Rishivandiyam
Part of the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha seat.
K. Karthikeyan (Dravida Munetra Kazhagam) won Rishivandiyam in 2026, 4,862 votes ahead of Ashok Kumar G.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
89,711 votes · 36.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AGTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
84,849 votes · 34.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- CPPattali Makkal Katchi
56,488 votes · 23.1%
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- RPNaam Tamilar Katchi
7,247 votes · 3.0%
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- SNIndependent
1,071 votes · 0.4%
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- SPIndependent
800 votes · 0.3%
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- BABahujan Samaj Party
578 votes · 0.2%
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- ASIndependent
458 votes · 0.2%
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- SKAnna Makkal Katchi
322 votes · 0.1%
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- RNAll India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam
302 votes · 0.1%
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- AGParivartan Rajniti Party
291 votes · 0.1%
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- VJNaadaalum Makkal Katchi
251 votes · 0.1%
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- KAIndependent
244 votes · 0.1%
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- MCIndependent
241 votes · 0.1%
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- VSIndependent
208 votes · 0.1%
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- SKIndependent
173 votes · 0.1%
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- SRTamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi
161 votes · 0.1%
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- VGIndependent
141 votes · 0.1%
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- GCIndependent
136 votes · 0.1%
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- RSIndependent
130 votes · 0.1%
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- KVIndependent
125 votes · 0.1%
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- RKIndependent
98 votes · 0.0%
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- ADIndependent
90 votes · 0.0%
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- NLIndependent
83 votes · 0.0%
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- MAIndependent
63 votes · 0.0%
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78 · Rishivandiyam
General2,73,641 registered voters · 25 candidates · 4,862 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
K. Karthikeyan
DMK · Male · 89,711 votes (36.65%) · 4,862 ahead of Ashok Kumar G
- 89.54%
- Turnout
- 2,45,006
- Votes cast
- 2,44,261
- Valid votes
- 534
- None of the above
- 1,36,884
- Women electors
1,19,281 men and 1,23,850 women voted in person, plus 1,856 postal ballots. 211 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 70.
- DMK89,711840 postal36.65%
- Ashok Kumar GMale
TVK84,849384 postal34.66% - Chezhiyan PMale
PMK56,488353 postal23.08% - Radhika PFemaleNTKFarmer Carrying Plough7,24754 postal2.96%
- Senthikumar V NMaleINDShip1,0710.44%
- Selvaraj PMaleINDGas cylinder8000.33%
- Balakrishnan AMale
BSP5783 postal0.24% - None of the aboveNOTA5340.22%
- Anbumurugan SMaleINDWater melon4580.19%
- Sevvantha G KFemaleAMMLetter box3220.13%
- Ranganathan NMaleAIPTMMKCoconut farm3020.12%
- Arumugam GMalePRJNTIPBat2910.12%
- Venkatraman JMaleNADLMMKLKPen nib with seven rays2513 postal0.10%
- Karthikeyan AMaleINDCalculator2441 postal0.10%
- Manikandan CMaleINDScissors2410.10%
- Vinoth SMaleINDFrock2080.08%
- Sezhiyan KMaleINDBalloon1730.07%
- Sankar RMaleTAVKCamera1610.07%
- Vijayakumar GMaleINDBread1410.06%
- Gowtham CMaleINDWater tank1360.06%
- Raja SMaleINDBelt1300.05%
- Karthikeyan VMaleINDCauliflower1250.05%
- Raja KMaleINDBricks981 postal0.04%
- Anbu DMaleINDGrapes900.04%
- Narayanan LMaleINDBox830.03%
- Marikkannu AMaleINDPan630.03%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.