# Rishivandiyam Assembly constituency

Rishivandiyam is a state assembly constituency in Kallakurichi district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 78. It comprises portions of Tirukkoyilur and Sankarapuram taluks. It is part of Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. It is one of the 234 State Legislative Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

## Demographics

Demographics (2011) :
| Category | Data |
| Created | 2016 |
| Adi Dravidar | 42% |
| Vanniyar | 40% |
| Mudaliar | 12% |
| Konar | 08% |
| Kamma Naidu | 07% |
| Muslims | 05% |
| Christians | 03% |
| Chettiars | 02% |
| Others | 05% |
| Total Electorate | 2,40,469 |

## Members of Legislative Assembly
### Madras State

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

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

### 2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 41,728 | 19.62% | 9.20% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212,686 | 79.29% | −1.18% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 345 | 0.16% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 268,231 | | |
| | DMK hold | DMK hold | Swing | 6.48% | |

### 2016

2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,503 | 10.42% | −7.54% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 196,697 | 80.47% | −2.40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 244,427 | | |
| | DMK gain from DMDK | DMK gain from DMDK | Swing | -6.11% | |

### 2011

2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,795 | 17.97% | 11.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,405 | 82.87% | 14.12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 206,830 | | |
| | DMDK gain from INC | DMDK gain from INC | Swing | 10.44% | |

### 2006

2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,935 | 6.19% | −17.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 128,194 | 68.75% | 6.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 186,451 | | |
| | INC gain from TMC(M) | INC gain from TMC(M) | Swing | -9.63% | |

### 2001

2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,532 | 23.41% | −14.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,045 | 62.34% | −5.30% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 174,987 | | |
| | TMC(M) hold | TMC(M) hold | Swing | -8.97% | |

### 1996

1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 40,064 | 37.67% | 2.53% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,344 | 67.64% | 0.13% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 164,019 | | |
| | TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | TMC(M) gain from AIADMK | Swing | -0.22% | |

### 1991

1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,131 | 35.15% | 29.32% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,263 | 67.51% | −12.84% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 148,616 | | |
| | AIADMK gain from DMK | AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | 14.61% | |

### 1989

1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,961 | 5.83% | −0.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,287 | 80.36% | 2.10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130,994 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -4.99% | |

### 1984

1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,121 | 6.12% | −0.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 83,619 | 78.26% | 7.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 112,187 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.84% | |

### 1980

1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,921 | 6.58% | 0.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 74,810 | 70.54% | 3.21% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 108,377 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 12.69% | |

### 1977

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,052 | 6.10% | 2.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,448 | 67.33% | −7.53% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 101,448 | | |
| | INC gain from DMK | INC gain from DMK | Swing | -13.44% | |

### 1971

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

### 1967

1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 318 | 0.60% | −17.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 53,414 | 76.81% | 24.47% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,950 | | |
| | DMK gain from INC | DMK gain from INC | Swing | -9.22% | |

### 1962

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