E. R. Eswaran

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = E. R. Eswaran

| image = E R Eswaran.png

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|6|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kokkarayanpettai, Pallipalayam, India

| residence = Chennai

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| office = Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

| term_start = 11 May 2021

| term_end =

| constituency = Tiruchengode

| predecessor = Pon. Saraswathi

| office1 = General Secretary, Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi

| occupation = Politician, entrepreneur

| constituency1 =

| term_start1 = 21 March 2013

| predecessor1 = position established

| successor =

| party = 20px Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi

| website = [http://www.kmdk.in]

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E. R. Eswaran is an Indian politician and entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu. {{As of|2013|3|21}} 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.{{cite web| url = http://www.kongusingam.com/english/index.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121013014413/http://www.kongusingam.com/english/index.html| archive-date = 2012-10-13| title = E.R.ESWARAN Official Website of General Secretary}} {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525082338/http://www.kongusingam.com/english/index.html |date=25 May 2013 }}

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.http://kongunanbargalsangam.com/html/history.asp{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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.{{cite web| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/dmk-bags-four-ally-kmdk-one-in-namakkal-district/article34468039.ece| title = DMK bags four, ally KMDK one in Namakkal district - The Hindu| website = The Hindu}} He contested the May 2009 Lok Sabha Elections as a KMDK candidate from the Coimbatore constituency{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Gounder-consolidation-could-pose-headache-to-major-parties/articleshow/4557663.cms|title=Gounder consolidation could pose headache to major parties | Chennai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}} and came third, securing more than one hundred thousand votes. He also came third in the 2009 by election for the Thondamuthur Assembly Constituency.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dinamalar.com/Political_detail.asp?news_id=7103|title=Latest Tamilnadu, Indian Political News, Headlines, Information Online|website=Dinamalar}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.kmdk.in/|title=KMDK - கொங்குநாடு மக்கள்‌ தேசிய கட்சி | Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi|website=www.kmdk.in}}{{cite web |url=http://www.maalaimalar.com/2013/11/07152145/Private-and-government-togethe.html |title=தனியாரோடு சேர்ந்து மாதிரி பள்ளிகளை அரசு உருவாக்க வேண்டும்: கொங்குநாடு மக்கள் கட்சி வலியுறுத்தல் || Private and government together to create model schools kongunadu makkal katchi emphasis |accessdate=2015-03-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183605/http://www.maalaimalar.com/2013/11/07152145/Private-and-government-togethe.html |archivedate=2 April 2015 |df=dmy-all }}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Need-funds-for-linking-rivers-KMDK-chief/articleshow/37928766.cms|title=Need funds for linking rivers: KMDK chief | Coimbatore News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}

For Lok sabha elections 2014, he contested Pollachi Constituency as the KMDK candidate with BJP alliance. E.R. Eswaran secured 2,76,118 votes.

Electoral Career

= Lok Sabha Elections Contested =

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Election ! Constituency ! Party ! Result ! Vote % ! Opposition Candidate ! Opposition Party ! Opposition vote %
2009 Indian general election	Coimbatore	KNMK	{{Lost}}	15.57	P. R. Natarajan	CPI(M)	35.64
2014 Indian general election	Pollachi	BJP	{{Lost}}	27.62	C. Mahendran	AIADMK	41.72

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Election

! Constituency

! Party

! Result

! Vote %

! Opposition Candidate

! Opposition Party

! Opposition vote %

2009 Indian general election

15.57

35.64

2014 Indian general election

27.62

41.72

= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections =

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Election ! Constituency ! Party ! Result ! Vote % ! Opposition Candidate ! Opposition Party ! Opposition vote %
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Sulur	KNMK	{{Lost}}	34.88	K. Thinakaran	DMDK	52.29
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Tiruchengode	DMK	{{Won}}	44.60	Pon. Saraswathi	AIADMK	43.04