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Rishivandiyam (state assembly constituency)
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'''Rishivandiyam''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu|state assembly]] constituency in [[Kallakurichi district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm |title= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map |website= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date= 23 January 2017}}</ref> It comprises portions of the [[Tirukkoyilur taluk|Tirukkoyilur]] and [[Sankarapuram taluk]]s. It is part of the [[Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kallakurichi constituency]] for national elections to the [[Parliament of India]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 26 January 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
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{| class="wikitable" "width:300px"<br />
|+ Demographics (2011)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/30/stories/2004043005930400.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041118213931/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/30/stories/2004043005930400.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 18 November 2004 |title =Multifarious issues for the electorate | date = 30 April 2004 | work = [[The Hindu]] | access-date = 2009-07-20}}</ref><br />
! Category<br />
! Data<br />
|-<br />
|Created<br />
|2016<br />
|-<br />
|[[Sengunthar|Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar]]<br />
21%<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[[Vanniyar]]<br />
|30%<br />
|-<br />
|[[Adi Dravida]]<br />
|23%<br />
|-<br />
| Konar <br />
|07%<br />
|-<br />
|[[Kamma (caste)|Kamma Naidu]]/ Vellala Pillai/ Agamidaiya Udayar<br />
|08%<br />
|-<br />
|Others<br />
|10%<br />
|-<br />
|Total Electorate<br />
|2,40,469<br />
|-<br />
|}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://m.dinamalar.com/detail.php?id=210884 |publisher=[[Dinamalar]]|script-title=ta:ரிஷிவந்தியம் தொகுதியில் காங்கிரஸ் சார்பில் சிவராஜ் போட்டியிடுவது உறுதி |language=ta|year=2011 |access-date=2021-11-28}}</ref><br />
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== Madras State ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
| [[L. Anandan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| M. Anandan<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
Senguntha Mudaliyar candidate won seven times in this constituency.<br />
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==Tamil Nadu==<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]<br />
| [[N. Dharmalingam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| [[M. Sundaram]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
| [[M. Sundaram]]<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |<br />
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]<br />
| [[S. Sivaraj]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br />
| [[Ekal M. Natesa Odayar]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
| [[M. Govindaraju]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
| [[S. Sivaraj]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
| [[S. Sivaraj]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
| [[S. Sivaraj]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
| [[Vijayakanth]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
| Vasantham Karthikeyan <br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| Vasantham Karthikeyan<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Election Results==<br />
===2021===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Rishivandiyam]]<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|n|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=Vasantham Karthikeyan|votes=1,13,912|percentage=52.96%|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=S.A. Santhosh|votes=72,184|percentage=33.56%|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Makkal Needhi Maiam|candidate=K. Shanmuga Sundaram|votes=640|percentage=0.3%|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |<br />
|party =Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam<br />
|candidate =S. Prabhu <br />
|votes =10,387 <br />
|percentage =4.83% <br />
|change = <br />
}} <br />
{{Election box majority||votes=2,13,873|percentage=40%|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner =Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam <br />
|loser =Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
* {{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|title= Statistical reports of assembly elections|access-date= 8 July 2010|publisher= Election Commission of India|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp|archive-date= 5 October 2010}}<br />
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{{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}<br />
{{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Viluppuram district]]</div>
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