Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | |
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| Abbreviation | DMDK |
| General Secretary | Premallatha Vijayakant |
| Treasurer | Premallatha Vijayakant |
| Founder | Vijayakant |
| Founded | 14 September 2005 |
| Headquarters | Captain Aalayam, 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 | |
| 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 |
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| Website | |
| www.dmdkparty.com | |
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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 (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 called Captain Aalayam, which 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.