadu Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. K. Stalin Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam C. Joseph Vijay...

Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry led by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). AIADMK founder M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R) formed...

alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which won 38 of the state's 39 Lok Sabha seats. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)-led...

Lights constituency in Chennai District as a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a party he represented till 2026. In September 2016...

constituency in Tiruchirappalli district representing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Martin is from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. She is the richest...

similarities of their ideals and goals. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its political rival All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) have been...

for Finance and Human Resources Management (Tamil Nadu)He is a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He was born in Mallankinaru, Tamil Nadu. He has a bachelor's...

he is elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Harbour as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2016, 2021 and 2026 elections. He won his...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

temple architecture found in historic texts, the others being Nagara, Dravida, Bhumija, Kalinga, and Varata. Some scholars like Adam Hardy avoid using...

1967 elections, Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has won the assembly seat three times (in 1984, 2006, 2016 state elections), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam has...

held on 10 June 1977. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election, defeating its rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). M. G. Ramachandran...

Chelvadi, Chelavadi) is a Dravida community, mainly belonging to Karnataka, "who are generally called formerly as Adi Dravida (Balagai), Channaiah or Channayya"(Bidar...

26 February 2021. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the election, ending the decade-long reign of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)...

Legislative Assembly, defeating the sitting MLA, J. John Ebenezer of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, by a margin of 49,668 votes. Wilson polled 97,800 votes...

Congress forged alliances with regional parties including the NCP and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. The party's campaign emphasised social inclusion and...

seats in the 16th Lok Sabha were held on 24 April 2014. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led by its general secretary J. Jayalalithaa won a spectacular...

were released on 13 May 2011. Two major parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faced the election...

Trinamool Congress in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election...

held on 10 May 2001 in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)-led front won the elections and its general...

N. R. Elango is an Indian politician and a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament...

longest-serving leader of the opposition is J. Jayalalithaa from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), who has been the only female to hold the position...

Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmin classification of the Brahmin community in India. Telugu Brahmins...

worker, politician and Ex deputy Propaganda Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. She has worked mainly in Tamil and Telugu cinema, in...

Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, the party joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam alliance and was allocated three seats to contest, with...

landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (Indira) and its ally Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, who won 37 out of 39 seats. Many observers considered...

The Dravida Vizhipunarchi Kazhagam (Dravidian Awareness Federation) is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. The party was founded in 2001 by B.T. Kumar...

The Dravidian University, Kuppam, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India was established by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, through a Legislature Act...

(BJP) as an "ideological opponent" due to its right-wing politics and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) as a "political adversary" due to its alleged corruption...

Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Manachanallur as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. Kathiravan was born to A. Srinivasan...

Hoysala architecture style is described as Karnata Dravida as distinguished from the traditional Dravida, and is considered an independent architectural...

the Legislative Assembly being the lower house. In 2010, the erstwhile Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government took steps to revive the Tamil Nadu Legislative...

Chiruthaigal Katchi which contested the assembly elections in alliance with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Vanni Arasu (born Jayaraj) is an Indian politician,...

member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. In the 2024 general election of India, Arun defeated Chandramohan N D of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Dravida Peravai (Dravidian Front), is a political party in Puducherry, India. The DP was formed in 1996 by a break-away faction of the Dravida Munnetra...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

Congress, and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning all 39 seats. The opposition party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which was part of...

The Naalayira Divya Prabandham (Tamil: நாலாயிரத் திவ்வியப் பிரபந்தம், romanized: Nālāyira Divya Prabandham, lit. 'Four Thousand Divine Hymns') is a collection...

Sundaram N is an Indian politician. He is a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected as a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative...

Nadu legislative Assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Karur in 2006, 2011 and as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021 election...

the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and was elected in elections of 2011 elections of 2016. and in the elections of 2021. He represents the Dravida Munnetra...

largely been dominated by the Dravidian parties of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The DMK has first...

and filmmaker T. Rajendar in 1991. The party was formed as a split from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). The party contested in 11 seats in the 1991 Tamil...

Dravidar Kazhagam after which Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was formed. E. V. K. Sampath, a founding member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, left the...

announced on 22 February 2022 by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won 153 out of the total 200 wards in Chennai,...

assembly election, the AINRC is allied with J. Jayalalithaa's All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Rangasamy formed the government by winning...

supported various political parties, including the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, both active in the state of Tamil...

full term in the role. The position was first held by M. K. Stalin of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), who also served as minister for rural development...

based on the usage of the Sanskrit word drāviḍa in the work Tantravārttika by Kumārila Bhaṭṭa, the word drāviḍa in Sanskrit has been historically used...

Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Perundurai as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. { S. Jayakumar is a candidate in the...

of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to represent the Egmore constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF)...

a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, began her own party, Thazhthapattor Munnetra Kazhagam and later joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

third wife Rajathi Ammal. Kanimozhi belongs to the Indian political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), where she functions as the deputy general secretary...

24-hour television channel started on 14 April 2010 by Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam which is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu....

and lost. He was a member of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and now expelled from the party. He joined Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party on 11 July...

Progressive Alliance won only 6 seats with incumbent Leader of Opposition and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader R. Siva losing his own seat. The Indian National...

Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF)...

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on five occasions as a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He is presently elevated as Principal Secretary...

Tamil Nadu. He is elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Nellikuppam constituency in 1989 election...

chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 2021 to 2026. He became president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on 28 August 2018, after serving as the party's...

of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was the founder member of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam. He was a member of the General Committee with C.N.Annadurai...

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) decided to stay with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), but the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Marumalarchi Dravida...

in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. Markandayan is from Vilathikulam, Thoothukudi...

of India from Tamil Nadu as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is affiliated with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), one of the major political...

Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Tiruchirappalli (East) as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021.On 2026 election he lost the seat to...

represented regionally by the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu and the Asom Gana Parishad in Assam, supported...

Alliance (NDA) which won 26 seats. After leaving the NDA, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, hoped to create some damage, but ended up losing 8 seats...

non-Hindi Indian states, which wanted the continued use of English. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a descendant of Dravidar Kazhagam, led the opposition...

an Indian politician who served as the IT wing deputy secretary for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party since 2025 till 2026. She is the daughter of actor...

forming the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1949. While continuing the Self-Respect Movement, he advocated for an independent Dravida Nadu (land of...

of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party till his death. One of the oldest party members of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, since...

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was only 9,444 votes. For the 2011 state elections, it allied with the All India Anna Dravida...

political career in Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) in 1993, which he left in 2012. He joined All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)...

Castes) Order, 1950 lists 1,109 castes across 28 states. Adi Andhra Adi Dravida Anamuk Aray Mala Arundhatiya Arwa Mala Bariki Bavuri Beda (Budga) Jangam...

Kazhagam in 1989. He joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam later, before joining the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 2005. He was active in politics...

was chosen from both Dravidian parties, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), which ruled Tamil...

Nadu Olympic Association. In 2014, Arjuna began collaborating with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on election strategies. He is credited with introducing...

during this time and one writer calls it Karnataka Dravida style as opposed to traditional Dravida style. Pattadakal UNESCO World Heritage Site and the...

announced on 22 February 2022 by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won 153 out of the total 200 wards in Chennai,...

a politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and founder member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. The Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research...

to elect members from 234 constituencies for the state legislature. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led front won the election securing 221 seats in...

General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is the head of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), an Indian regional...

However, his government collapsed on 17 April 1999 when the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam withdrew its support, after Vajpayee refused to meet...

served as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha and leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian...

constituency from 2011 to 2016. He represented earlier the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and now he represents Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam Party...

incumbent mayor of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and was elected on 4 March 2022 after the 2022...

in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Varalakshmi is a resident of Appur village in the Kanchipuram...

received 99,950 votes and defeated K. V. K. S. Sabari Karthikeyan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 11,710 votes. "Vignesh K, KINATHUKADAVU...

(born 29 April 1967) is an Indian politician and a prominent member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He served as the 13th Leader of the Opposition...

ministry M. Karunanidhi 9th (1989) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 14 Jayalalithaa I J. Jayalalithaa 10th (1991) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 15 Karunanidhi...

an Indian medical practitioner, social activist and politician from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He represented the Thousand Lights constituency...

Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Perambur constituency in the by-election...

Progressive Alliance (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and allies) got 27 seats, while United National Progressive Alliance (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Regupathy (born 30 July 1950) is an Indian politician belonging to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party. He is currently a member of the...

decades, he served as the chief editor of Murasoli, the mouthpiece of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Through his maternal side, he was related to the...

Indian politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Visvanathan joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam at an early age. In 1977...

Tamil Nadu, M. G. Ramachandran. Ramachandran founded the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in 1972 and was facing his first elections for...

born in Thirumullaivoyal and the wife of C N Annadurai, founder of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Rani married...

2016) was a Tamil film character actor, comedian and politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He was known for his unique comical laugh. Kumarimuthu...

Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Tiruvarur constituency in the 1996...

including actress CC. R. Vijayakumari, and eight children. He joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party and became the first actor to become an elected...

present[when?]. In 2024, the party officially submitted itself to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Kamal Haasan, the President of the Makkal Needhi Maiam...

R. Nedunchezhiyan from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). The party eventually merged with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) led...

Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He has won the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections in 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021 as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra...

He is a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and its district secretary of Ramanathapuram district. He is the son of former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)...

ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 37 out of 39 seats. The other 2 seats were won by the opposition, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. This...

Dinakaran in support of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) when his father-in-law, S. P. Adithanar, chose to support Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam during...

conquest and blending." Edgar Thurston[year needed] named what he called Homo Dravida and described it close to Australoids, with Caucasoid (Indo-Aryan) admixture...

landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 38 out of 39 seats. This election marked the...

legislative assembly from Ottpidaram constituency as a All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2006 election. In 2011, He lost the seat...

elected as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967 and 1971. He was elected twice to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra...

Dhiravida Thelugar Munnetra Kazhagam (DTMK) (Dravidian Telugu Progressive Federation) is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. The party general secretary...

Vettri Kazhagam (2025–present) Other political affiliations All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (2023–2025) Bharatiya Janata Party (2019–2023) Education...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kadaladi constituency in 1991 election. He later joined to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in...

career as a lawyer and activist of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Later, he joined the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). He also associated...

in the fifteenth legislative assembly. He contested as All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate and won 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly...

Vaiko (born 2 April 1972) is an Indian politician of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (MDMK). He was appointed as the MDMK principal...

budget of Tamil Nadu 11 times. Paneerselvam joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in 1973. He was a loyalist of former chief minister...

Mohideen represented Vellore Constituency in the Parliament (Lok Sabha) as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) member in the 14th Lok Sabha (2004—2009). He was...

been elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party candidate from Thandarambattu constituency...

is an Indian politician from the state of Tamil Nadu and belongs to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is a lawyer by profession. In June 2016, he was announced...

social worker, businessman, and Indian politician and a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected as a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative...

became a republic. C. N. Annadurai, a follower of Periyar, formed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in 1949. The Congress dominated the political scene...

He served as Mayor of Chennai from 2006 to 2011. He is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He is a lawyer by profession. Subramanian...

of Tamil Nadu. He is one of senior most party carde in All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He has been a member since 1972 when the party formed...

from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India representing All India Anna Dravida Munnetra...

He was elected four times to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruvaiyaru constituency in the 1989,...

Pala. Karuppiah (born Chinna Karuppiah on 2 April 1943) is an Indian politician, film producer, actor and author. He was an MLA in the 14th Tamil Nadu...

the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Kathiravan won the Tenkasi seat in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

Joseph Vijay, secured 108 seats in the 234-member assembly. The Ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), led by M. K. Stalin, became the principal opposition...

Chalukya monuments, regional variants of existing dravida (South Indian) temples, defined the Karnata dravida architectural tradition. The temple is based...

allies All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Communist Party of India winning 34 seats, while Janata Party and its allies Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

major groupings of Brahmins in Hinduism, of which the other is Pancha-Dravida. According to Kalhana's Rajatarangini (c. 12th century CE), the Pancha...

in the 1960s. The rise in power and political support was gradual until Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a Dravidian party, formed the government in the...

contesting in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as a Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) candidate for the constituency of Peravurani. On 21 February...

political career spanning over five decades, primarily with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). He was expelled from the AIADMK and later joined...

Marathi Brahmins (also known as Maharashtrian Brahmins) are communities native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are classified into mainly three...

votes and defeated his nearest rival, E. Saroja of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, by a margin of 9,614 votes. "Ravisankar.M, THURAIYUR...

1985, 1990, 1991, 1996, and 2001. He lost the polls to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate Om Sakthi Sekar in 2006 owing to his health...

Prakash rocks with his background score". In late March 2023, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Keezhapavur union councillor Rama Udayasuriyan accused...

her husband M. G. Ramachandran, who was the leader of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and served in the post for 24 days. She was the first...

and ex-servicemen in the Tamil Nadu state of India between 2006 and 2011 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) regime. He was instrumental in developing kumbakonam...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

and to the Lok Sabha during the 1984 elections from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. He also headed the AIADMK parliamentary...

M. Karunanidhi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam K. Poondi Kalaivanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2 Ambur R. Balasubramani All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

Assistant Engineer at Arni, North Arcot.[citation needed] Ramachandran was the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) student secretary while at Annamalai University...

Tiruchirappalli Durai Vaiyapuri Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 25 Perambalur Arun Nehru Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam None 26 Cuddalore M. K. Vishnu...

form a stable government led by the TVK. Initially, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Rebel Faction), comprising 25 MLAs out of AIADMK's total...

at Melur on 15 March 2018 as a breakaway faction of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam after his expulsion from the party. The headquarters...

She currently serves as joint propaganda secretary in All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. She appeared in notable productions including Sangamam...

1947) is an Indian politician. She was The Deputy general-secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Social...

He polled 1,03,235 votes and defeated his opponent, S. Durairaj of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, by a margin of 33,590 votes. On 21 May 2026, Ramesh...

Vettri Kazhagam. He received 91,371 votes and defeated M. Loganathan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam by a margin of 33,369 votes. "Vijay Tamilan Parthiban...

Thirukkuvalai – 23 November 2003) was an Indian politician and leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party, which was headed by his maternal uncle and...

demand for Pradhan's resignation. He said the Trinamool Congress, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, and the NCP (SP) had supported the agitation. On 16...

protests on different occasions in Tamil Nadu. Following the defeat of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Secular Progressive Alliance in 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative...

ministry was elected. The election of M. Karunanidhi as the leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Legislature Party the interim Council of Ministers headed...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

polled 59,091 votes and defeated his nearest rival, Subair Khan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, by a margin of votes. "K.V. Vijay Damu, ROYAPURAM constituency...

Legislative Assembly from Sankarankovil representing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Jaishankar won the Sankarankovil seat in the 2026 Tamil...

of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Hosur as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. Prakaash is married and had only one...

Iyers of Tamil Nadu and the Nambudiris of Kerala, belonged to the Pancha-Dravida classification of India's Brahmin community. They mostly belonged to the...

Progressive Alliance consisting of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Indian National Congress won 54 seats. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam became the...

Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi contested on the "Rising Sun" symbol of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and is officially recorded as a DMK candidate...

the Uthiramerur Constituency. He's also the District Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party, for the Kanchipuram South region...

won the 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Sambath is from Mudaliarpet, Puducherry district, Puducherry...

Ramanathan (born 1964) is an Indian politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam who served as a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative...

constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1962 election. He was subsequently elected from the Tirupattur constituency for the Dravida Munnetra...

Tamil Nadu. He is the founder and General Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), a political party active mainly in the Indian...

Secular National Dravida Party, was a political party in the Indian state of Kerala. The party was founded on 7 January 2004 by elements of the Ezhava...

politician. He was part of the Dravidian movement and later joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He served as the general secretary of the DMK...

expelled from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. In 1996, after Vaiko's departure from the DMK and the formation of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

The Indian National Congress party, led by K. Kamaraj, won the election. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam made significant in-roads in the election and emerged...

Shanmugavel. This evening paper was famous for its explosive stand against Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) rule in Tamil Nadu at that time. The firebrand...

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. C. R. Saraswathi started her career as a film actress in 1979 and joined All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

patrilineal descent, and the Veda that they follow. They fall under the Pancha Dravida Brahmana classification of Brahmins in India. Apart from the prevalent...

2016 as an AIADMK candidate and also elected as Chidambaram in 2026 as an Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. "Complete List of Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections...

vote-on-account of ₹5,396 crore presented in February 2026. Opposition: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLAs staged a sit-in protest on 2 July 2026, demanding...

pre-existing dravida (South Indian) temples, form a climax to the wider regional temple architecture tradition called Vesara or Karnata dravida. Temples of...

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam General Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam General Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Virudhunagar constituency in 2006 election...

latter had differences with Periyar. Subbaiah joined Annadurai's new party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He then gained the friendship of M. Karunanidhi...

1971 election. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He was the First MLA from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Gudiyatham Constituency...

India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of India's Parliament). He quit AIADMK and joined Dravida Munnetra...

Thousand Lights constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party candidate and 1967 from Egmore constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. He...

2020. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) candidate from Tiruppattur (194) constituency...

assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Bhavanisagar constituency in 1977, 1984 and 1991 elections and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

the Cuddalore constituency of Tamil Nadu from 1967 to 1970 representing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He was born in Sangolikuppam, a village near Cuddalore...

were released on 13 May 2011. Two major parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faced the election...

legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 21 January 1989. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi...

The president of TNPWP is Pon Kumar. TNPWP supported the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for 22 years, but the alliance broke down ahead...

election. Following the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam quit the bloc after the Indian National Congress expressed...

the upper house of Indian Parliament, from Tamil Nadu as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Tyagi, Vanshika (16 March 2026). "Rajya Sabha Elections...

from 2017 to 2021. He has been the general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) since 28 March 2023. Previously, he has served...

Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Aruppukottai constituency in 1989 and...

predecessors of present-day Dravidian parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which have ruled Tamil Nadu...

regional parties such as DMK, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) frequently participate...

legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Acharapakkam constituency in 1989 election and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate...

from Salem Constituency. Originally a member of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he joined Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in August 2008. He was convicted...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

stating recovery of huge amount of unaccounted for cash allegedly from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate's office. After delimitation and from 2009...

representing the Vasudevanallur constituency. He is a member of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly...

is an Indian politician and deputy general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly...

district-South (Trichy east, Thiruverumbur & Manapparai constituencies) of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was the Member of Legislative Assembly from...

December 1966) is an Indian politician and one of the prominent members of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected four times as a Member of Parliament...

Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Sedapatti constituency in the 1996...

South constituency in the 2019 Indian general election as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. She worked as a lecturer in English at Queen Mary's...

the Dravidar Kazhagam party in 1944. In 1949, C. N. Annadurai formed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and Nedunchezhiyen joined the party, acting as...

Tamil-language playwright. In 2006, he was elected as an MLA for the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) from Mylapore. He is the founder of Federation...

held in the aftermath of the 1998 Coimbatore bombings. He defeated the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate by a margin of 144,676 votes. He was...

Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament. He is from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, and was elected in 1996, 2002, 2007, 2014 and...

faction - CPI(M). In his last year of life, he was associated with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Varadharajan was born in Pannaipuram village (now...

from the Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency representing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the 2024 Indian general election in Tamil...

political career as the Madurai Rural Unit Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) and later moved to the DMK because he was denied...

eight times and won on three consecutive occasions as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate from the Sattur constituency. After...

Perambur to M. Krishnan and Lily. His father was a supporter of Periyar and Dravida Kazhagam. After studying law from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati...

the Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu for Virugampakkam as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF)...

Assembly constituency in Dharmapuri district representing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Vetrivel is from Dharmapuri, Dharmapuri district, Tamil...

of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which was conducted all over Tamil Nadu to oppose Hindi as an official language in the state. He joined the Dravida Munnetra...

party contested in the 1967 election as a part of the coalition led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) under the DMK's "Rising Sun" symbol. Four members...

Sattur Assembly constituency in Virudhunagar district representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Kadarkarairaj is from Sattur, Virudhunagar district...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

described as a giant-killing outcome. As a cadre of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), he had been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative...

Madras State (later renamed as Tamil Nadu) was held in February 1967. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) led coalition under the leadership of C.N. Annadurai...

Kancheepuram constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. "Statistical Report on General Election...

Brahmins – Nepali Bahuns The Pancha Dravida Brahmins reside to the south of the Vindhya mountain range. The term "Dravida" too has territorial, linguistic...

John Rathinam was the founder of Dravida Pandian magazine together with Iyothee Thass in 1885, focusing on the sufferings of the untouchables in Madras...

pioneers of the Scheduled caste movement in India. He founded the Adi dravida mahajana sabha in 1893. Rettamalai Srinivasan was born on 7 July 1860 (or...

Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Vandavasi as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF)...

Annamalai undertook a political internship in 2009 with the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, gaining early exposure to electoral politics. In 2011, he cleared...

politics in the later part of his career, founding the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam party. Vijayakanth acted in over 150 films in his career. Some...

Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Thiyagaraya Nagar as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. He is the younger brother of Chennai...

Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Panruti constituency in the 2021 elections...

constituency in the 2010 Bypoll and 2016 election. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. His father P. N. Periyannan died in 2009...

He is a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. In the 2024 general election of India, he defeated Ashok Kumar of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Manamadurai constituency in the 1971 election...

the Natham constituency in the 2016 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He is the son of M. Andi Ambalam who served...

advocate Prashant Bhushan released the tapes of alleged conversation between Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi and the then Tamil Nadu...

/ 234 Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam DMDK 14 September 2005 Vijayakant Premallatha Vijayakant 0 / 39 1 / 18 1 / 234 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK 17...

Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Palayamkottai as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF)...

Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Mylapore as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. He lost in 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative...

was attracted towards Communism. Later, however, he joined the fledgling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Mr Raman was part of the committee that framed the DMK’s...

the Shiromani Akali Dal, the Shiv Sena in addition to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Biju Janata Dal. Among these regional...

Meyyanathan V is a Tamil Nadu politician from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He has been elected twice from the Alangudi assembly constituency. During...

February 2008) was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and later, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Member of the...

votes and defeated her nearest rival, P. Thangamani of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, by a margin of 7,696 votes. "C.Vijayalakshmi, KUMARAPALAYAM...

to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Perambur constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 1989 and 1996 elections. The constituency...

Chandrasekaran was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Sendamangalam constituency in the...

dominated by Dravidian parties, primarily the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Studies of the state's...

Assumed office 16 May 2016 Preceded by S. A. Santhosh Succeeded by Vijayakanth Constituency Rishivandiyam Personal details Party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Before Seats After +/– NDA Bharatiya Janata Party 30 27 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2 1 Janata Dal (United) 2 2 Janata Dal (Secular) 1 0...

win all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. The 2 larger partners Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) (16) and Indian National Congress (INC) (10) won...

Legislative Assembly from Saidapet in 2001 as a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is one of the current state executive members of...

constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1999–2000 by-election and 2001 election and from Tiruchirappalli - I constituency as a Dravida Munnetra...

India Neelam Sanjiva Reddy. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam allied with the Indian National Congress (Indira) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam allied...

constituency in Chennai District from 2011 to 2020. As a representative of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he was previously elected to the Theagaraya Nagar...

producer and politician from Tamil Nadu. He belonged to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and was a member of the parliament representing...

changed allegiance in 2008 from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He has been a Member of the...

following assembly segments: Chennai List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK GE 2009 Statistical Report: Constituency Wise...

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1996 S. P. Sarguna Pandian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2001 P. K. Sekar Babu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Assembly from the Sholingur constituency. He represented the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam party. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil...

18,967 votes and defeated his nearest rival, R. S. Krithika Devi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, by a margin of 35,621 votes. "D.Sarathkumar, TAMBARAM...

Chellapandian K. Parthasarathi M. Bhakthavatsalam V. R. Nedunchezhiyan 4th (1967) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam C. N. Annadurai V. R. Nedunchezhiyan M. Karunanidhi Vacant...

Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Erode constituency in 1977, 1980 and 1984...

with many political parties, with his first movie itself being a movie of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).This party also contested on ladder symbol in 1989...

Viluppuram constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party. Viluppuram constituency is reserved...

A. P. Nandakumar is an Indian politician and a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He currently serves as the Member of Legislative Assembly...

Kamaraj. The Anti-Hindi agitations led to the rise of Dravidian parties with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) forming the first government under C. N. Annadurai...

among female chief ministers. J. Jayalalithaa, from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, served as chief minister of Tamil Nadu and has the third-longest...

who was elected from Kanyakumari constituency, out of 15 Lok Sabha as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2009 election. Helen Davidson was a teacher...

assembly seat has been won by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) three times: in 2009, 2019, and 2024. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)...

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate and in 2021 as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. He left the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

Assembly election. He polled 78,650 votes and defeated G. Anbalagan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), by a margin of 679 votes. .He serves as the Minister...

Legislative Assembly from the Veerapandi constituency. As a cadre of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he was previously elected to the same Veerapandi...

Nedunchezhian, popularly known as Govi. Chezhian is an Indian politician from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party of Tamil Nadu. He is the State's incumbent Minister...

architecture by building south Indian dravida style temples adjacent to north Indian nagara style temples. Further, their dravida and nagara styles were local...

was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from Tiruppur constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 2014 election. Sathyabhama on 27 November...

legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Rasipuram constituency in 1977 election and a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate...

3 January 1974[NC] 4 years, 292 days 3rd (1969) Farook II Zakir Husain Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam – Vacant (President's rule) N/A 3 January 1974 5 March...

(involved in advocacy) State/UT/National level parties Notes/Ref. Tamil Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and UPA Government Tamil Nadu and national Telugu Telugu...

won the 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Kennedy is from Puducherry, India. He resides at Sarvarirayalu...

Legislative Assembly. A candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, she heavily defeated her All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rival, M. Muthuramalingam...

won the 2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Kumar is from Bahour, Puducherry district. He is the...

Assembly from Nagapattinam constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. Jayapal was appointed as the Minister...

politician from Tamil Nadu. He is serving as the Treasurer of Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam as of 2026. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house...

Kangayam constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. "Statistical Report on General Election...

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms and was the leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a prominent political party in the state, from...

Thambi Durai All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam NDA 3 April 2026 2 April 2032 2 2 L. K. Sudhish Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam None 3 April 2026...

word Draviḍa in the work Tantravārttika by Kumārila Bhaṭṭa: The word I have chosen is 'Dravidian', from Drāviḍa, the adjectival form of Draviḍa. This...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He worked as special public prosecutor in 1996, Chief General committee member Dravida Munnetra kazhagam, Dravida Munnetra...

after being marginalised to just 2 seats. Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), led by Tamil film actor Vijayakanth joined...

Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Rasipuram constituency in the 1996 and...

early Chalukya style, and are among the better preserved illustrations of Dravida Hindu architecture. They are close to the Badami cave temples and other...

assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalitha) candidate from Pollachi constituency in 1989 election, and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Viduthulai Munnai, Sinhala: ද්‍රවිඩ එක්සත් විමුක්ති පෙරමුණ, romanized: Dravida Eksath Vimukthi Peramuna) is a political party in Sri Lanka. On 4 May 1972...

Party National People's Party State parties AJSU Party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam All India N.R. Congress Apna Dal (Soneylal) Asom Gana...

fifth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held in March 1971. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was re-elected, after its first victory under the leadership...

loyalist for the prominent Tamil Nadu political parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam during his career. He had actively...

number of valid votes recorded was 4,60,322.   Indian National Congress   Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Source: In the Pondicherry Lok Sabha constituency, M...

ruled by the seventh Manu, named Vaivasvata. Vaivasvata was the king of Dravida before the great flood. He was warned of the flood by the Matsya (fish)...

India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Candidate. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly respresenting All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

touchable artisan castes) Though three communities, namely Adi Andhra, Adi Dravida and Adi Karnataka were listed in both Group A and B. "District wise scheduled...

constituency in the 1989 and 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. "Statistical Report on General Election...

from 2011 to 2016. Krishnan was a senior leader of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and held several organizational and administrative...

the late chief minister of Tamil Nadu, who headed the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) from 1989 until her death in 2016. She is also...

results were not expected to change the prospects of the party in power, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and its Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. Both phases...

politics after being appointed as the secretary of the youth wing of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, led by his father Stalin. In 2021, he was elected as...

largest Hindu temple complex that has survived from pre-14th-century Karnata-Dravida tradition. It has been a Vaishnava Hindu pilgrimage center since at least...

These monuments, regional variants of pre-existing dravida temples, defined the Karnata dravida tradition. The most notable of the many buildings dating...

Janata Party 117 Jagat Prakash Nadda (Leader of the House) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4 M. Thambi Durai Janata Dal (United) 4 Sanjay Kumar...

of Vijay's political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) accused the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of releasing the...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

234 constituencies in the Indian State of Tamil Nadu. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) – Indian National Congress (INC) alliance won...

assembly seat has been won by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in the 1977, 1989, 1996 and 2006 elections and Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) in 1980...

Nagapattinam district, presently in Mayiladuthurai district, representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Senthilselvan is from Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai district...

Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Periyakulam constituency in the by-election...

five occasions from the Kurinjipadi constituency as a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. These were in the elections of 1996, 2001, 2006...

engineering. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Neyveli constituency in the 2016 elections...

K. S. Basavanthappa (Madiga) SC Right (Group B) 3 G. Parameshwara (Adi Dravida) Priyank Kharge (Holeya; son of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun...

Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Tiruppur (South) as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. And He is First Mayor of Tirupur City...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly five times. From 1989 to 1991 during Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rule he was the Minister for Health, and from 1996 to...

is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu who belongs to Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam. He contested 2009 Lok Sabha elections from Chennei North. He...

representing the Pollachi constituency in the state of Tamil Nadu and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Eswaraswamy was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

March 1973 – 13 April 2019) was an Indian actor and politician. He was a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Member of Parliament (MP) in the 15th Lok Sabha...

of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Pollachi representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Nithyanandhan is from Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

legislative assembly from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1977 election. This is a partial filmography...

for Scheduled Castes in Tiruppur district, representing All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. She became an MLA for the first time winning the 2026...

Vandaiyar and the present president is G.M. Sreedhar Vandaiyar. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam fielded Sreedhar Vandaiyar in the Thiruverumbur Lok Sabha...

Political parties that are prominent here include Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and Bharatiya Janata...

October 2009) was an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and later, Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He served as mayor of Chennai...

Tiruchirappalli (East) constituency as a candidate of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Jayalalithaa appointed Natarajan as Minister...

was elected for the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kunnam constituency in 2016 election....

Desia Katchi Makkal Needhi Maiam Manithaneya Makkal Katchi Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Raijor Dal Vikassheel Insaan Party Leaders Mallikarjun...

with CN Annadurai, Nedunchezhian, NV Natarajan and Mathiazhgan of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Gaining considerable clout in the Madurai region, as...

former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) founder and leader of the House. M.G.R. Kazhagam supported the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led...

(died 25 November 2012) was an Indian politician and a minister in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Government of Tamil Nadu between 1996 and 2001. Selvaraj...

assembly election for Tamil Nadu was held on 24 December 1984. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election and its general secretary,...

the Scheduled Castes, in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996"...

Alliance (226) Indian National Congress (153) Rashtriya Janata Dal (24) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (16) Nationalist Congress Party (11) Pattali Makkal Katchi...

Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Aravakurichi as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF)...

Nellikuppam constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. Mani died on 11 July 1996. "Statistical...

number of political parties in Tamil Nadu, such as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) owe their origins to...

representing the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam. She defeated K. S. Ravichandran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and won by a margin of 22,333 votes. "M.R. Pallavi...

split from INC in November 2014. It was allied with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and is part of the Indian political front, the National...

Government before Government after February 2027* Greater Chennai Corporation Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam TBD Tambaram Municipal Corporation Avadi Municipal Corporation...

April 1974) is an Indian physician and politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party (AIADMK), and the Health minister of Tamil Nadu...

producer politician Years active 1952–1988 Political party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) Spouse Lakshmi Anandan Children 7 incl. Disco...

Karunanidhi and his second wife Dayalu Ammal and the head of South Zone of Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (up to 2014). Alagiri is the second son of former chief...

the Musiri constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. "Statistical Report on General Election...

constituency in the 2006 election. He was a candidate of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) party. "Statistical Report on General Election...

against Sellur K. Raju of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Ragu Balaji of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), and Vignesh Kumar of...

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam S. Ramassamy S. Pakkiam Vacant S. Ramassamy Dana Kantharaj 5th (1977) All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Vikravandi as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. Pugazhenthi died on 6 April 2024,...

Raman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1971 M. Raman Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1977 M. Kannan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1980 M. Kannan Dravida Munnetra...

He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tenkasi constituency as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1998, and 1999 elections. His wife, Vasanthi...

Sivakasi constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) political party. "List of Successful Candidates"...

the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tiruvallur constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967, and 1971 elections and he was also...

(1966-03-07) 7 March 1966 (age 60) Madurai, Madras State, India Party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Spouse Margaret Thiagarajan Relations P. T. Rajan (grandfather)...

Karunanidhi Tamil Nadu 10 February 1969 31 January 1976 18 years, 362 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 27 January 1989 30 January 1991 13 May 1996 14 May 2001...

to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Harbour constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1977, and 1980 elections. "1977 Tamil Nadu...

Tamil Nadu. He served as the Organising Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) from 2020 until his death in 2025. A senior...

Party Base state 1 Indian National Congress National Party 2 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Tamil Nadu, Puducherry 4 Shiv Sena (UBT) Maharashtra, Dadra and...

[clarification needed] In the past he was the Treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party and served as the Member of Lok Sabha and Rajya...

withdrawal of one of the government's coalition partners – the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The general secretary of the AIADMK J. Jayalalithaa...

The Rising Sun is an Indian fortnightly magazine published by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), one of the major political parties in southern India. It...

defeated his nearest rival and former MLA, M. K. Ashok of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, by a margin of 33,305 votes. "Kumar. R, VELACHERY constituency...

Raguram All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Women's Wing Deputy Secretary of the party J. Jayalalithaa All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Former...

from the Kattumannarkoil constituency. He represents the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He has won 2 times in Kattumamnarkoil Assembly...

Dharapuram constituency in the 1996 elections. She was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. "Statistical Report on General Election...

Assembly from the Anthiyur constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt...

India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1991: D. Viswanathan, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1996: S. Arasi, All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Andipatti Constituency in the by-election...

Religion Majority: Hinduism Minority: Jainism, Christianity, Beary (Islam) Related ethnic groups Pancha-Dravida, Dravidian, Kannadigas, Konkanis, Kodavas...

constituency) Anbil P. Dharmalingam, was one of the founder-members of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Anbil Poyyamozhi, son of Anbil P. Dharmalingam...

intra-party troubles, and eventually transferred his allegiance to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative...

1966) MP for Chennai Central 23 May 2004 15 May 2007 2 years, 357 days Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Manmohan I Manmohan Singh A. Raja (born 1963) MP for...

was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Harur constituency in the by-election...

Bhavanisagar constituency in the 2006 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. "Statistical Report on General Election...

Assembly from Kadayanallur in Tenkasi district representing Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK). Rajendran is from Kadayanallur, Tenkasi district...

Basava and the great mathematician Bhāskara II. Shrine outer wall and Dravida style superstructure (shikhara) at Siddhesvara Temple at Haveri Ornate...

the Ambasamudram constituency. He is affiliated with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. In July 2011, E. Subaya was dismissed...

India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Unrecognised parties Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

Sabha constituency) of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party. J Jayalalithaa appointed O.S Manian...

seats) Odisha Naveen Patnaik Biju Janata Dal Puducherry A. M. H. Nazeem Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Punjab Partap Singh Bajwa Indian National Congress Rajasthan...

13th place. Ranjith was a member and spokesperson of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam for many years. After the death of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa...

Bihari Vajpayee to become the first BJP Prime Minister. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader J. Jayalalithaa on 14 April 1998 withdrew from...

Venkatachalam Constituency Anthiyur Personal details Party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Parent Prakash (father) Occupation Politician, Agriculture...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Tiruvarur constituency in the by-election...

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election on behalf of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. தமிழ்நாடு சட்டமன்றப் பேரவை “யார் - எவர்”...

his politics, while Karunanidhi stayed his target. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), in his opinion, was populist and lacked ideology...

upper house of the Parliament of India, representing Tamil Nadu for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He was the DMK lawyer in the case for securing...

Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Srivaikuntam constituency in the 1996...

Nadu was held in March 1971, resulting in a re-election victory for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which had first won under the leadership of C...

Legislative Assembly from Dindigul Assembly constituency representing Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Kumar was born at Batlagundu on 30 October 1977...

government again collapsed after only thirteen months when All Indian Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) under J. Jayalalithaa withdrew its support to...

elected as an independent candidate in 1952; in 1957, he represented the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. Subramaniam was the TNCC president from 1980 to...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

Nadu. Kannaiyan was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Thottiam constituency in the 1989...

Mylapore constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. "Statistical Report on General Election...

Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Athoor constituency in 1962, and 1967...

Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha (1998). Parliamentary...

Amar Devi Indian National Congress 8 Lakshmi Ganeshan 9 V. Ravi Chandran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 10 T. Mangayarkarasi Indian National Congress 11 Sanjeev...

Vajpayee's government lasted 13 months until mid-1999 when the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) under J. Jayalalithaa withdrew its support after...

Ramachandran. Jayalalithaa served as the general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from 1988 to 2016 and has the second-longest tenure of...

Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Ulundurpet in 2021 and also from Thirunavalur...

Arumugam Namassivayam is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is current Home Minister of Puducherry. He is also serving as minister...

Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Maduravoyal as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. He lost to P. Rhevanth Charan of Tamilaga...

of Madras State, Mysore State, Hyderabad State, and Travancore-Cochin. Dravida Nadu was a proposal for a separate sovereign state for the speakers of...

parties: Leading the alliance, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi...

Supriyo a.k.a. Supriya Chakraborty & Abhay Dang v. Union of India thr. Its Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice & other connected cases, 2023 INSC 920...

constituency in the 2001 elections. He was a candidate of the MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MADMK) party. The Hindu Bureau, The Hindu (17 May 2025)...

is a politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He belongs to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He is a former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative...

Party 1971 P. Ettiappan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1977 P. Chandran Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1980 P. M. Venkatesan Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1984...

(SC) community, particularly the Parayar/Adi Dravida people. Unlike common stereotypes, the Adi Dravida population in Kovilangulam is highly educated...

mid-August 2018.[citation needed] Ponnambalam joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in February 2011, beginning a career in politics...

National Congress National People's Party State parties All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam All India Forward Bloc All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...

Assembly from Kalasapakkam constituency. As a representative of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, he was previously elected to the same constituency in...

Theni Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu as member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam until 2024. He is the son of O. Panneerselvam. P. Ravindhranath...

National Congress National People's Party State parties All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam All India Forward Bloc All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...

votes and defeated her nearest rival, D. Murugesan of the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, by a margin of 54,693 votes. Under Article 172(1) of the Constitution...

Vishwanath Pratap Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 2 December 1989. His initial ministry consisted of the following Cabinet ministers and...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalitha) candidate from the Anthiyur constituency in the 1989 election and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam...

electricity in the Tamil Nadu State of India. He became the treasurer of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party and emerged as number three in the party after...

R. Doraikkannu of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Where in the elections the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and their alliance...

member of the Parliament of India from Tamil Nadu. He represents Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He has interviewed several international and national...

2 November 2019) was an Indian politician belonging to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He was elected twice as a legislator of the Puducherry...

Ka. So. Ka. Kannan is an Indian politician and former MLA from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He represented the Jayankondam constituency in the Tamil...

assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Edapadi constituency in 1967, and 1971 elections. The only candidate from DMK - Dravida munnetra kazhagam...

OCLC 21026070. Drāviḍa, Rājeśvara Śāstrī. Bhāratīya-rājanīti-prakaśah. Puṇyapattanam: Śāradā-gaurava-granthamālā. OCLC 23578223. Drāviḍa, Rājeśvara Śāstrī;...

Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu in the 2019 Indian general election as member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He completed his Master of Commerce in Pachaiyappa's...

remained in power by relying on support from left-wing parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (26 seats), the Communist Party of India and its recently...

four times (in the 1977, 1984, 1991 and 2009 elections), two times by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK, 1980 and 1989), once by Tamil Maanila Congress...

politician and Member of Parliament of India from Tamil Nadu. He belongs to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Murasoli was born in Thennankudi, Thanjavur district...

Palacode constituency in the 1996 elections. He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. "Statistical Report on General Election...

and its leader, K. Kamaraj won the election and defeated their rival, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. In 1954, due to the resignation of C. Rajagopalachari...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

up to the tenth grade.[citation needed] Representing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party, he contested and won the 2001 Tamil Nadu...

Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalitha) candidate from Ramanathapuram constituency...

Bharatiya Jana Sangh Bharatiya Lok Dal Communist Party of India (Marxist) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravidar Kazhagam Indian National Congress (Organisation)...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

His political journey began in 1972 when he joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party under the leadership of M. G. Ramachandran while...

whose party, the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), allied with the opposition party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), headed...

Bhavanisagar constituency in the 1996 elections. Andamuthu was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. In April 1997, together with fellow DMK...

most notably designed the party symbol and logo of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. His brother Idichapuli Selvaraj had also previously...

however, as the movement transitioned into electoral politics via the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its offshoots, dominant non-Brahmin landlord...

Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. The community belongs to the Pancha Dravida Brahmana classification of Brahmins in India. There are several opinions...

polled 75,840 votes and defeated his nearest rival, S. Subramanian of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, by a margin of 11,414 votes. "Murughan.R.S., TIRUNELVELI...

inscriptions from Kolar district). Thass subsequently advocated the term Adi Dravida (Original Dravidians) to describe the community. In 1892, he used the term...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Srirangam as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021. "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF)...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

M. M. Abdulla is an Indian politician from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam who served as Members of Rajya Sabha. M.M. Abdulla was born on 30 July 1975 in Pudukkottai...

September 1944 —Nambi Arooran, K., The Demand for Dravida Nadu The geographical region of the proposed Dravida Nadu roughly corresponded to the then Madras...

However, in that commentary, he mentions older commentaries like those of Dravida, Bhartrprapancha and others which are either lost or yet to be found. Commentaries...

R. Kumaraguru is an Indian politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Ulundurpet...

Pañca Drāviḍa: Contested borders of a traditional classification". Studia Orientalia: 108: 42–43. Deshpande, M.M. (2010). "Pañca Gauḍa and Pañca Drāviḍa: Contested...

introduced in 1999 by the state government under M. Karunanidhi, the chief of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). The first Uzhavar Sandhai was inaugurated in madurai...

(4 September 1926 – 21 June 2005) was an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu...

Legislative Assembly on four separate occasions. He was a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

by party Indian National Congress (73.3%) Rashtriya Janata Dal (12.0%) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (8.00%) Nationalist Congress Party (4.00%) Lok Janshakti...

Vasanai (1983) which became a box-office hit. He joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in 2001. Pandiyan died at age of 48 due to liver...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Goa Forward Party Hill State People's Democratic...

between 2020 and 2024 and made donations to the TMC, the BJP, and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which rules Tamil Nadu. The biggest single donor...

Just Wanna See You". Napoleon became enthused by the ideologies of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He joined the party in which his uncle K...