{{Short description|Indian politician (died 2019)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
'''D. Kumaradas''' (died June 27, 2019) <ref>[https://www.dailythanthi.com/News/Districts/2019/06/28020121/Former-MLA-of-Killiyoor-constituency-Death-of-Kumaradas.vpf கிள்ளியூர் தொகுதி முன்னாள் எம்.எல்.ஏ. குமாரதாஸ் மரணம்]</ref> was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on four occasions from Killiyur constituency: in 1984 as a Janata Party candidate,<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> 1991 as a Janata Dal candidate,<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> and in 1996 and 2001 as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (TMC) candidate.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007221700/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |date=7 October 2010}}</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf 2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He floated a new party, called the Tamil Maanila Kamarajar Congress, in December 2002.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kumaradas floats party|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kumaradas-floats-party/article27887759.ece | date=25 December 2002 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=11 August 2019 }}</ref>
G. K. Vasan revived the TMC in November 2014. On 19 April 2016, the party named 26 candidates to contest the 2016 state assembly elections as part of an alliance with the People's Welfare Front and Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam.<ref>{{cite news |work=NDTV |agency=PTI |title=Tamil Maanila Congress Chief GK Vasan Not To Contest Tamil Nadu Elections |date=19 April 2016 |url=http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/tamil-maanila-congress-chief-gk-vasan-not-to-contest-tamil-nadu-elections-1397232 |accessdate=2017-05-04}}</ref> The list included S. John Jacob, the incumbent Killiyur MLA, but one week later it was announced that Kumaradas would contest the seat in his place.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=TMC changes Killiyoor candidate |date=26 April 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/tmc-changes-killiyoor-candidate/article8521568.ece |accessdate=2017-05-04}}</ref> The constituency was won by the INC candidate, S. Rajeshkumar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.in/tamil-nadu/assembly-constituencies/killiyur.html |title=Killiyur (Tamil Nadu) Election Results 2016 |publisher=Infobase |accessdate=2017-05-04}}</ref>
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