Rishivandiyam Assembly constituency explained

Type:	SLA
Constituency No:	78
District:	Kallakurichi
Loksabha Cons:	Kallakurichi
State:	Tamil Nadu
Mla:	K. Karthikeyan
Latest Election Year:	2021
Rishivandiyam
Electors:	2,68,231^[1]

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
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

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Madras State

Year	Winner	Party
1962	L. Anandan
1967	M. Anandan

Tamil Nadu

Year	Winner	Party
1971	N. Dharmalingam
1977	M. Sundaram
1980			Indian National Congress (I)
1984	S. Sivaraj
1989	Ekal M. Natesa Odayar
1991	M. Govindaraju
1996	S. Sivaraj
2001
2006
2011	Vijayakanth
2016	K. Karthikeyan
2021

Election results

1962

References

• Web site: Statistical reports of assembly elections. 8 July 2010. Election Commission of India. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp. 5 October 2010.

11.81°N 79.1°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Form 21E (Return of Election) . https://web.archive.org/web/20211223080532/https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/Form21E_TNLA2021/AC078.pdf . 28 Jan 2022 . 23 December 2021.
2. Web site: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map . Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly . 23 January 2017.
3. Web site: Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order . Delimitation Commission of India . National Informatics Centre . 26 January 2017.
4. Web site: Multifarious issues for the electorate . https://web.archive.org/web/20041118213931/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/30/stories/2004043005930400.htm . dead . 18 November 2004 . 30 April 2004 . . 2009-07-20.
5. News: https://www.dinamalar.com/news/tamil-nadu-district-news-viluppuram/news/210884 . Dinamalar. ta:ரிஷிவந்தியம் தொகுதியில் காங்கிரஸ் சார்பில் சிவராஜ் போட்டியிடுவது உறுதி . ta. 2011 . 2021-11-28.