Rishivandiyam Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2026
Karthikeyan K
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 — results
Winner
Karthikeyan K
votes
89,711
Margin
4,862(2%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Karthikeyan K✓ WinnerDMK89,71136.65%
- 2Ashok Kumar GTVK84,84934.66%
- 3Chezhiyan PPMK56,48823.08%
- 4Radhika PNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost7,2472.96%
- 5Senthikumar V NINDDeposit lost1,0710.44%
- 6Selvaraj PINDDeposit lost8000.33%
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- 7Balakrishnan ABSPDeposit lost5780.24%
- 8NOTA5340.22%
- 9Anbumurugan SINDDeposit lost4580.19%
- 10Sevvantha G KAnna Makkal KatchiDeposit lost3220.13%
- 11Ranganathan NAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra KazhagamDeposit lost3020.12%
- 12Arumugam GParivartan Rajniti PartyDeposit lost2910.12%
- 13Venkatraman JNaadaalum Makkal KatchiDeposit lost2510.1%
- 14Karthikeyan AINDDeposit lost2440.1%
- 15Manikandan CINDDeposit lost2410.1%
- 16Vinoth SINDDeposit lost2080.08%
- 17Sezhiyan KINDDeposit lost1730.07%
- 18Sankar RTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost1610.07%
- 19Vijayakumar GINDDeposit lost1410.06%
- 20Gowtham CINDDeposit lost1360.06%
- 21Raja SINDDeposit lost1300.05%
- 22Karthikeyan VINDDeposit lost1250.05%
- 23Raja KINDDeposit lost980.04%
- 24Anbu DINDDeposit lost900.04%
- 25Narayanan LINDDeposit lost830.03%
- 26Marikkannu AINDDeposit lost630.03%
Deposit lost: 22 of 25 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2026
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 2,73,641
- Votes cast
- 2,45,006
- Turnout
- 89.54%
- Polling stations
- 350
incl. service voters
incl. 1,856 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women90.5%
1,23,850 of 1,36,884 voted on EVMs
Men87.3%
1,19,281 of 1,36,706 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 51; 19 voted.
- Candidates25 (2 women)
- Lost deposit22
- NOTA534
- Valid votes2,44,261
Women candidates: Radhika P, Sevvantha G K
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Rishivandiyam?
Karthikeyan K (DMK) won Rishivandiyam in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026 with 89,711 votes.
What was the winning margin in Rishivandiyam?
Karthikeyan K defeated Ashok Kumar G (TVK) by 4,862 votes.
What was the turnout in Rishivandiyam in 2026?
89.54% — 2,45,006 of 2,73,641 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 90.5%, men's 87.3%.
How many voters does Rishivandiyam have?
2,73,641 electors at the 2026 election — 1,36,706 men, 1,36,884 women, 51 third gender (service voters included), and 350 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Rishivandiyam?
The last general election was completed in May 2026. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2031; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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