| Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Native Name: | தமிழக மக்கள் முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் |
| Abbreviation: | TMMK |
| President: | B. John Pandian |
| Founder: | B. John Pandian |
| Foundation: | 14 April 2000 |
| State Seats Name: | Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| State2 Seats Name: | Puducherry Legislative Assembly |
| Colours: | Red Green |
| Alliance: | AIADMK-led Alliance (2001–2010), (2011–2016),NDA (2017–present) |
| Youth: | TMMK Youth Wing |
| Students: | TMMK Ilaignarani |
| Flag: | Tmmk flag.png |
Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil People's Progressive Federation) is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 2000.[1]
The party was founded by B. John Pandian in 2000. It is a caste-based political party in Tamilnadu.
In the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, the party joined the AIADMK-led Alliance and was alloted Egmore constituency to be contested on "Twin-leaves" symbol. The party fielded its founder John Pandian in the seat. But he lost the seat to Parithi Ilamvazhuthi by a slender margin of 86 votes in its maiden election.[2]
In the 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, the party opted to join the Third front led by Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi led by T. R. Paarivendhar comprising Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, Samooka Samathuva Padai, Tamil Nadu Vanigar Peravai and VOC Peravai. The front fielded candidates in more than 150 constituencies.[3]
In the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, the party contested 52 seats in "Pot" symbol with John Pandian contesting in the Tiruvadanai Assembly constituency. But the party faced defeat in all constituencies which it contested. It also formed alliance with Marudham Makkal Katchi headed by former MLA Soundarapandian and Bharatiya Vikasha Shakti party for the elections allotting five and two seats to them respectively.[4]
The demand for merging the subsects of Scheduled Caste in the state of Tamilnadu such as Pallar, Devendrakulathar, Pannadi, Kaladi, Vathiriyar and Kudumbar into a single entity as Devendrakula Velalar gained pace along with the delisting of those subsects to Other Backward Class. The party joined the National Democratic Alliance in 2017. The party supported the alliance in 2019 Indian general election.[5]
The party was alloted one seat in the alliance for the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. After 20 years, B. John Pandian once again contested the Egmore constituency and lost it. Post the election, the party left AIADMK-led Alliance citing differences over seat sharing in the election.[6] [7] However it continued its partnership in the National Democratic Alliance.
As a part of NDA alliance, the party was allocated to contest the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency seat in Lotus symbol.[8]
| Year | Party leader | Alliance | Seats contested | Seats won | Seats +/- | Vote % (in Tamil Nadu) | Total Votes Polled | Vote swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | B. John Pandian | AIADMK+ | 1 | 0.19% | 33,103 | 0.19 | ||
| 2011 | Third Front | 50 | 0.40% | 146,454 | 0.21 | |||
| 2016 | None | 1 | 28,855 | |||||
| 2021 | NDA | 1 | 0.07% | 30,064 |