Rishivandiyam (state assembly constituency)

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Rishivandiyam
Constituency for the State Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Kallakurichi
LS constituency Kallakurichi
Total electors2,68,231 [1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAKarthikeyan. K
Party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Elected year2021

Rishivandiyam is a state assembly constituency in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India. [2] It comprises portions of the Tirukkoyilur and Sankarapuram taluks. It is part of the Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. [3]

Contents

Demographics

Demographics (2011) [4]
CategoryData
Created2016
Vanniyar 30%
Adi Dravida 24%
Mudaliar 13%
Konar 12%
Kamma Naidu 07%
Muslims05%
Christians03%
Chettiars02%
Others04%
Total Electorate2,40,469

[5]

Madras State

YearWinnerParty
1962 L. Anandan Indian National Congress
1967 M. Anandan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Senguntha Mudaliyar candidate won seven times in this constituency.

Tamil Nadu

YearWinnerParty
1971 N. Dharmalingam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977 M. Sundaram Indian National Congress
1980 M. Sundaram Indian National Congress (I)
1984 S. Sivaraj Indian National Congress
1989 Ekal M. Natesa Odayar Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 M. Govindaraju All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996 S. Sivaraj Tamil Maanila Congress
2001 S. Sivaraj Tamil Maanila Congress
2006 S. Sivaraj Indian National Congress
2011 Vijayakanth Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016 Vasantham Karthikeyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 Vasantham Karthikeyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DMK Vasantham Karthikeyan1,13,91252.96%
AIADMK S.A. Santhosh72,18433.56%
MNM K. Shanmuga Sundaram6400.3%
AMMK S. Prabhu10,3874.83%
Majority2,13,87340%
Turnout
DMK gain from DMK Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Multifarious issues for the electorate". The Hindu . 30 April 2004. Archived from the original on 18 November 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  5. ↑ ரிஷிவந்தியம் தொகுதியில் காங்கிரஸ் சார்பில் சிவராஜ் போட்டியிடுவது உறுதி (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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