About & history
- Abbreviation
- MDMK
- Founded
- 1994
- Founder(s)
- Vaiko
- Main base
- Tamil Nadu
Founded by Vaiko in 1994 after he was expelled from the DMK. It has been part of both DMK- and AIADMK-led alliances at different times.
Milestones
- 1994 Founded by Vaiko
Election record at a glance
- Contested 7 Lok Sabha general elections under this name, from 1996 to 2024.
- First won Lok Sabha seats in 1998 (3). Best result: 4 seats in 2004. Total seats won across all elections: 13.
- Highest vote share: 0.44% in 1998.
- In 2024 it contested 1 seats in 1 state/UTs and won 1, with 0.08% of all votes polled.
- In Tamil Nadu (Madras State before 1969) it has won 13 Lok Sabha seats in total; best: 4 in 2004.
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.