Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi

Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi
Abbreviation	MJK
General Secretary	M. Thamimum Ansari
Founder	M. Thamimum Ansari
Founded	28 February 2016 (2016-02-28)
Split from	Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
Headquarters	No. 5/2, Linghi Chetty Street, Mannady, Chennai – 600001, Tamil Nadu
Ideology	Social justice Secularism
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Black,   White,   Dark Red
ECI status	Registered Unrecognised Party
Alliance	SPA
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 245
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 543
Seats in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly	1 / 234
Number of states and union territories in government	0 / 31
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Website
http://www.mjkparty.com
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The Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi (MJK) is a state-level political party in Tamil Nadu. The Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi was launched on February 28, 2016, following a split from the Manithaneya Makkal Katchi.

Elections contested

Election	Constituency	Candidate	Alliance	Result	Vote %	Predecessor / Successor	Party	Vote %	Ref
2026	Chidambaram	Thamimum Ansari	SPA	**Won**	35.48%	K. A. Pandian	AIADMK	32.55%
2016	Nagapattinam	Thamimum Ansari	AIADMK	**Won**	48.28%	A. Mohamed Jafarullah	MNMK	32.99%
	Vellore	Harun Rasheed		Loss	36.23%	P. Karthikeyan	DMK	51.53%

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election, 2016

The Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi announced that it would contest the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election as part of the AIADMK alliance.

Two constituencies were allotted to the Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi within the AIADMK alliance.

The party contested in the Vellore and Nagapattinam constituencies under the 'Two Leaves' symbol. In the Nagapattinam Assembly constituency, the party's General Secretary, M. Thamimun Ansari, emerged victorious with a margin of 20,550 votes.