Rishivandiyam state assembly constituency is located in
Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu and is part of Kallakurichi Lok Sabha
constituency. It comprises portions of Tirukkoyilur and Sankarapuram taluks.
Karthikeyan K of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is the sitting MLA of Rishivandiyam.
He defeated Dhandapani K of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
by a margin of 20,503 votes. DMK’s Gautham Sigamani Pon is Kallakurichi Lok
Sabha MP.
In 2011, Vijaykant of DMDK won the assembly election
from Rishivandiyam.
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Here are a few details about the Rishivandiyam
assembly seat
Name of the assembly constituency, district:
Rishivandiyam, Viluppuram
Lok Sabha constituency: Kallakurichi
Polling date: April 6
2016 candidates: Karthikeyan.K (DMK), Dhandapani.K (AIADMK),
Vincent Jayaraj (DMDK)
2021 candidates: NA
Sitting MLA, party: Karthikeyan.K, DMK
Winning margin in 2016: 20,503
Runner up name, party: Dhandapani.K, AIADMK
Number of voters in 2016: 196,769
Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 80.50%
Number of women voters in 2016: 98,718
Number of polling booths in 2016: 801