B. John Pandian | |
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State Youth Wing Secretary, Pattali Makkal Katchi | |
In office 1989–1996 | |
Founder &Chairman of Devendrar College of Physiotherapy | |
Assumed office 1998 | |
Founder and leader of Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Assumed office 14 April 2000 | |
Personal details | |
Born | B. John Pandian 30 November 1955 Sivalarkulam,Alangulam Tirunelveli District, Madras State (now in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu),India |
Political party | Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam [1] (2000-–present) |
Other political affiliations | PMK (1989–1995) |
Spouse | Priscilla Pandian |
Children | Dr Viyango Pandian Dr Vinolin Nivetha Pandian |
Residence(s) | Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India |
Education | Master of Arts:Madurai Kamaraj University |
Occupation | Advocate,Politician |
B. John Pandian is an advocate,social worker and an Indian politician from Tamilnadu. He founded the Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam party in 2000.
He was initially part of Pattali Makkal Katchi party since 1989,holding the post of Youth Wing Secretary. [2] He contested the 1989 Indian general election in Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency as PMK candidate in 1989 and also contested the 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in Mudukulathur Assembly constituency and securing the second place surpassing the DMK candidate. [3]
He formed the Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam party in 2000. The party joined AIADMK-led Alliance alliance in 2001 and got allotted one seat. John Pandian contested 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in Egmore and lost the seat by a slender margin of 86 votes. [4]
He contested the 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as independent candidate in Mudukulathur Assembly constituency as the party opted to contest unaligned. [5]
He contested the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as independent candidate in Tiruvadanai Assembly constituency,citing differences in AIADMK-led Alliance. [6]
Then,He joined the NDA alliance in 2017. He then advocated for the merger of six sub castes in Scheduled Caste list and a naming of them as "Devendrakula Velalar". Then he also proposed for the delisting of those sub sects into Other Backward Class. [7] With the name change and merging successful,he contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as a candidate in Egmore constituency again. But post the elections,he left the AIADMK-led Alliance citing differences over seat sharing in the election. [8] [9]
As a part of NDA alliance,he was nominated to contest the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency seat in Lotus symbol. [10]
Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
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1989 | Perambalur | PMK | Lost | 12.54 | A. Asokraj | AIADMK | 53.41 |
2024 | Tenkasi | BJP | Lost | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | Vote percentage | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | Opposition vote percentage |
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1991 | Mudukulathur | PMK | Lost | 30.24 | S. Balakrishnan | INC | 41.74 |
1996 | Valangiman | Independent | Lost | 12.67 | Gomathi Srinivasan | DMK | 50.78 |
2001 | Egmore | AIADMK | Lost | 47.57 | Parithi Ilamvazhuthi | DMK | 47.69 |
2011 | Mudukulathur | TMMK | Lost | 12.22 | M. Murugan | AIADMK | 46.87 |
2011 | Nilakottai | TMMK | Lost | 4.80 | A. Ramasamy | PT | 52.45 |
2016 | Tiruvadanai | TMMK | Lost | 5.14 | Karunas | AIADMK | 41.14 |
2021 | Egmore | AIADMK | Lost | 25.46 | I. Paranthamen | DMK | 58.29 |
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