Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Rishivandiyam

Assembly constituency 78 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#78 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants25

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled2,44,795

Turnout89.3%

NOTA534

WinnerKarthikeyan KDravida Munnetra Kazhagam89,71136.7% of votes

MARGIN4,862 votes · 2.0 pp89,711 − 84,849

Runner-upAshok Kumar G Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam84,84934.7% of votes

DMK 51.4% of top-two votesTVK 48.6%

All candidates 25

01 Karthikeyan KDMK89,711 36.7%
02 Ashok Kumar GTVK84,849 34.7%
03 Chezhiyan PPMK56,488 23.1%
04 Radhika PNTK7,247 3.0%
05 Senthikumar V NIND1,071 0.4%
06 Selvaraj PIND800 0.3%
07 Balakrishnan ABSP578 0.2%
08 Anbumurugan SIND458 0.2%
09 Sevvantha G KAMK322 0.1%
10 Ranganathan NAIPTM302 0.1%
11 Arumugam GPRP291 0.1%
12 Venkatraman JNMK251 0.1%
13 Karthikeyan AIND244 0.1%
14 Manikandan CIND241 0.1%
15 Vinoth SIND208 0.1%
16 Sezhiyan KIND173 0.1%
17 Sankar RTVK161 0.1%
18 Vijayakumar GIND141 0.1%
19 Gowtham CIND136 0.1%
20 Raja SIND130 0.1%
21 Karthikeyan VIND125 0.1%
22 Raja KIND97 0.0%
23 Anbu DIND90 0.0%
24 Narayanan LIND83 0.0%
25 Marikkannu AIND64 0.0%

Turnout 89.3%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total534
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 25 candidates = 2,44,261Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
2.0 pp
Karthikeyan KDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
19.6 pp
Karthikeyan KDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
10.5 pp
Karthikeyan.KDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
18.0 pp
VijaykantDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2009
45.2 pp
Narasiman K.R.KDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
2.2 pp
Thambidurai MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
39.9 pp
Thambidurai.MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
6.7 pp
Sugavanam, E.G.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
34.0 pp
J JayalalithaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
1.0 pp
Rajendran, K.R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(JAYALALITA GROUP)
1984
37.7 pp
T.M.VenkatachalamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
15.3 pp
Doraisamy, Bn.SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
22.4 pp
H.G. ArumugamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
5.7 pp
M. V. KarivengadamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
5.3 pp
K. MurugesanIndian National Congress
1962
0.1 pp
N. P. SengottuvelDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 45.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed PMK polled 56,488 votes, 12× the 4,862-vote margin.
56,488 ÷ 4,862 = 11.6
The top two polled 71.3% of votes; the other 23 candidates 28.5% between them.
(89,711 + 84,849) ÷ 2,44,795 = 71.3% · 69,701 ÷ 2,44,795 = 28.5%
Turnout of 89.3% was 2.7 pp above the state's median seat (86.6%).
89.3 − 86.6 = +2.7
The margin narrowed from 19.6 pp in 2021 to 2.0 pp.
2.0 − 19.6 = −17.6 pp
Karthikeyan K also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 25 candidate lines2,44,261
NOTAcounted within the total534
Published totalVotes polled2,44,795
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates25 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database