Rishivandiyam (state assembly constituency)
Rishivandiyam is a state assembly constituency in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It comprises portions of the Tirukkoyilur and Sankarapuram taluks. It is part of the Kallakurichi constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2]
Demographics[]
| Category | Data |
|---|---|
| Created | 2016 |
| Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar | 9% |
| Vanniyar | 39% |
| Adi Dravida | 24% |
| Konar | 12% |
| Kamma Naidu/ Vellala Pillai/ Agamidaiya Udayar | 07% |
| Others | 10% |
| Total Electorate | 2,40,469 |
Madras State[]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1967 | M. Anandan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Senguntha Mudaliyar candidate won seven times in this constituency.
Tamil Nadu[]
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 1977 | M. Sundaram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | M. Sundaram | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1984 | S. Sivaraj | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 1991 | 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[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Vasantham 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[]
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu
- Viluppuram district