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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2026

Rishivandiyam Vidhan Sabha election result 2026

Karthikeyan K (DMK) won by 4,862 votes.
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All candidates and votes

Winner

Karthikeyan K

DMKTight race

votes

89,711

Margin

4,862(2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Karthikeyan K · DMKAshok Kumar G · TVK
89,71184,849
Candidate (26)votes
  1. 1Karthikeyan K✓ WinnerDMK89,71136.65%
  2. 2Ashok Kumar GTVK84,84934.66%
  3. 3Chezhiyan PPMK56,48823.08%
  4. 4Radhika PNaam Tamilar KatchiDeposit lost7,2472.96%
  5. 5Senthikumar V NINDDeposit lost1,0710.44%
  6. 6Selvaraj PINDDeposit lost8000.33%
See all candidates (+20)
  1. 7Balakrishnan ABSPDeposit lost5780.24%
  2. 8NOTA5340.22%
  3. 9Anbumurugan SINDDeposit lost4580.19%
  4. 10Sevvantha G KAnna Makkal KatchiDeposit lost3220.13%
  5. 11Ranganathan NAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra KazhagamDeposit lost3020.12%
  6. 12Arumugam GParivartan Rajniti PartyDeposit lost2910.12%
  7. 13Venkatraman JNaadaalum Makkal KatchiDeposit lost2510.1%
  8. 14Karthikeyan AINDDeposit lost2440.1%
  9. 15Manikandan CINDDeposit lost2410.1%
  10. 16Vinoth SINDDeposit lost2080.08%
  11. 17Sezhiyan KINDDeposit lost1730.07%
  12. 18Sankar RTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai KatchiDeposit lost1610.07%
  13. 19Vijayakumar GINDDeposit lost1410.06%
  14. 20Gowtham CINDDeposit lost1360.06%
  15. 21Raja SINDDeposit lost1300.05%
  16. 22Karthikeyan VINDDeposit lost1250.05%
  17. 23Raja KINDDeposit lost980.04%
  18. 24Anbu DINDDeposit lost900.04%
  19. 25Narayanan LINDDeposit lost830.03%
  20. 26Marikkannu AINDDeposit lost630.03%
Total votes2,44,795

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

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,45,006

incl. 1,856 postal

Turnout
89.54%
Polling stations
350

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 won Rishivandiyam in 2026?

Karthikeyan K (DMK) won with 89,711 votes, defeating Ashok Kumar G (TVK) by 4,862 votes.

How many votes were cast in Rishivandiyam in 2026?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 2,44,795 votes in total.

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.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer