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Assembly constituency 78 · Tamil Nadu

Rishivandiyam is assembly constituency number 78 in Tamil Nadu, in Viluppuram district, and one of the segments of the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Karthikeyan K of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won with 36.6% of the vote, 4,862 votes ahead of Ashok Kumar G (TVK).

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Rishivandiyam · 2026AC 78
  1. 01
    Karthikeyan K
    DMK
    89,711
    36.65%
  2. 02
    Ashok Kumar G
    TVK
    84,849
    34.66%
  3. 03
    Chezhiyan P
    PMK
    56,488
    23.08%
  4. 04
    Radhika P
    NTK
    7,247
    2.96%
  5. 05
    Senthikumar V N
    Independent
    1,071
    0.44%
  6. 20 other candidates · 4,895 votesNOTA · 534 (0.22%)

Margin 4,862 votes · 1.99% of valid votes

2,73,641
Registered electors
2026 election
89.5%
Turnout
+9.2 pts vs 2021
4,862
Victory margin
2.0% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 25 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,44,795 valid votes, NOTA included.

Rishivandiyam 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Karthikeyan KMale · 48 yrsDMK89,711
36.65%
2Ashok Kumar GMale · 44 yrsTVK84,849
34.66%
3Chezhiyan PMale · 56 yrsPMK56,488
23.08%
4Radhika PFemale · 32 yrsNTK7,247
2.96%
5Senthikumar V NMale · 59 yrsIndependent1,071
0.44%
6Selvaraj PMale · 61 yrsIndependent800
0.33%
7Balakrishnan AMale · 37 yrs · SCBSP578
0.24%
—NOTANOTA534
0.22%
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8Anbumurugan SMale · 46 yrsIndependent458
0.19%
9Sevvantha G KFemale · 54 yrsAMM322
0.13%
10Ranganathan NMale · 50 yrs · SCAIPTMMK302
0.12%
11Arumugam GMale · 50 yrsPRJNTIP291
0.12%
12Venkatraman JMale · 40 yrsNADLMMKLK251
0.10%
13Karthikeyan AMale · 49 yrsIndependent244
0.10%
14Manikandan CMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent241
0.10%
15Vinoth SMale · 37 yrsIndependent208
0.08%
16Sezhiyan KMale · 44 yrsIndependent173
0.07%
17Sankar RMale · 34 yrs · SCtavk161
0.07%
18Vijayakumar GMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent141
0.06%
19Gowtham CMale · 32 yrsIndependent136
0.06%
20Raja SMale · 37 yrs · SCIndependent130
0.05%
21Karthikeyan VMale · 41 yrsIndependent125
0.05%
22Raja KMale · 42 yrsIndependent98
0.04%
23Anbu DMale · 46 yrsIndependent90
0.04%
24Narayanan LMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent83
0.03%
25Marikkannu AMale · 63 yrsIndependent63
0.03%
Past results

DMK held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026DMK 36.6%TVK 34.7%PMK 23.1%AIADMK 33.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Karthikeyan KDMK · 36.6% · margin 4,862Turnout89.5%
2021Karthikeyan KDMK · 53.0% · margin 41,728Turnout80.3%
2016Karthikeyan.kDMK · 47.1% · margin 20,503Turnout80.5%
2011VijaykantDMDK · 53.2% · margin 30,795Turnout82.9%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Rishivandiyam result 2021

Rishivandiyam 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Karthikeyan KDMK1,13,912
52.96%
2Santhosh S AAIADMK72,184
33.56%
3Suresh Manivannan RNTK12,066
5.61%
4Prabhu SAMMK10,387
4.83%
—NOTANOTA2,420
1.13%
5Murugan KIndependent1,508
0.70%
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6Shanmugasundaram KMNM640
0.30%
7Veeran SBSP426
0.20%
8Santhosh MIndependent308
0.14%
9Chandrasekaran VIndependent287
0.13%
10Guru KIndependent268
0.12%
11Tamilvanan MMIDP151
0.07%
12Venkatraman JNADLMMKLK149
0.07%
13Narayanan AAMGRDMK142
0.07%
14Radhakrishnan KMKLMNTRAPR129
0.06%
15Karthik GIndependent129
0.06%

Rishivandiyam result 2016

Rishivandiyam 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Karthikeyan.kDMK92,607
47.08%
2Dhandapani.kAIADMK72,104
36.66%
3Vincent Jayaraj.vjpDMDK14,239
7.24%
4Pandiyan.kpPMK8,148
4.14%
5Barath.sIndependent1,710
0.87%
6Raphael Raj.cIndependent1,090
0.55%
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7Chandrasekaran.vIndependent1,022
0.52%
8Sakthivel.sBSP918
0.47%
—NOTANOTA867
0.44%
9Muniyan.kNTK782
0.40%
10Jayaraman.sIndependent630
0.32%
11Sandhanam.mIndependent513
0.26%
12Karthik.rIndependent494
0.25%
13Senthilkumar.mIJK406
0.21%
14Dhandapani.dIndependent322
0.16%
15Elumalai.nVVIP239
0.12%
16Kamalakannan.mIndependent212
0.11%
17Radhakrishnan.cIndependent186
0.09%
18Shankar.sYSP119
0.06%
19Anbazhagan.mIndependent89
0.05%

Rishivandiyam result 2011

Rishivandiyam 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1VijaykantDMDK91,164
53.19%
2Sivaraj.sINC60,369
35.22%
3Vijayakanth.mIndependent7,355
4.29%
4Natarajan.pIJK3,227
1.88%
5Ramajayam.mIndependent2,044
1.19%
6Selvaraju JLSP1,860
1.09%
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7Rajasundaram.bBJP1,793
1.05%
8Senthil.kIndependent1,587
0.93%
9Murugan.vIndependent1,299
0.76%
10Kannan.aBSP707
0.41%
Map

Rishivandiyam outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Viluppuram district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Rishivandiyam is one of the assembly segments of Kallakurichi. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kallakurichi candidates.

  • Malaiyarasan DDMK98,212 46.5%
  • Kumaraguru RAIADMK87,092 41.2%
  • Jagadesan ANTK12,833 6.1%
  • Devadass RamasamyPMK8,169 3.9%
  • Prabu CIndependent925 0.4%

In the assembly election DMK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, DMK led here by 11,120 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Rishivandiyam.

Who won the Rishivandiyam assembly seat in 2026?

Karthikeyan K of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won Rishivandiyam in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 89,711 votes, which was 36.65% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Rishivandiyam?

The margin was 4,862 votes (1.99% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ashok Kumar G of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam with 84,849 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Rishivandiyam in 2026?

Turnout was 89.54%: 2,45,006 of 2,73,641 registered electors voted, across 350 polling stations. That is 9.2 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Rishivandiyam part of?

Rishivandiyam is an assembly segment of the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Malaiyarasan D got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Rishivandiyam a reserved constituency?

No. Rishivandiyam is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Rishivandiyam?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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