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href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%BE_%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B7%E0%B4%BF" title="പാട്ടാളി മക്കൾ കക്ഷി – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="പാട്ടാളി മക്കൾ കക്ഷി" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B3%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80" title="पट्टाळी मक्कल कट्ची – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="पट्टाळी मक्कल कट्ची" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pmk_flag.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Pmk_flag.jpg/280px-Pmk_flag.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Pmk_flag.jpg/420px-Pmk_flag.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Pmk_flag.jpg/560px-Pmk_flag.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="450" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Party_leader" title="Party leader">Leader</a></th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/S._Ramadoss" title="S. Ramadoss">S. Ramadoss</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">President</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Anbumani_Ramadoss" title="Anbumani Ramadoss">Anbumani Ramadoss</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Party_chair" title="Party chair">Chairman</a></th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/G._K._Mani" title="G. K. Mani">G. K. Mani</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/S._Ramadoss" title="S. Ramadoss">S. Ramadoss</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">16 July 1989<span class="noprint"> (35 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1989-07-16</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Tindivanam" title="Tindivanam">Tindivanam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Villupuram_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Villupuram District">Villupuram District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> - 604001, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_ideologies" title="List of political ideologies">Ideology</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Caste_system_in_India" title="Caste system in India"> Casteism</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Right-wing_populism" title="Right-wing populism">Right-wing populism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Political_spectrum" title="Political spectrum">Political position</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Right-wing" class="mw-redirect" title="Right-wing">Right-wing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Election_Commission_of_India" title="Election Commission of India">ECI</a> Status</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_India#State" title="List of political parties in India">Unrecognised Party</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Alliance</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Democratic Alliance (India)">NDA</a> (1998-2004, 2014-2016, 2019-present)<br /> <a href="/wiki/AIADMK" class="mw-redirect" title="AIADMK">AIADMK</a>-<a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Congress</a> (<a href="/wiki/AIADMK-led_Alliance" title="AIADMK-led Alliance">SDPA</a>) (2001)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a>-<a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_Progressive_Alliance" title="United Progressive Alliance">UPA</a>) (2004-2009, 2011-2014)<br /><a href="/wiki/AIADMK" class="mw-redirect" title="AIADMK">AIADMK</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_National_Progressive_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="United National Progressive Alliance">UNPA</a>) (2009-2011)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Seats in <a href="/wiki/Lok_Sabha" title="Lok Sabha">Lok Sabha</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 543</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #F3ED13; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Seats in <a href="/wiki/Rajya_Sabha" title="Rajya Sabha">Rajya Sabha</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 245</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #F3ED13; width: 0.4%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Seats in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">5 / 234</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #F3ED13; width: 2%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 0.8em;">Election symbol</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pattali_Makkal_Katchi_Ripe_Mango_Symbol.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Pattali_Makkal_Katchi_Ripe_Mango_Symbol.png/120px-Pattali_Makkal_Katchi_Ripe_Mango_Symbol.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Pattali_Makkal_Katchi_Ripe_Mango_Symbol.png/180px-Pattali_Makkal_Katchi_Ripe_Mango_Symbol.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Pattali_Makkal_Katchi_Ripe_Mango_Symbol.png/240px-Pattali_Makkal_Katchi_Ripe_Mango_Symbol.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="787" /></a></span><br />(Ripe Mango)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 0.8em;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pmkofficial.com/">pmkofficial<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="padding-top:0;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-top:0.3em; border-top:2px solid #FFFF00;"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_India" title="Politics of India">Politics of India</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_India" title="List of political parties in India">Political parties</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_India" title="Elections in India">Elections</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Pattali Makkal Katchi</b> (<abbr title="translation">transl.</abbr><span> Proletariat's Party</span>; <span style="font-size:85%;">abbreviated as</span> <b>PMK</b>) is a Vanniyar caste party in <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, India, founded by <a href="/wiki/S._Ramadoss" title="S. Ramadoss">S. Ramadoss</a> in 1989 for the <a href="/wiki/Vanniyar" title="Vanniyar">Vanniyar</a> caste in northern Tamil Nadu.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is a part of the BJP-led <a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">National Democratic Alliance</a> (NDA).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It contests the elections with the "Ripe Mango" symbol.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The PMK is noted for its involvement in riots and vandalism. A former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, <a href="/wiki/Jayalalitha" class="mw-redirect" title="Jayalalitha">Jayalalitha</a>, likened the party to a <a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorist organisation</a> and threatened to ban it for its frequent involvement in violence and vandalism of public property.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pattali_Makkal_Katchi&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vanniyar_Sangam">Vanniyar Sangam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pattali_Makkal_Katchi&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Vanniyar Sangam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/S._Ramadoss" title="S. Ramadoss">S. Ramadoss</a> founded the <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="Vanniyar_Sangam"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Vanniyar Sangam</span></span> in 1980, bringing together a coalition of Vanniyar caste organisations. The Vanniyar Sangam is PMK's parent organisation.<sup id="cite_ref-HT40yrold_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HT40yrold-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Vanniyar Sangham organised the <a href="/wiki/1987_Vanniyar_reservation_agitation" title="1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation">1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation</a> demanding <a href="/wiki/Other_Backward_Caste" class="mw-redirect" title="Other Backward Caste">Most Backward Caste</a> (MBC) status for Vanniyars. At the peak of the protests, the state was paralysed for a week when thousands of trees were felled, highways blocked and damaged and more than 1,400 houses of the <a href="/wiki/Dalit" title="Dalit">Dalit</a> community were burned down.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The police shot 21 protestors.<sup id="cite_ref-HT40yrold_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HT40yrold-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, in 1989, the <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> (DMK) government led by <a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a> granted MBC status to the Vanniyars, with the associated <a href="/wiki/Reservation_in_India" title="Reservation in India">reservation entitlements</a> in education and employment.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PMK_(1989–present)"><span id="PMK_.281989.E2.80.93present.29"></span>PMK (1989–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pattali_Makkal_Katchi&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: PMK (1989–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ramadoss founded the PMK on 16 July 1989,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> emerging from the <a href="/wiki/1987_Vanniyar_reservation_agitation" title="1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation">Vanniyar reservation protests of 1987</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ahead of the 2004 elections, PMK joined the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Progressive Alliance">Democratic Progressive Alliance</a>, a broad Tamil political coalition which also included the DMK, <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> (INC), <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party of India</a>, <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Union_Muslim_League" title="Indian Union Muslim League">Indian Union Muslim League</a>. The party was able to obtain a significant share of power both in the regional government in Tamil Nadu and the Central Government due to the number of seats it obtained which helped the <a href="/wiki/United_Progressive_Alliance" title="United Progressive Alliance">United Progressive Alliance</a> (<a href="/wiki/First_ministry_of_Manmohan_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="First ministry of Manmohan Singh">UPA-I</a>) to form the Government.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_general_election" title="2004 Indian general election">2004 Lok Sabha elections</a>, 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, who were outside supporters of the <a href="/wiki/Karunanidhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Karunanidhi">Karunanidhi</a> Government.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)</a> led front and left the <a href="/wiki/United_Progressive_Alliance" title="United Progressive Alliance">United Progressive Alliance (UPA)</a>. </p><p>Ramadoss and his son, Anbumani Ramdoss, were arrested by the Jayalalitha government for their inflammatory speeches, the PMK cadres indulged in violence in April 2013 causing property damages estimated worth ₹600 crores.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jayalalitha likened the party to a “<a href="/wiki/Terrorism" title="Terrorism">terrorist</a>” organization and claimed they hurled <a href="/wiki/Petrol_Bombs" class="mw-redirect" title="Petrol Bombs">petrol bombs</a> on moving vehicles and caused damages to 850 vehicles including public buses and threatened to ban the party.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ramadoss and his son were released after 12 days in prison.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>PMK contested in the <a href="/wiki/2014_Indian_general_election" title="2014 Indian general election">2014 Lok Sabha election</a> in an alliance with <a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">BJP</a>-led <a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="National Democratic Alliance (India)">NDA</a> and its candidate <a href="/wiki/Anbumani_Ramadoss" title="Anbumani Ramadoss">Anbumani Ramadoss</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Dharmapuri_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency)">Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency</a>, he was one of two non-AIADMK MPs from Tamil Nadu the other being from its ally BJP.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>PMK continued its alliance with AIADMK and BJP in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Indian_general_election_in_Tamil_Nadu" title="2019 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu">2019 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu</a> and contested 7 seats but the party failed to win any seats.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Madras_Institute_of_Development_Studies" title="Madras Institute of Development Studies">Madras Institute of Developmental Studies</a> (MIDS) and an reported that the PMK and the Hindu Munnani was involved in the <a href="/wiki/2019_Ponparappi_violence" title="2019 Ponparappi violence">2019 Ponparappi violence</a> where Dalit women were sexually abused and Dalit houses were attacked and damaged.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An NGO Evidence also blamed PMK in the violence because the Dalit colony voted overwhelmingly for VCK.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2020, Ramadoss called for a protest demanding 20% internal reservation for Vanniyars in the MBC category in education and jobs from 1 December. During the pro-reservation protests, more than 500 PMK cadres <a href="/wiki/Stone_pelting_in_India" title="Stone pelting in India">pelted stones</a> on a moving train and blocked traffic when they were blocked from entering Chennai.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A bill to create the 10.5% internal reservation to Vanniyars was passed on February 26, 2021, by the AIADMK government.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The move was taken ahead of the April 6 assembly elections to appease the PMK, which had threatened to quit the coalition if their demand was not satisfied.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2021, the DMK government issued an order to implement 10.5% quota Bill for Vanniyars.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>PMK contested in 23 seats in the AIADMK alliance in the <a href="/wiki/2021_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election</a> and won five seats by securing 4.04%.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the assembly, PMK voted in favour of anti-CAA and anti-farm-law resolutions, but AIADMK and BJP walked out over the matter.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> PMK left the AIADMK-led alliance for the 2021 local body polls.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ideology_and_political_positions">Ideology and political positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pattali_Makkal_Katchi&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Ideology and political positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The PMK defied Tamil Nadu's Dravidian political culture by explicitly appealing to its caste identification when asking for support. The party has been linked to <a href="/wiki/Direct_action" title="Direct action">direct action</a> and protests that have resulted in violence. Between 2012 and 2013, the party ran a campaign against intercaste marriages.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leaders">Leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pattali_Makkal_Katchi&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The leaders of Pattali Makkal Katchi, who are also the national executives of the party, are listed below:<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center; border: 2px solid #FFD700; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <caption style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;">National Executive </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;">S.No </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;">Member </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;">Party Position </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"> <td>1. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/S._Ramadoss" title="S. Ramadoss">S. Ramadoss</a> </td> <td>Founder-Leader of PMK </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fff;"> <td>2. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/G._K._Mani" title="G. K. Mani">G.K. Mani</a> </td> <td>Honorary President of PMK<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"> <td>3. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anbumani_Ramadoss" title="Anbumani Ramadoss">Anbumani Ramadoss</a> </td> <td>President of PMK </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fff;"> <td>4. </td> <td>Vadivel Ravanan </td> <td>General Secretary of PMK </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"> <td>5. </td> <td>Thilagabama </td> <td>Treasurer of PMK </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#fff;"> <td>6. </td> <td>Pu.Tha.Arulmozhi </td> <td>President of Vanniyar Sangam </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"> <td>7. </td> <td>Advocate K. Balu </td> <td>Spokesperson of PMK </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Union_Ministers">List of Union Ministers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pattali_Makkal_Katchi&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: List of Union Ministers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:yellow"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background-color:yellow">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:yellow; width:17em">Minister<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth-Death)<br />Constituency</span> </th> <th colspan="3" style="background-color:yellow">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:yellow; width:8em">Portfolio </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:yellow">Ministry </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:yellow; width:9em">Prime Minister </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:yellow; width:7em">From </th> <th style="background-color:yellow; width:7em">To </th> <th style="background-color:yellow; width:6em">Period </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/70px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/105px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/140px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Dalit_Ezhilmalai" title="Dalit Ezhilmalai">Dalit Ezhilmalai</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1945–2020)<br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Chidambaram_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency">Chidambaram</a></span><br />[<abbr title="Minister of State - Independent Charge">MoS(I/C)</abbr>] </td> <td>20 March<br />1998 </td> <td>14 August<br />1999 </td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="7002512000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 147 days</b> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Minister of Health and Family Welfare</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFA551;"><b><a href="/wiki/Second_Vajpayee_ministry" title="Second Vajpayee ministry">Vajpayee II</a></b> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee" title="Atal Bihari Vajpayee">Atal Bihari Vajpayee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">2 </th> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image_available.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/70px-No_image_available.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/105px-No_image_available.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/No_image_available.svg/140px-No_image_available.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="3"><b><a href="/wiki/N._T._Shanmugam" title="N. T. Shanmugam">N. T. Shanmugam</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">MP for <a href="/wiki/Vellore_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Vellore Lok Sabha constituency">Vellore</a></span><br />[<abbr title="Minister of State - Independent Charge">MoS(I/C)</abbr>] </td> <td>13 October<br />1999 </td> <td>27 May<br />2000 </td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="7002227000000000000♠"></span>227 days</b> </td> <td rowspan="5" style="background:#FFA551;"><b><a href="/wiki/Third_Vajpayee_ministry" title="Third Vajpayee ministry">Vajpayee III</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"> </td> <td>27 May <br />2000 </td> <td>7 February<br />2001 </td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="7002256000000000000♠"></span>256 days</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Coal" title="Ministry of Coal">Ministry of Coal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"> </td> <td>1 July<br />2002 </td> <td>15 January<br />2004 </td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="7002563000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 198 days</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Food_Processing_Industries" title="Ministry of Food Processing Industries">Ministry of Food Processing Industries</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A._K._Moorthy_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/A._K._Moorthy_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-A._K._Moorthy_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/A._K._Moorthy_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-A._K._Moorthy_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/A._K._Moorthy_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-A._K._Moorthy_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="605" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/A._K._Moorthy" title="A. K. Moorthy">A. K. Moorthy</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1964)<br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency">Chengalpattu</a></span> </td> <td>1 July<br />2002 </td> <td>15 January<br />2004 </td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="7002563000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 198 days</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Railways_(India)" title="Ministry of Railways (India)"><b><abbr title="Minister of State">MoS</abbr></b> in Ministry of Railways</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:E._Ponnuswamy_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/E._Ponnuswamy_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-E._Ponnuswamy_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/E._Ponnuswamy_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-E._Ponnuswamy_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/E._Ponnuswamy_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-E._Ponnuswamy_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="605" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/E._Ponnuswamy" title="E. Ponnuswamy">E. Ponnuswamy</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1936)<br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Chidambaram_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency">Chidambaram</a></span> </td> <td>13 October<br />1999 </td> <td>7 February<br />2001 </td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="7002483000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 117 days</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Natural_Gas" title="Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas"><b><abbr title="Minister of State">MoS</abbr></b> in Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anbumani_Ramadoss_in_2007_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Anbumani_Ramadoss_in_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-Anbumani_Ramadoss_in_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Anbumani_Ramadoss_in_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-Anbumani_Ramadoss_in_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Anbumani_Ramadoss_in_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-Anbumani_Ramadoss_in_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="654" data-file-height="802" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Anbumani_Ramadoss" title="Anbumani Ramadoss">Anbumani Ramadoss</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1968)<br />Rajya Sabha MP for <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">23 May<br />2004 </td> <td rowspan="2">29 March<br />2009 </td> <td rowspan="2"><b><span data-sort-value="7003177100000000000♠"></span>4 years, 310 days</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare" title="Ministry of Health and Family Welfare">Ministry of Health & Family Welfare</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" bgcolor="#87CEEB"><a href="/wiki/First_Manmohan_Singh_ministry" title="First Manmohan Singh ministry"><b>Manmohan I</b></a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td bgcolor="#FFFF00"> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:R._Velu_addressing_addressing_at_the_Closing_Ceremony_of_the_56th_Senior_National_Kabaddi_Championship_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/R._Velu_addressing_addressing_at_the_Closing_Ceremony_of_the_56th_Senior_National_Kabaddi_Championship_%28cropped%29.jpg/70px-R._Velu_addressing_addressing_at_the_Closing_Ceremony_of_the_56th_Senior_National_Kabaddi_Championship_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="70" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/R._Velu_addressing_addressing_at_the_Closing_Ceremony_of_the_56th_Senior_National_Kabaddi_Championship_%28cropped%29.jpg/105px-R._Velu_addressing_addressing_at_the_Closing_Ceremony_of_the_56th_Senior_National_Kabaddi_Championship_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/R._Velu_addressing_addressing_at_the_Closing_Ceremony_of_the_56th_Senior_National_Kabaddi_Championship_%28cropped%29.jpg/140px-R._Velu_addressing_addressing_at_the_Closing_Ceremony_of_the_56th_Senior_National_Kabaddi_Championship_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="654" data-file-height="862" /></a></span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/R._Velu" title="R. Velu">R. Velu</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1940)<br />MP for <a href="/wiki/Arakkonam_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency">Arakkonam</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Railways_(India)" title="Ministry of Railways (India)"><b><abbr title="Minister of State">MoS</abbr></b> in Ministry of Railways</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_history">Election history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pattali_Makkal_Katchi&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Election history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tamil_Nadu">Tamil Nadu</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pattali_Makkal_Katchi&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tamil Nadu"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Election Year </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Election </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Votes polled </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Won </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Change of Seats </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Alliance </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">10th Assembly</a> </td> <td>1,452,982 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 194</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 0.5%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1 </td> <td>None </td> <td style="background:#FFA07A;">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">11th Assembly</a> </td> <td>1,042,333 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">4 / 116</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 3%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3 </td> <td>PMK+ </td> <td style="background:#FFA07A;">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">12th Assembly</a> </td> <td>1,557,500 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">20 / 27</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 74%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 16 </td> <td>AIADMK+ </td> <td style="background:#98FB98;">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">13th Assembly</a> </td> <td>1,863,749 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">18 / 31</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 58%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 2 </td> <td>DMK + </td> <td style="background:#98FB98;">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">14th Assembly</a> </td> <td>1,927,783 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 30</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 10%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 15 </td> <td>DMK + </td> <td style="background:#FFA07A;">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">15th Assembly</a> </td> <td>2,300,775 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 234</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3 </td> <td>None </td> <td style="background:#FFA07A;">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">16th Assembly</a> </td> <td>1,756,796 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">5 / 23</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 22%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">AIADMK+</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFA07A;">Lost </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Lok Sabha election </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Election Year </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Election </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Votes polled </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Won </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Change of Seats </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Alliance </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election,_1996_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election, 1996 (Tamil Nadu)">11th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td>552,118 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 15</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>No Change </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Indian_general_election_in_Tamil_Nadu#PMK-Tiwari_Congress_Front" title="1996 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu">PMK+</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFA07A;">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election,_1998_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election, 1998 (Tamil Nadu)">12th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td>15,48,976 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">4 / 5</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 80%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">NDA</a> </td> <td style="background:#98FB98;">Government </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election,_1999_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election, 1999 (Tamil Nadu)">13th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td>2,236,821 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">5 / 7</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 71%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">NDA</a> </td> <td style="background:#98FB98;">Government </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election,_2004_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election, 2004 (Tamil Nadu)">14th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td>1,927,367 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">5 / 5</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>No Change </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Progressive Alliance">DPA</a> </td> <td style="background:#98FB98;">Government </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election,_2009_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election, 2009 (Tamil Nadu)">15th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td>1,944,619 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 6</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_National_Progressive_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="United National Progressive Alliance">TF</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFA07A;">Lost </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election,_2014_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election, 2014 (Tamil Nadu)">16th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td>1,804,812 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 8</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 13%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">NDA</a> </td> <td style="background:#98FB98;">Government </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election,_2019_(Tamil_Nadu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election, 2019 (Tamil Nadu)">17th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td>2,297,431<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 7</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">NDA</a> </td> <td style="background:#98FB98;">Government </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_Indian_general_election_in_Tamil_Nadu" title="2024 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu">18th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td>18,79,689 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 10</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>No Change </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">NDA</a> </td> <td style="background:#98FB98;">Government </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><sup><b>DPA - Democratic Progressive Alliance NDA - National Democratic Alliance</b></sup></i> <i><sup><b>TF - Third Front PT - PMK-Tiwari Congress Front</b></sup></i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Puducherry">Puducherry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pattali_Makkal_Katchi&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Puducherry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Puducherry Legislative Assembly election </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Election Year </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Election </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Votes polled </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Won </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Change of Seats </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Alliance </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Pondicherry_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election">2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election</a> </td> <td>N.A. </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 30</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 7%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Progressive Alliance">DPA</a> </td> <td style="background:#98FB98;">Government </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency">Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency</a></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Lok Sabha election </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Election Year </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Election </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Votes polled </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Won </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Change of Seats </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Alliance </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Result </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black">Candidate </th></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election,_1999" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election, 1999">13th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td>140,920 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">0 / 1</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 0%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>No Change </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Democratic_Alliance" title="National Democratic Alliance">NDA</a> </td> <td style="background:#FFA07A;">Lost </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._Ramadass" title="M. Ramadass">M. Ramadass</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_general_election,_2004" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian general election, 2004">14th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td>241,653 </td> <td><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 1</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FFD700; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Progressive Alliance">DPA</a> </td> <td style="background:#98FB98;">Government </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M._Ramadass" title="M. Ramadass">M. 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Ramadass">M. Ramadass</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><sup><b>DPA - Democratic Progressive Alliance NDA - National Democratic Alliance</b></sup></i> <i><sup><b>TF - Third Front PT - PMK-Tiwari Congress Front</b></sup></i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Lok_Sabha_Members">List of Lok Sabha Members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pattali_Makkal_Katchi&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: List of Lok Sabha Members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Year </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Election </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Member </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Constituency </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Remarks </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/1998_Indian_general_election" title="1998 Indian general election">1998</a> </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/12th_Lok_Sabha" title="12th Lok Sabha">12th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dalit_Ezhilmalai" title="Dalit Ezhilmalai">Dalit Ezhilmalai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chidambaram_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency">Chidambaram (SC)</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>K. Parymohan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dharmapuri_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency">Dharmapuri</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M._Durai" title="M. Durai">M. Durai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vandavasi_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Vandavasi Lok Sabha constituency">Vandavasi</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/N.T._Shanmugam" class="mw-redirect" title="N.T. Shanmugam">N.T. Shanmugam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vellore_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Vellore Lok Sabha constituency">Vellore</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/1999_Indian_general_election" title="1999 Indian general election">1999</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/13th_Lok_Sabha" title="13th Lok Sabha">13th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A.K._Moorthy" class="mw-redirect" title="A.K. Moorthy">A.K. Moorthy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency">Chengalpattu</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mathivanan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chidambaram_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency">Chidambaram (SC)</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>P D Elangovan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dharmapuri_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency">Dharmapuri</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/M._Durai" title="M. Durai">M. Durai</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vandavasi_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Vandavasi Lok Sabha constituency">Vandavasi</a> </td> <td>Re-elected for 2nd term </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/N.T._Shanmugam" class="mw-redirect" title="N.T. Shanmugam">N.T. Shanmugam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vellore_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Vellore Lok Sabha constituency">Vellore</a> </td> <td>Re-elected for 2nd term </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_general_election" title="2004 Indian general election">2004</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/14th_Lok_Sabha" title="14th Lok Sabha">14th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td>Rangasamy Velu </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arakkonam_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency">Arakkonam</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/A.K._Moorthy" class="mw-redirect" title="A.K. Moorthy">A.K. Moorthy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chengalpattu_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Chengalpattu Lok Sabha constituency">Chengalpattu</a> </td> <td>Re-elected for 2nd term </td></tr> <tr> <td>E Ponnuswamy </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chidambaram_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Chidambaram Lok Sabha constituency">Chidambaram (SC)</a> </td> <td>Re-elected for 2nd term </td></tr> <tr> <td>Senthil Raman </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dharmapuri_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency">Dharmapuri</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>K Dhanaraju </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tindivanam_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Tindivanam Lok Sabha constituency">Tindivanam</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>M. Ramadass </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puducherry_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency">Puducherry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Indian_general_election" title="2014 Indian general election">2014</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/16th_Lok_Sabha" title="16th Lok Sabha">16th Lok Sabha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anbumani_Ramadoss" title="Anbumani Ramadoss">Anbumani Ramadoss</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dharmapuri_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency">Dharmapuri</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Rajya_Sabha_Members">List of Rajya Sabha Members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pattali_Makkal_Katchi&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: List of Rajya Sabha Members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">No. </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Position </th> <th colspan="3" style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Term in office </th> <th rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Constituency<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(House)</span> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Assumed office </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Left office </th> <th style="background-color:#FFD700;color:black">Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3">1 </th> <td rowspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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title="Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation">Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desiya_Murpokku_Dravida_Kazhagam" title="Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam">Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goa_Forward_Party" title="Goa Forward Party">Goa Forward Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hill_State_People%27s_Democratic_Party" title="Hill State People's Democratic Party">Hill State People's Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Lok_Dal" title="Indian National Lok Dal">Indian National Lok Dal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Union_Muslim_League" title="Indian Union Muslim League">Indian Union Muslim League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_People%27s_Front_of_Tripura" title="Indigenous People's Front of Tripura">Indigenous People's Front of Tripura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_National_Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="Jammu and Kashmir National Conference">Jammu and Kashmir National Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_People%27s_Democratic_Party" title="Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party">Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janasena_Party" title="Janasena Party">Janasena Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janata_Dal_(Secular)" title="Janata Dal (Secular)">Janata Dal (Secular)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janata_Dal_(United)" title="Janata Dal (United)">Janata Dal (United)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jannayak_Janta_Party" title="Jannayak Janta Party">Jannayak Janta Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janta_Congress_Chhattisgarh" title="Janta Congress Chhattisgarh">Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jharkhand_Mukti_Morcha" title="Jharkhand Mukti Morcha">Jharkhand Mukti Morcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Congress_(M)" 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Goans Party">Revolutionary Goans Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Socialist_Party_(India)" title="Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)">Revolutionary Socialist Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samajwadi_Party" title="Samajwadi Party">Samajwadi Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal" title="Shiromani Akali Dal">Shiromani Akali Dal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Sena" title="Shiv Sena">Shiv Sena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Sena_(UBT)" title="Shiv Sena (UBT)">Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikkim_Democratic_Front" title="Sikkim Democratic Front">Sikkim Democratic Front</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikkim_Krantikari_Morcha" title="Sikkim Krantikari Morcha">Sikkim Krantikari Morcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipra_Motha_Party" title="Tipra Motha Party">Tipra Motha Party</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Apna_Dal_(Kamerawadi)" title="Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)">Apna Dal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azad_Samaj_Party_(Kanshi_Ram)" title="Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)">Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahujan_Mukti_Party" title="Bahujan Mukti Party">Bahujan Mukti Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharipa_Bahujan_Mahasangh" title="Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh">Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Tribal_Party" title="Bharatiya Tribal Party">Bharatiya Tribal Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Marxist_Party" title="Communist Marxist Party">Communist Marxist Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congress_(Secular)" title="Congress (Secular)">Congress (Secular)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Azad_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Azad Party">Democratic Azad Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Socialist_Party_(Prabodh_Chandra)" title="Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)">Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desiya_Makkal_Sakthi_Katchi" title="Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi">Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goa_Vikas_Party" title="Goa Vikas Party">Goa Vikas Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gondwana_Ganatantra_Party" title="Gondwana Ganatantra Party">Gondwana Ganatantra Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gorkha_Janmukti_Morcha" title="Gorkha Janmukti Morcha">Gorkha Janmukti Morcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamro_Sikkim_Party" title="Hamro Sikkim Party">Hamro Sikkim Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Janta_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindustan Janta Party">Hindustan Janta Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindustani_Awam_Morcha" title="Hindustani Awam Morcha">Hindustani Awam Morcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ikkjutt_Jammu" title="Ikkjutt Jammu">Ikkjutt Jammu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indhiya_Jananayaga_Katchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi">Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_League" title="Indian National League">Indian National League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_Apni_Party" title="Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party">Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_People%27s_Conference" title="Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference">Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_Workers_Party" title="Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party">Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_Adhikar_Party_(Loktantrik)" title="Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)">Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jannayak_Janta_Party" title="Jannayak Janta Party">Jannayak Janta Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jansatta_Dal_(Loktantrik)" title="Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik)">Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jebamani_Janata" class="mw-redirect" title="Jebamani Janata">Jebamani Janata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jharkhand_Party" title="Jharkhand Party">Jharkhand Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karnataka_Pragnyavantha_Janatha_Party" title="Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party">Karnataka Pragnyavantha Janatha Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khun_Hynniewtrep_National_Awakening_Movement" title="Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement">Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Congress_(B)" title="Kerala Congress (B)">Kerala Congress (Balakrishna Pillai)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Congress_(Jacob)" title="Kerala Congress (Jacob)">Kerala Congress (Jacob)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Congress_(Thomas)" title="Kerala Congress (Thomas)">Kerala Congress (Thomas)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kongunadu_Makkal_Desia_Katchi" title="Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi">Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lok_Insaaf_Party" title="Lok Insaaf Party">Lok Insaaf Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loktantrik_Janata_Dal" title="Loktantrik Janata Dal">Loktantrik Janata Dal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahan_Dal" title="Mahan Dal">Mahan Dal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makkal_Needhi_Maiam" title="Makkal Needhi Maiam">Makkal Needhi Maiam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marumalarchi_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marxist_Co-ordination_Committee" title="Marxist Co-ordination Committee">Marxist Co-ordination Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Secular_Conference" title="National Secular Conference">National Secular Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NISHAD_Party" title="NISHAD Party">NISHAD Party</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Pattali Makkal Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puratchi_Bharatham_Katchi" title="Puratchi Bharatham Katchi">Puratchi Bharatham Katchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthiya_Needhi_Katchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Puthiya Needhi Katchi">Puthiya Needhi Katchi</a></li> <li><a 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(Rashtriya)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_Sangram" title="Shiv Sangram">Shiv Sangram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiromani_Akali_Dal_(Democratic)" title="Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic)">Shiromani Akali Dal (Democratic)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikkim_National_People%27s_Party" title="Sikkim National People's Party">Sikkim National People's Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_India" title="Social Democratic Party of India">Social Democratic Party of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Unity_Centre_of_India_(Communist)" title="Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)">Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suheldev_Bharatiya_Samaj_Party" title="Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party">Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swabhimani_Paksha" title="Swabhimani Paksha">Swabhimani Paksha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swatantra_Bharat_Paksh" title="Swatantra Bharat Paksh">Swatantra Bharat Paksh</a></li> 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