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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>
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==Demographics==
 
{| class="wikitable" "width:300px"
|+ 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>
! Category
! Data
|-
|Created
|2016
|-
|[[Sengunthar|Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar]]
17%
 
|-
|[[Vanniyar]]
|39%
|-
|[[Adi Dravida]]
|24%
|-
| Konar
|12%
|-
|[[Kamma (caste)|Kamma Naidu]]/ Vellala Pillai/ Agamidaiya Udayar
|07%
|-
|Others
|10%
|-
|Total Electorate
|2,40,469
|-
|}<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>
 
== Madras State ==
 
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| [[L. Anandan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| M. Anandan
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}
 
Senguntha Mudaliyar candidate won seven times in this constituency.
 
==Tamil Nadu==
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party
|-
| [[1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| [[N. Dharmalingam]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| [[M. Sundaram]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| [[M. Sundaram]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|-
| [[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1984]]
| [[S. Sivaraj]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| [[Ekal M. Natesa Odayar]]
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| [[M. Govindaraju]]
| {{Full party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| [[S. Sivaraj]]
| {{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}
|-
| [[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| [[S. Sivaraj]]
| {{Full party name with color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}
|-
| [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| [[S. Sivaraj]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| [[Vijayakanth]]
| {{Full party name with color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| Vasantham Karthikeyan
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|-
| [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| Vasantham Karthikeyan
| {{Full party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|}
 
==Election Results==
===2021===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Rishivandiyam]]
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|n|party=Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=Vasantham Karthikeyan|votes=1,13,912|percentage=52.96%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=S.A. Santhosh|votes=72,184|percentage=33.56%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Makkal Needhi Maiam|candidate=K. Shanmuga Sundaram|votes=640|percentage=0.3%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |
  |party      =Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
  |candidate  =S. Prabhu
  |votes      =10,387
  |percentage =4.83%
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=2,13,873|percentage=40%|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    =Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |loser      =Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* {{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}}
{{Tamil Nadu assembly elections|state=expanded}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu}}
{{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}}
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Viluppuram district]]

Revision as of 21:05, 8 April 2023

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

Demographics (2011)[3]
Category Data
Created 2016
Sengunthar Kaikola Mudaliyar

17%

Vanniyar 39%
Adi Dravida 24%
Konar 12%
Kamma Naidu/ Vellala Pillai/ Agamidaiya Udayar 07%
Others 10%
Total Electorate 2,40,469

[4]

Madras State

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

Senguntha Mudaliyar candidate won seven times in this constituency.

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 Vasantham Karthikeyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021 Vasantham Karthikeyan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Election Results

2021

2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Rishivandiyam
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

  1. ↑ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency Map". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Multifarious issues for the electorate". The Hindu. 30 April 2004. Archived from the original on 18 November 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  4. ↑ ரிஷிவந்தியம் தொகுதியில் காங்கிரஸ் சார்பில் சிவராஜ் போட்டியிடுவது உறுதி (in தமிழ்). Dinamalar. 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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