Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK) is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] KMDK is considered as a Gounder based caste outfit with presence in western districts of Tamilnadu i.e. Kongu Region.
The party has contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as part of United Progressive Alliance led by the DMK in Tamil Nadu.
[14] KMDK had fielded AKP Chinnaraj, the President of Tamilnadu Poultry Farmers Association[15] in DMK's Rising Sun symbol.
Also, KMDK is considered to be played a pivotal role for the win of DMK in Kongu region which has been known as ADMK fort In the 2016 elections,[12] the party contested alone in 72 constituencies predominantly in Kongu Nadu Region (Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Erode, Tiruppur, Dindugal, Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts of Tamilnadu).