Rishivandiyam (state assembly constituency)

Rishivandiyam is a state assembly constituency in Viluppuram 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	30%
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 (Indira)
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 (Moopanar)
2001	S. Sivaraj	Tamil Maanila Congress
2006	S. Sivaraj	Indian National Congress
2011	Vijayakanth	Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2016	K. Vasantham Karthikeyan[5]	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

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. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
4. "ரிஷிவந்தியம் தொகுதியில் காங்கிரஸ் சார்பில் சிவராஜ் போட்டியிடுவது உறுதி". 2011.
5. "2016 Tamil Nadu General Election: Constituency Data Summary" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 78. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

• "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.