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E. R. Eswaran

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E. R. Eswaran, MLA
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General Secretary, Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
Personal details
Born1961
Kokkarayanpettai, Pallipalayam
Political partyKMDK
ResidenceChennai
OccupationPolitician, entrepreneur
Website[1]

E. R. Eswaran is an Indian politician and entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu. As of 21 March 2013 he is the General Secretary of the Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi party and as of 2021, is a Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Tiruchengode constituency.

Early life and education[]

Eswaran was born at Kokarayanpettai, near Thiruchengode in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu. He is a member of the Kongu Vellalar Gounder community and his family are involved in agriculture.[1]

He received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from Government Engineering College, Salem. He then began his business in Assam and later moved on to Chennai where he entered the construction and infrastructure business. He soon "established himself as one of the premier builders in Chennai, promoting many apartments and townships". He also has business interests in the manufacture and export of clothing, which has caused him to travel abroad extensively.[1]

He is fluent in Tamil, English and Hindi.[1]

Association with Kongu organisations[]

He was secretary of "Kongu Nanbargal Sangam" around 2001.[2]

Political career[]

On 21 March 2013, Eswaran was one of the founders of Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi, and is General Secretary of the party. He contested the May 2009 Lok Sabha Elections as a KMDK candidate from the Coimbatore constituency[3] and came third, securing more than one hundred thousand votes. He also came third in the 2009 by election for the Thondamuthur Assembly Constituency.[4][5][6][7] For Lok sabha elections 2014, he contested in Pollachi Constituency as the KMDK candidate with BJP alliance. E.R. Eswaran secured 2,76,118 votes.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c http://www.kongusingam.com/english/index.html Archived 25 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ http://kongunanbargalsangam.com/html/history.asp[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Gounder consolidation could pose headache to major parties | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Latest Tamilnadu, Indian Political News, Headlines, Information Online". www.dinamalar.com.
  5. ^ "KMDK - கொங்குநாடு மக்கள்‌ தேசிய கட்சி | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi". www.kmdk.in.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Need funds for linking rivers: KMDK chief | Coimbatore News - Times of India". The Times of India.
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