E. R. Eswaran Explained

E. R. Eswaran
Birth Date:	30 June 1961
Birth Place:	Kokkarayanpettai, Pallipalayam, India
Residence:	Chennai
Office:	General Secretary, Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
Occupation:	Politician, entrepreneur
Party:	Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
Website:	http://www.kmdk.in

E. R. Eswaran is an Indian politician and entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu. 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. 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.

He is fluent in Tamil, English and Hindi.

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 is member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Tiruchengode constituency.The presence of KMDK in DMK-led alliance has worked in favour of DMK. E.R. Eswaran won by a margin of 2,862 votes in Tiruchengode.^[3] He contested the May 2009 Lok Sabha Elections as a KMDK candidate from the Coimbatore constituency^[4] and came third, securing more than one hundred thousand votes. He also came third in the 2009 by election for the Thondamuthur Assembly Constituency.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} 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.

Electoral Career

Lok Sabha Elections Contested

Election	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote %
	Coimbatore			15.57	P. R. Natarajan		35.64
	Coimbatore			27.62	C. Mahendran		41.72

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections

Election	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote %
	Sulur			34.88	K. Thinakaran		52.29
	Tiruchengode			44.60	Pon. Saraswathi		43.04

Notes and References

1. Web site: E.R.ESWARAN Official Website of General Secretary. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121013014413/http://www.kongusingam.com/english/index.html. 2012-10-13.
2. http://kongunanbargalsangam.com/html/history.asp{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
3. Web site: DMK bags four, ally KMDK one in Namakkal district - The Hindu. The Hindu.
4. Web site: Gounder consolidation could pose headache to major parties | Chennai News - Times of India. The Times of India.
5. Web site: Latest Tamilnadu, Indian Political News, Headlines, Information Online. Dinamalar.
6. Web site: KMDK - கொங்குநாடு மக்கள்‌ தேசிய கட்சி | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi. www.kmdk.in.
7. Web site: தனியாரோடு சேர்ந்து மாதிரி பள்ளிகளை அரசு உருவாக்க வேண்டும்: கொங்குநாடு மக்கள் கட்சி வலியுறுத்தல் || Private and government together to create model schools kongunadu makkal katchi emphasis . 2015-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183605/http://www.maalaimalar.com/2013/11/07152145/Private-and-government-togethe.html . 2 April 2015 . dmy-all .
8. Web site: Need funds for linking rivers: KMDK chief | Coimbatore News - Times of India. The Times of India.