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
Created2016
Adi Dravidar42%
Vanniyar40%
Mudaliar12%
Konar08%
Kamma Naidu07%
Muslims05%
Christians03%
Chettiars02%
Others05%
Total Electorate2,40,469
[5]

Madras State

YearWinnerParty
1962L. Anandan
1967M. Anandan

Tamil Nadu

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

Election results

1962

References

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.