The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is a Dravidian party founded by the former leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Vijayakant (Captain) at Madurai on 14 September 2005. The party was led by its founder until 14 December 2023 from its date of founding. From 14 December 2023, the DMDK is led by Vijayakant's wife Premallatha Vijayakant as general secretary of the party. The party served as the main opposition party in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 27 May 2011 to 21 February 2016. The headquarters of the party is located at Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Koyambedu, Chennai.
The thirteenth legislative assembly election, of Tamil Nadu was held on 8 May 2006. It was held for all 234 constituencies to elect the government in the state for the following five years. The votes were counted three days later on 11 May 2006 and all the results were out by the end of the day. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led (DMK) front won the elections, with the DMK emerging as the single-largest party with 96 seats, and its leader, M Karunanidhi was sworn in as Chief Minister for a fifth and final term. This election marked the first time the state saw a hung assembly with no party gaining a majority of its own. As a result, DMK formed a minority government with its allies, which is the first in the state since the 1952 election. 13th Assembly was instituted due to this election.
Ko.Si. Mani was an Indian politician who was the minister for co-operation, statistics and ex-servicemen in the Tamil Nadu state of India between 2006 and 2011 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) regime. He was instrumental in developing kumbakonam fisheries market and darasuram vegetable market.
K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran is an Indian politician and the current Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Tamil Nadu. He had also been the minister for Backward Classes between 2006 and 2011 in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, India. He has been an MLA 9 times which record he holds with senior members like Duraimurugan and K. A. Sengottaiyan among currently serving MLAs, with a political career spanning over 40 years. His full name is Kopalapuram Kanthasamy Subbu Reddiyar Ranganathan Ramachandran.
Peravurani is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Peravurani constituency created on the year of 1967 on delimitation of Pattukkottai Assembly constituency. It elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. From the 1967 elections, Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the assembly seat three times, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the assembly seat three times, Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) won two times by 1996 and 2001 elections and Indian National Congress two times won the seat and Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam won the seat in 2011 election. The current member of legislative assembly N. Ashok Kumar from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu, in India.
Panruti S. Ramachandran is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.
S. Retnaraj was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Colachel constituency in 1980 election and Nagercoil constituency in the 1984 election.
A. Velladurai was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Vasudevanallur constituency in the 1967 and 1971 elections.
K. Annamalai is an Indian hotelier and former politician who served in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2001 until 2006. A member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, he represented the Tenkasi constituency.
R. Gnanadoss is an Indian politician and presently serving Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Sivakasi constituency in 2006.
R. Varadarajan was an Indian politician and former Tamilnadu Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Virudhunagar constituency in 2006 election.
M. Kannappan is an Indian politician and former Union minister for Non-conventional energy sources in A. B. Vajpayee's NDA rule between 1999 and 2004 Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kinathukadavu constituency in 1967, and 1972 elections.
Natham R. Viswanathan is an Indian politician and deputy general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Natham Constituency. He was the Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Previously, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Natham constituency in 1999 after the death of then legislative member of Natham, M. Andi Ambalam. He has won consecutively in 2001, 2006 and 2011 elections in a landslide vote count and has a cult following.
S. Semmalai is an Indian politician active in Tamil Nadu. He is the incumbent member of the state legislative assembly (MLA) from Mettur constituency. He has been elected four times to the Tamil Nadu state assembly and once to the national parliament of India (2009–14).
The Puthiya Tamilagam is an Indian regional political party in Tamil Nadu. It was founded by the former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly K. Krishnasamy on 15 December 1997.
Dr. S. Duraiappa is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Vasudevanallur constituency, which is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.
N. Eramakrishnan is an Indian politician and a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Cumbum constituency. He represents the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party and has previously represented the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK).
K. Kannaiyan is an Indian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu.
M. Boominathan is an Indian politician who is a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Madurai South as an Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2021.
A. Manoharan is an Indian politician who served as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Vasudevanallur Assembly constituency as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2016.
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1994-present), 
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1980-1994)