Paattali Makkal Katchi | |
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Leader | S. Ramadoss |
President | G. K. Mani |
Founder | S. Ramadoss |
Founded | 16 July 1989 |
Headquarters | Tindivanam, Villupuram District, Chennai - 604001, Tamil Nadu |
Ideology | Populism |
ECI Status | State Party[1] |
Alliance | 1) PMK- Third Front (1989-1996) & (2016-2019) (Corruption Removed Social Justice Front) (1996-1998) 2) BJP (NDA) (1998-2004 & 2014 – present) 3) AIADMK-Congress Alliance (2001-2004) 4) DMK-Congress (UPA) (2004-2009 & 2011-2014) 5) AIADMK-CPI (M) (UNPA) (2009-2011) |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543
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Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 245
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Seats in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | 5 / 234
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Election symbol | |
Website | |
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Paattali Makkal Katchi (English: Working people's party, abbreviated in English as PMK) is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India, founded by S. Ramadoss in 1989 as a political party[2][3] It is currently part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).[4]It contests the elections with the 'Ripe Mango' symbol.PMK was formed to serve the demands of the Vanniyar community, a backward caste in Tamil Nadu[5].
PMK was founded by S. Ramadoss, an social activist, on 16 July 1989. Ahead of the 2004 elections, PMK joined the Democratic Progressive Alliance, a broad Tamil political front which also included the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Indian National Congress (INC), Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Indian Union Muslim League. PMK was able to obtain a significant share of power both in the regional government in Tamil Nadu and the Central Government due to a significant number of seats they obtained which helped the United Progressive Alliance ( UPA-I ) to form the Government.
Following the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, the PMK joined the United Progressive Alliance led by the INC. In June 2008, during the final months of the bitter relationship between the DMK and the PMK, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu severed its ties with the PMK, an outside supporter of the Karunanidhi Government.[6] However, the DMK did not press for the party's removal from the UPA Government at the Centre. On 26 March 2009, PMK declared that, it would join the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( AIADMK ) led front and left the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
PMK contested in the 2014 Lok Sabha election in an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party led NDA[7] and its candidate Anbumani Ramadoss won from Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency, where he was one of two non-AIADMK MPs from Tamil Nadu the other being from its ally BJP.
The leaders of Pattali Makkal Katchi, who are also the national executives of the party are listed below:[8]
S.No | Member | Party position |
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1. | S. Ramadoss | Founder-Leader of PMK |
2. | G.K. Mani | President of PMK[9] |
3. | Vadivel Ravanan | General secretary of PMK |
4. | Thilagabama | Treasurer of PMK |
5. | Pu.Tha.Arulmozhi | Election duty committee & President of Vanniyar sangam |
6. | Advocate K Balu | Spokesperson of PMK |
1) Dalit Ezhilmalai - Former central health and family welfare minister (1998-1999)
2) A.k.Moorthy - Former central railway minister (2002-2004)
3) Ponnusamy - Former central petroleum minister (1999-2001)
4) N.T.Shanmugam - Former central Health and family welfare (1999-2000) Former central coal minister(2000-2001) and Former central food processing industries minister(2002-2004)
5) R.Velu - Former central railway minister (2004-2009)
6) Dr.R.Anbumani ramadoss - Former central health and family welfare minister (2004-2009)
Election Year | Election | Votes polled | Won | Change of Seats | Alliance | Result |
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1991 | 10th Assembly | 1,45,982 | 1 / 194
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1 | Opposition | |
1996 | 11th Assembly | 10,42,333 | 4 / 116
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3 | PMK+Tiwari | Opposition |
2001 | 12th Assembly | 15,57,500 | 20 / 27
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16 | AIADMK+ | Government |
2006 | 13th Assembly | 18,63,749 | 18 / 31
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2 | DMK + | Government |
2011 | 14th Assembly | 19,27,783 | 3 / 30
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15 | DMK + | Opposition |
2016 | 15th Assembly | 23,00,775 | 0 / 234
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3 | Lost | |
2021 | 16th Assembly | 17,56,796 | 5 / 234
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5 | AIADMK+ | Opposition |
Election Year | Election | Votes polled | Won | Change of Seats | Alliance | Result |
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1996 | 11th Lok Sabha | 5,52,118 | 0 / 15
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15 | PT | Lost |
1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | 15,48,976 | 4 / 5
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4 | NDA | Government |
1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | 22,36,821 | 5 / 7
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1 | NDA | Government |
2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | 19,27,367 | 5 / 5
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No Change | DPA | Government |
2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | 19,44,619 | 0 / 6
|
5 | TF | Lost |
2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | 18,04,812 | 1 / 8
|
1 | NDA | Government |
2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | 22,97,431[10] | 0 / 7
|
1 | NDA | Government |
DPA - Democratic Progressive Alliance NDA - National Democratic Alliance TF - Third Front PT - PMK-Tiwari Congress Front
No | Year | Election | Member | Constituency | Positions Held |
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1 | 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | Ezhilmalai | Chidambaram | Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare (Independent Charge), 1999 |
2 | 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | Durai | Vandavasi | |
3 | 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | K.Parymohan | Dharmapuri | |
4 | 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | N.T. Shanmugam | Vellore | |
5 | 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | Durai | Vandavasi | Re-elected for 2nd term |
6 | 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | P D Elangovan | Dharmapuri | |
7 | 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | A.K. Moorthy | Chengalpattu | Union Minister of State, Ministry of Railways (July 2002- 15 Jan.2004) |
8 | 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | Mathivanan | Chidambaram | Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas (1999-2001) |
9 | 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | N.T. Shanmugam | Vellore | Re-elected for 2nd term
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Oct 1999 to May 2000) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Coal (May 2000 to Feb 2001) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Food Processing Industries (July 2002 to Jan 2004) |
10 | 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | K Dhanaraju | Tindivanam | |
11 | 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | A.K. Moorthy | Chengalpattu | Re-elected for 2nd term |
12 | 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | E Ponnuswamy | Chidambaram | Re-elected for 2nd term |
13 | 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | Senthil Raman | Dharmapuri | |
14 | 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | Rangasamy Velu | Arakkonam | Union Minister of State, Railways (2004) on 29 March 2009 He Resigned from Union Minister of State, Railways |
15 | 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | Anbumani Ramadoss | Dharmapuri |
Sl | Name | Position | Period |
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1 | Anbumani Ramadoss | Member, Rajya Sabha | 2004-2010 |
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare | 2004 - 2009 | ||
Member, Rajya Sabha | 2019- |
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