About & history
- Abbreviation
- DMDK
- Founded
- 2005
- Founder(s)
- Vijayakanth
- Main base
- Tamil Nadu
- TN Assembly 2026
- 1 seat
Founded by actor Vijayakanth in Madurai on 14 September 2005. It was the main opposition party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly after the 2011 election.
Milestones
- 2005 Founded by Vijayakanth
- 2011 Main opposition party in the Tamil Nadu Assembly
Election record at a glance
- Contested 4 Lok Sabha general elections under this name, from 2009 to 2024.
- Has not won a Lok Sabha seat under this name.
- In 2024 it contested 5 seats in 1 state/UTs and won 0, with 0.17% of all votes polled.
- In Tamil Nadu it has contested 4 Lok Sabha elections without winning a seat.
Lok Sabha record, 1952–2024
In Tamil Nadu
Lok Sabha 2024 — state-wise
Lok Sabha MPs elected in 2024
Rajya Sabha members now
Sources: Election Commission of India (Lok Sabha results 1951–2024); Digital Sansad (Rajya Sabha). Vote share = party votes ÷ all votes polled (incl. NOTA from 2014). Party history is a short summary.