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.

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