Manithaneya Makkal Katchi

Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
Abbreviation	M.M.K
President	M. H. Jawahirullah
Secretary	P. Abdul Samad
Founded	7 February 2009(16 years ago) (2009-02-07)
Headquarters	7, Vadamaraicoir Street Mannady, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Student wing	SamugaNeethi Manavar Iyakkam
Youth wing	Youth wing of MMK
Labour wing	Manithaneya makkal katchi
Ideology	Social democracy Social justice Egalitarianism
Alliance	I.N.D.I.A. (2023-present) SPA (2019-present) UPA (2016-2023) AIADMK led Alliance (2011-2014) DMK-led Alliance (2014-2019) Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (2009)
Seats in  Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly	2 / 234
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Website
http://mmkinfo.com/
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Manithaneya Makkal Katchi is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. ^[1] Its president is M. H. Jawahirullah.

In the 2009 election, Manithaneya makkal Katchi contested with railway engine symbol. During the 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, the party joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam alliance and was allocated three seats to contest, with candle as electoral symbol. Jawahirullah won in Ramanathapuram and A. Aslam Basha did so in Ambur.^{[ citation needed ]}

Electoral history

For the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections, the party joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) alliance and was allocated four constituencies to contest. And Contested in Cup and Saucer Symbol in Four Constituency.

During the 2021 elections, Manithaneya Makkal Katchi once again joined the DPA alliance and DMK allotted two seats, the constituencies of Papanasam and Manapparai, In Papanasam, the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi leader Jawahirullah contested using the Scissor Symbol. Further, in Manapparai, the party's candidate Abdul Samadhu contested using DMK's Raising Sun Symbol.

See also

• Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham
• List of political parties in India

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

Sources

• Tamil Nadu: The Rise of Islamist Fundamentalism, by P.G. Rajamohan, South Asia Terrorism Portal
• Staff reporters (25 September 2007). "Lift ban on SIMI: TMMK". The Hindu.