Rishivandiyam (State Assembly Constituency)

Rishivandiyam
Constituency No. 78 for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKallakurichi
LS constituencyKallakurichi
Total electors2,68,231[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  DMK
Elected year2021

Rishivandiyam is a state assembly constituency in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 78. 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] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

Demographics (2011)[4]
Category Data
Created 2016
Vanniyar 40%
Adi Dravida 18%
Mudaliar 12%
Konar 08%
Kamma Naidu 07%
Muslims 05%
Christians 03%
Chettiars 02%
Others 05%
Total Electorate 2,40,469

[5]

Madras State

Year Winner Party
1962 L. Anandan Indian National Congress
1967 M. Anandan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Senguntha Mudaliyar candidate won seven times in this constituency.

Tamil Nadu

Year Winner Party
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 K. Karthikeyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 K. Karthikeyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2021
 
 53.56%
2016
 
 47.08%
2011
 
 53.19%
2006
 
 42.74%
2001
 
 52.37%
1996
 
 61.34%
1991
 
 61.56%
1989
 
 46.96%
1984
 
 51.95%
1980
 
 51.11%
1977
 
 38.42%
1971
 
 51.86%
1967
 
 49.60%
1962
 
 58.82%

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Karthikeyan 113,912 53.56% +6.48
AIADMK S. A. Santhosh 72,184 33.94% -2.72
NTK R. Suresh Manivannan 12,066 5.67% New
AMMK S. Prabhu 10,387 4.88% New
NOTA NOTA 2,420 1.14% New
Independent K. Murugan 1,508 0.71% New
Margin of victory 41,728 19.62% 9.20%
Turnout 212,686 79.29% -1.18%
Rejected ballots 345 0.16%
Registered electors 268,231
DMK hold Swing 6.48%

2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK K. Karthikeyan 92,607 47.08% New
AIADMK K. Dhandapani 72,104 36.66% New
DMDK V. J. P. Vincent Jayaraj 14,239 7.24% -45.95
PMK K. P. Pandiyan 8,148 4.14% New
Independent S. Barath 1,710 0.87% New
Independent C. Raphael Raj 1,090 0.55% New
Independent V. Chandrasekaran 1,022 0.52% New
Margin of victory 20,503 10.42% -7.54%
Turnout 196,697 80.47% -2.40%
Registered electors 244,427
DMK gain from DMDK Swing -6.11%

2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMDK Vijayakanth 91,164 53.19% +37.36
INC S. Sivaraj 60,369 35.22% -7.52
Independent M. Vijayakanth 7,355 4.29% New
IJK P. Natarajan 3,227 1.88% New
Independent M. Ramajayam 2,044 1.19% New
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party J. Selvaraju 1,860 1.09% New
BJP B. Rajasundaram 1,793 1.05% -0.51
Independent K. Senthil 1,587 0.93% New
Independent V. Murugan 1,299 0.76% New
Margin of victory 30,795 17.97% 11.78%
Turnout 171,405 82.87% 14.12%
Registered electors 206,830
DMDK gain from INC Swing 10.44%

2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. Sivaraj 54,793 42.74% New
AIADMK L. Athinarayanan 46,858 36.55% New
DMDK T. K. Govindan 20,283 15.82% New
Independent M. Govindaraj 2,757 2.15% New
BJP B. Raja Sundaram 1,992 1.55% New
LJP Marur N. Dharmalingam 1,511 1.18% New
Margin of victory 7,935 6.19% -17.22%
Turnout 128,194 68.75% 6.42%
Registered electors 186,451
INC gain from TMC(M) Swing -9.63%

2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC(M) S. Sivaraj 57,108 52.37% New
PNK T. K. T. Murali 31,576 28.96% New
MDMK Marudur N. Durairaj 15,470 14.19% +4.54
Independent G. Arumugam 4,891 4.49% New
Margin of victory 25,532 23.41% -14.26%
Turnout 109,045 62.34% -5.30%
Registered electors 174,987
TMC(M) hold Swing -8.97%

1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TMC(M) S. Sivaraj 65,230 61.34% New
AIADMK P. Annadurai 25,166 23.66% -37.9
MDMK N. Durairaj 10,263 9.65% New
PMK N. Subramanian 3,971 3.73% New
Margin of victory 40,064 37.67% 2.53%
Turnout 106,344 67.64% 0.13%
Registered electors 164,019
TMC(M) gain from AIADMK Swing -0.22%

1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK M. Govindasraju 58,030 61.56% +53.31
DMK M. Thangam 24,899 26.41% -20.54
PMK P. Vijalakshmi 9,568 10.15% New
Independent K. Thoppalan 918 0.97% New
Margin of victory 33,131 35.15% 29.32%
Turnout 94,263 67.51% -12.84%
Registered electors 148,616
AIADMK gain from DMK Swing 14.61%

1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Ekal M. Netesa Vdyar 48,030 46.96% +1.13
INC S. Sivaraj 42,069 41.13% -10.82
AIADMK T. N. Moorthy 8,436 8.25% New
AIADMK P. Vijayanan 2,497 2.44% New
India Farmers and Tailers Party V. Venkataraman 746 0.73% New
Margin of victory 5,961 5.83% -0.30%
Turnout 102,287 80.36% 2.10%
Registered electors 130,994
DMK gain from INC Swing -4.99%

1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. Sivaraj 43,439 51.95% +0.84
DMK M. Natesha Udayar 38,318 45.82% New
Independent K. Thoppalan 1,040 1.24% New
Margin of victory 5,121 6.12% -0.45%
Turnout 83,619 78.26% 7.71%
Registered electors 112,187
INC hold Swing 0.84%

1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Sundaram 38,238 51.11% +12.69
AIADMK M. Deiveekan 33,317 44.54% +12.21
Independent P. Govindasami 2,552 3.41% New
Independent T. Abdul Wahab 703 0.94% New
Margin of victory 4,921 6.58% 0.48%
Turnout 74,810 70.54% 3.21%
Registered electors 108,377
INC hold Swing 12.69%

1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Sundaram 25,530 38.42% -9.72
AIADMK M. Deivigam 21,478 32.32% New
JP K. Jayachandran 12,177 18.33% New
DMK J. V. Keerthy 5,323 8.01% -43.85
Independent D. Govindarajan 814 1.23% New
Independent T. Abdulwahab 685 1.03% New
Margin of victory 4,052 6.10% 2.37%
Turnout 66,448 67.33% -7.53%
Registered electors 101,448
INC gain from DMK Swing -13.44%

1971

1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK N. Dharmalingam 29,350 51.86% +2.27
INC K. Mappan 27,242 48.14% -0.86
Margin of victory 2,108 3.72% 3.13%
Turnout 56,592 74.87% -1.95%
Registered electors 78,419
DMK hold Swing 2.27%

1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK M. Anandan 26,491 49.60% +8.41
INC L. Anandan 26,173 49.00% -9.82
Independent N. T. Singaram 750 1.40% New
Margin of victory 318 0.60% -17.04%
Turnout 53,414 76.81% 24.47%
Registered electors 72,950
DMK gain from INC Swing -9.22%

1962

1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Rishivandiyam[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC L. Anandan 25,057 58.82% New
DMK M. Anadan 17,544 41.18% New
Margin of victory 7,513 17.64%
Turnout 42,601 52.34%
Registered electors 86,840
INC win (new seat)

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