The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is an Indian regional political party with great influence in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is a Dravidian party founded by the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.) at Madurai on 17 October 1972 as a breakaway faction from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam after M. Karunanidhi expelled him from the party for demanding an account as the party treasurer. The party is adhering to the policies of socialism and secularism based on the principles of C. N. Annadurai (Anna) collectively coined as Annaism by M.G.R. The party has won a seven-time majority in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and has emerged as the most successful political outfit in the state's history. It is currently the main opposition party in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
R. Kamaraj is an Indian politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. He has been a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Nannilam constituency since 2011 and is the Minister for Food of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Prior to his state assembly role,he represented Tamil Nadu as a member of Parliament of India in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
S. P. Shunmuganathan is an Indian politician and former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Srivaikuntam constituency. He is the former Minister for Milk and Dairy Development.
S. Sundararaj is an Indian politician and member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Paramakudi constituency. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalitha) candidate in the 1989 and 1991 elections. He is the former minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of the government of Tamil Nadu.
M. Gunasekaran is an Indian politician and has twice been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from the Manamadurai constituency.
Varadharaj Jayaraman is an Indian politician and a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Pollachi constituency. He was previously selected from Pollachi constituency (2001-2006) (2006-2011) respectively and elected from constituency from (2011-2016) and (2016-2021). He was Minister in the 2nd Jayalalithaa government as Minister for Industries,Environment,Pollution Control (2001-2002),and again as Minister for Food,Civil Supplies and Co-operative (2004-2006). He is one among the 3 MLAs from ADMK to record winning 5 times consecutively in assembly elections from 2001 on-wards from Pollachi and Udumalpet constituencies where others being O.Pannerselvam and K.P.Anbazhagan. Jayaraman also won the recent Tamil Nadu State Assembly elections held in May 2021 from the same constituency.
C. Shanmugavelu is an Indian politician and former member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elected from Madathukulam constituency in 2011. Previously,he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Udumalpet constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections in which he served as a minister for a short period.
Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami,often referred to by his initials E.P.S.,is an Indian politician who is the current leader of opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He served as the 7th chief minister of Tamil Nadu,from 2017 to 2021. He has been the General Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) since 28 March 2023. Previously,Palaniswami has served as the interim general secretary (2022–23),joint co-ordinator (2017–22) and headquarters secretary (2016–22) of AIADMK.
K. A. Sengottaiyan is an Indian politician. He is the former Minister for School Education in the Government of Tamil Nadu. He also served as the party presidium chairman and headquarters secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is currently the longest serving ADMK MLA along with his opposition counterpart Duraimurugan.
G. Senthamizhan is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Saidapet constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
Budhichandhiran is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Udagamandalam constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
K. A. Jayapal is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Nagapattinam constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party.
R. B. Udhaya Kumar is an Indian politician and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He is the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Tirumangalam constituency.
B. V. Ramanaa is an Indian politician who was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Thiruvallur constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
T. K. M. Chinnayya is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Tambaram constituency. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and was a cabinet minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu.
Agri S. S. Krishnamurthy is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Kalasapakkam constituency. As a representative of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam,he was previously elected to the same constituency in the 2006 elections.
K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji is a former minister and former member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elected from the Sivakasi constituency in 2011 and 2016. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
M. Paranjothi is an Indian politician and was a member of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Tiruchirappalli West constituency. As a cadre of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam,he was previously elected to Srirangam constituency in 2006 elections.
P. Annavi is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the state of Tamil Nadu.
During the 2016–2017 timeframe,by-elections were held in Tamil Nadu,India,due to the following events:
