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