125/7, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Koyambedu, Chennai – 600107, Tamil Nadu, India.
Student wing
DMDK Student Wing
Youth wing
DMDK Youth Wing
Women's wing
DMDK Women's Wing
Labour wing
Desiya Murpokku Union Federation
Ideology
Populism
Secularism
Dravidianism
Social democracy
Colours
Yellow
ECI Status
State party[1]
Alliance
AIADMK-led Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
0 / 234
Number of states and union territories in government
0 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
www.dmdkparty.com
Politics of India
Political parties
Elections
This article is part of a series on the
Dravidian Politics
Political Parties
State Parties
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Unrecognised Parties
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Union Council of Ministers
Cabinet Ministers
Sathiavani Muthu
Aravinda Bala Pajanor
Murasoli Maran
T. G. Venkatraman
Sedapatti R. Muthiah
M. Thambidurai
T. R. Baalu
A. Raja
Dayanidhi Maran
M. K. Alagiri
Ministers of State
N. V. N. Somu
T. R. Baalu
R. K. Kumar
Kadambur M. R. Janarthanan
M. Kannappan
Gingee N. Ramachandran
A. Raja
K. Venkatapathy
Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan
S. Regupathy
S. S. Palanimanickam
V. Radhika Selvi
S. Jagathrakshakan
S. Gandhiselvan
D. Nepoleon
Chief Ministers
Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu
C. N. Annadurai
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
M. Karunanidhi
M. G. Ramachandran
V. N. Janaki Ramachandran
J. Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
M. K. Stalin
Chief Ministers of Puducherry
M. O. H. Farook
S. Ramassamy
M. D. R. Ramachandran
R. V. Janakiraman
Deputy Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu
M. K. Stalin
O. Panneerselvam
Speakers
Deputy Speakers of the Lok Sabha
G. Lakshmanan
M. Thambidurai
Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Si. Pa. Adithanar
Pulavar K. Govindan
K. A. Mathiazhagan
Munu Adhi
K. Rajaram
P. H. Pandian
M. Tamilkudimagan
Sedapatti R. Muthiah
P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan
K. Kalimuthu
R. Avudaiyappan
D. Jayakumar
P. Dhanapal
M. Appavu
Speaker of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
S. Perumal
S. Pakkiam
G. Palaniraja
V. M. C. Sivakumar
Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Pulavar K. Govindan
G. R. Edmund
P. Seenivasan
N. Ganapathy
Su. Thirunavukkarasar
P. H. Pandian
V. P. Balasubramanian
V. P. Duraisamy
K. Ponnusamy
S. Gandhirajan
Parithi Ilamvazhuthi
A. Arunachalam
P. Dhanapal
Pollachi V. Jayaraman
K. Pitchandi
Leaders of the Opposition
Leaders of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
M. Karunanidhi
J. Jayalalithaa
S. R. Eradha
K. Anbazhagan
O. Panneerselvam
Vijayakant
M. K. Stalin
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
P. K. Loganathan
V. M. C. V. Ganapathy
R. V. Janakiraman
A. M. H. Nazeem
R. Siva
Deputy Leaders of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
K. Anbazhagan
Su. Thirunavukkarasar
Duraimurugan
K. A. Sengottaiyan
O. Panneerselvam
Panruti S. Ramachandran
Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj
R. B. Udhayakumar
Others
Pioneers
C. Iyothee Thass
R. Srinivasan
C. Natesan
Maraimalai Adigal
P. Theagarayar
T. M. Nair
E. V. Ramasami
Various Topics
Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu
Cinema in Dravidian politics
Dravidar Kazhagam
Dravidian movement
Dravidianism
Rise of Dravidian parties
Self-Respect Movement
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The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (transl. National Progressive Dravidian Federation; abbr.DMDK) 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, 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.
^"List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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