Rishivandiyam Assembly constituency
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]
| Rishivandiyam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the State Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kallakurichi |
| LS constituency | Kallakurichi |
| Total electors | 2,68,231[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | K. Karthikeyan |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Demographics
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Created | 2016 |
| Vanniyar | 30% |
| Adi Dravida | 24% |
| Mudaliar | 13% |
| Konar | 12% |
| Kamma Naidu | 07% |
| Muslims | 05% |
| Christians | 03% |
| Chettiars | 02% |
| Others | 04% |
| Total Electorate | 2,40,469 |
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
Election Results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | K. Karthikeyan | 1,13,912 | 52.96% | ||
| AIADMK | S.A. Santhosh | 72,184 | 33.56% | ||
| MNM | K. Shanmuga Sundaram | 640 | 0.3% | ||
| AMMK | S. Prabhu | 10,387 | 4.83% | ||
| Majority | 2,13,873 | 40% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| DMK gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
References
- "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- "Multifarious issues for the electorate". The Hindu. 30 April 2004. Archived from the original on 18 November 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ரிஷிவந்தியம் தொகுதியில் காங்கிரஸ் சார்பில் சிவராஜ் போட்டியிடுவது உறுதி (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
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