E. R. Eswaran

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.

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.

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. He contested the May 2009 Lok Sabha Elections as a KMDK candidate from the Coimbatore constituency and came third, securing more than one hundred thousand votes. He also came third in the 2009 by election for the Thondamuthur Assembly Constituency. 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 Election Constituency Party Result Vote % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote %2009 Indian general election Coimbatore KNMK 15.57 P. R. Natarajan CPI(M) 35.642014 Indian general election Pollachi BJP 27.62 C. Mahendran AIADMK 41.72

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections Election Constituency Party Result Vote % Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote %2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Sulur KNMK 34.88 K. Thinakaran DMDK 52.292021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Tiruchengode DMK 44.60 Pon. Saraswathi AIADMK 43.04