| Rishivandiyam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 78 for theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kallakurichi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kallakurichi |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 2,68,231[1] |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | DMK |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Rishivandiyam is astate assembly constituency inKallakurichi district ofTamil Nadu, India.[2] Its State Assembly Constituency number is 78. It comprises portions ofTirukkoyilur andSankarapuram taluks. It is part ofKallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to theParliament of India.[3] It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
| Category | Data | Vanniyar | 32% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudaliar | 11 % | ||
| Konar | 09% | ||
| Kamma Naidu | 08% | ||
| Muslims | 07% | ||
| Christians | 05% | ||
| Chettiars | 02% | ||
| Others | 05% | ||
| Total Electorate | 2,40,469 |
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | L. Anandan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | M. Anandan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 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% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 6.48% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromDMDK | Swing | -6.11% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMDKgain fromINC | Swing | 10.44% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INCgain fromTMC(M) | Swing | -9.63% | |||
| 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% | |||
| 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 fromAIADMK | Swing | -0.22% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | Dr.M. Govindarajalu | 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 | ||||
| AIADMKgain fromDMK | Swing | 14.61% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | -4.99% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | 0.84% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | 12.69% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INCgain fromDMK | Swing | -13.44% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKhold | Swing | 2.27% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| DMKgain fromINC | Swing | -9.22% | |||
| 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 | ||||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||