Tamilnadu Elections 2011 A brief history about AIADMK party Jayalalitha AIADMK party details

Posted Date: 05-Feb-2011	Category: Tamilnadu Information	Rating:
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Get to know the details and history of Jayalalitha AIADMK party. In this resource I have tried to explain about the emergence of AIADMK party and the results of AIADMK party till 2006 elections. Dr. MGR party and Jayalalitha political career is mentioned below.

A brief history of AIADMK party How did Jayalaitha party AIADMK formed?

1972
• 1972 All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party came into existence. It was founded on October 17, 1972 by Maruthar Gopalamenon Ramachandran popularly known as MGR

1973
• In this year symbol of AIADMK party election symbol 'Two Leaves' was adopted.
• AIADMK party has tasted his first victory in the same year by Dindigul bye-elections. This party has created a history by winning with a margin of more then 1.5 lakh votes margin.!!

1976
• Party has changed the name to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) from Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.

1977
• In 1977 elections AIADMK party has won 18 seats. Dr.MGR was sworn in as chief minister of Tamilnadu on June 30, 1977
• The AIADMK defeated DMK party and emerged as a stunning party by winning 127 of the 195 seats it contested.

1980
• In the year 1980 there held Assembly elections, MGR and his AIADMK party won again and came back to power. A big blow to congress party.
• MGR became chief minister again on June 9, 1980
• AIADMK is the first party to to introduction of Noon Day Meal called as "Nutritious Meal" for school children.
• It is the time where relations between the Congress party and the AIADMK party is getting loosened.
• Congress party allied with DMK party and won 37 seats out of 39 where as AIADMK has won just 2.

1982
• For the first time J. Jayalalithaa has came into picture.

1984
• Jayalalithaa was elected as member of Rajya Sabha.
• MGR's health was not good and subsequently getting hospitalized. Managed to win 12 Lok sabha election in 1984.

1989
• ADMK party has merged in AIADMK and Jayalalitha has become the leader of the two groups.
• After the dissimal of Dr. MGR he party has broken down into 2 groups, one lead by Janaki Ramachandran and the other by J. Jayalalithaa
• Due to the party separation M Karunanidhi party DMK wins the election after 20 years. This was one of the great achievement in DMK crown.
• In the same year, the two separated parties has came together and won the assembly by-election in Madurai West Marungapuri.
• In 1990, The DMK government was dismissed by the central government led by prime minister Chandra Shekhar Singh.

1991
• Elections were postponed to June 15 from May 24 due to Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.
• AIADMK has swept the assembly elections by winning 164 seats and J.Jayalalithaa became the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu.

1996
• Jayalalitha was arrested on December 7th,1996 and kept in central jail,
• AIADMK has managed to win only 4 assembly seats.

1998
• In 1988 AIMDMK party has marched forwarded with the alliance of BJP, MDMK, PMK, TRC and Janata Party.
• 18 out of 21 candidates who contested on behalf of the AIADMK has won the elections.

2001
• Jayalalithaa won the Tamilnadu 2001 assembly election to become chief minister once again.
• Many cases were pending, after having been cleared by the courts she became chief minister.
• Many popular decisions were taken at this time, like banning lottery tickets, liquor restrictions etc

2004
• A great tragedy in Tamilnadu, the state is hit by Tsunami
• Jayalalitha has sent a special task force to the Satyamangalam forests in October 2004 and Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan shot dead.
• AIADMK party lost all parliamentary seats to opposition

2006
• The party lost and pushed out of power by DMK party which is led by M Karunanidhi.

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