Results 2026/Constituencies/Rishivandiyam

Constituency #78 · Kallakurichi

Rishivandiyam

25 candidates273.6K electors

2026 Winner

Karthikeyan K

DMK

SPA

Winner

Karthikeyan K

DMK(SPA / DMK+)

89.7K

votes · 36.6%

Margin: 4.9K

Vote Share

Karthikeyan K36.6%
Ashok Kumar G34.7%
Chezhiyan P23.1%
Radhika P3.0%
Senthikumar V N0.4%
Selvaraj P0.3%

All Candidates

#CandidatePartyVotes%
1
✓Karthikeyan K
DMK
89.7K36.6%
2
Ashok Kumar G
TVK
84.8K34.7%
3
Chezhiyan P
PMK
56.5K23.1%
4
Radhika Plost deposit
NTK
7.2K3.0%
5
Senthikumar V Nlost deposit
IND
1.1K0.4%
6
Selvaraj Plost deposit
IND
8000.3%
7
Balakrishnan Alost deposit
BSP
5780.2%
8
NOTAlost deposit
NOTA
5340.2%
9
Anbumurugan Slost deposit
IND
4580.2%
10
Sevvantha G Klost deposit
AMM
3220.1%
11
Ranganathan Nlost deposit
AIPTMMK
3020.1%
12
Arumugam Glost deposit
PRJNTIP
2910.1%
13
Venkatraman Jlost deposit
NADLMMKLK
2510.1%
14
Karthikeyan Alost deposit
IND
2440.1%
15
Manikandan Clost deposit
IND
2410.1%
16
Vinoth Slost deposit
IND
2080.1%
17
Sezhiyan Klost deposit
IND
1730.1%
18
Sankar Rlost deposit
tavk
1610.1%
19
Vijayakumar Glost deposit
IND
1410.1%
20
Gowtham Clost deposit
IND
1360.1%
21
Raja Slost deposit
IND
1300.1%
22
Karthikeyan Vlost deposit
IND
1250.1%
23
Raja Klost deposit
IND
980.0%
24
Anbu Dlost deposit
IND
900.0%
25
Narayanan Llost deposit
IND
830.0%
26
Marikkannu Alost deposit
IND
630.0%

Turnout History

80.5%

2016 Turnout

195.8K voted

80.3%

2021 Turnout

213.9K voted

88.9%

2026 Turnout

243.3K voted

MLA History

2021

K. Karthikeyan

DMK
53.6%%
2016

K. Karthikeyan

DMK
47.1%%
2011

Vijayakanth

DMDK
53.2%%
2006

S. Sivaraj

INC
42.7%%
2001

S. Sivaraj

TMC
52.4%%
1996

S. Sivaraj

TMC
61.3%%
1991

M. Govindaraju

ADMK
61.6%%
1989

Ekal M. Natesan

DMK
47.0%%
1984

nan

INC
nan%
1980

nan

INC (I)
nan%
1977

nan

INC
nan%
1971

nan

DMK
nan%
1967

nan

DMK
nan%
1962

nan

INC
nan%

Electorate 2026

273.6K

Total Electors

136.6K

Male

136.9K

Female

51

Third Gender

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Data source: Election Commission of India · tnelections2026.in