Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi traces its origins to the Dalit Panthers of India (Dalit Panthers Iyakkam), founded in 1982 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu by M. Malalchami and D. Amukurajah as an anti-caste social movement inspired by the American Black Panther Party and B.R. Ambedkar. It was reconstituted as a political party under Thol. Thirumavalavan's leadership and rebranded as VCK, becoming a consistent ally of the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu and steadily improving its Lok Sabha tally from zero seats in 2014 to two in both 2019 and 2024.
| Election | Seats Won | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lok Sabha 2014 | 0 | 0.11% |
| Lok Sabha 2019 | 2 | 0.8% |
| Lok Sabha 2024 | 2 | 2.25% |
Won both seats it contested in 2024 as part of the DMK-led INDIA bloc alliance in Tamil Nadu -- Chidambaram (Thol. Thirumavalavan, 3rd term) and Viluppuram (D. Ravikumar, 2nd term) -- its best-ever Lok Sabha result.
Publicly documented leadership positions only.
| Party | Seats (2024) | Vote Share | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| VCK | 2 | 2.25% | 1982 |
| BJP | 240 | 36.9% | 1980 |
| INC | 99 | 21.4% | 1885 |
| SP | 37 | 4.62% | 1992 |
| AITC | 29 | 4.41% | 1998 |
| DMK | 22 | 1.84% | 1949 |
| TDP | 16 | 1.99% | 1982 |
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