D. Kumaradas (died June 27, 2019) [1] is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on four occasions from Killiyur constituency: in 1984 as a Janata Party candidate,[2] 1991 as a Janata Dal candidate,[3] and in 1996 and 2001 as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (TMC) candidate.[4][5] He floated a new party, called the Tamil Maanila Kamarajar Congress, in December 2002.[6]

G. K. Vasan revived the TMC in November 2014. On 19 April 2016, the party named 26 candidates to contest the 2016 state assembly elections as part of an alliance with the People's Welfare Front and Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam.[7] The list included S. John Jacob, the incumbent Killiyur MLA, but one week later it was announced that Kumaradas would contest the seat in his place.[8] The constituency was won by the INC candidate, S. Rajeshkumar.[9]

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  1. ^ கிள்ளியூர் தொகுதி முன்னாள் எம்.எல்.ஏ. குமாரதாஸ் மரணம்
  2. ^ 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. ^ 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. ^ Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India Archived 7 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  6. ^ "Kumaradas floats party". The Hindu. 25 December 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Tamil Maanila Congress Chief GK Vasan Not To Contest Tamil Nadu Elections". NDTV. PTI. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. ^ "TMC changes Killiyoor candidate". The Hindu. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Killiyur (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016". Infobase. Retrieved 4 May 2017.