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Karthikeyan K
AC #78 · Kallakurichi District

Karthikeyan K

Rishivandiyam Assembly Constituency
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ✓ Won · 2026 📅 23 Apr 2026 AC #78
89,711Votes
4,862Margin
36.65%Vote Share
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2026 Election Result · ECI

AC #78
89,711 Total Votes · Rishivandiyam · 23 April 2026
Karthikeyan K (DMK)36.65%
Winning Margin
4,862
Turnout
89.48%
Top Candidates
1
Karthikeyan K
DMK — Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
89,711
2
Ashok Kumar G
TVK
84,849
3
Chezhiyan P
PMK
56,488
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Personal Profile

Full Name
Karthikeyan K
Party
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Constituency
Rishivandiyam, Kallakurichi
Assembly No.
AC #78 of 234
District
Kallakurichi
Elected
23 April 2026 · First Term
Status
✓ Active MLA · 17th Tamil Nadu Assembly
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2026 Election — Complete Data

ECI Official
89,711Votes Won
4,862Margin
36.65%Vote Share
89.48%Turnout
EVM Votes
88,871
Postal Votes
840
Total Votes Cast
244,795
Candidates
26 candidates contested
Runner-Up
Ashok Kumar G (TVK) — 84,849 votes
3rd Place
Chezhiyan P (PMK) — 56,488 votes
ECI Source
↗ ECI Official Results
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Constituency Profile

273,571Total Electors
136,637Male Electors
136,883Female Electors
District
Kallakurichi
Male / Female
49.9% Male · 50.1% Female
Voter Turnout
89.48%
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Political History — This Constituency

Past Results
2021 Winner
K. Karthikeyan DMK
2016 Winner
Karthikeyan K DMK
Seat Change 2021→2026
Seat changed hands in 2026
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Constituency Election History — Rishivandiyam

1962–2026
DMK 6AIADMK 4ADMK 2DMDK 1ADK(J) 1INC 1wins · 15 elections
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote %Runner-upPartyMargin
2026 K. Karthikeyan DMK 89711 36.34% Ashok Kumar G TVK 4862
2021 K. Karthikeyan DMK 113912 52.96% A. Santhosh ADMK 41728
2016 Karthikeyan K DMK 92607 47.08% Dhandapani K ADMK 20503
2011 Vijaykanth DMDK 91164 53.19% Sivaraj S INC 30795
2006 M. Thambidurai ADMK 61299 42.67% V. Vetriselvan DMK 3208
2001 M. Thambidurai AIADMK 82039 66.31% E.G. Sugavanam DMK 49306
1996 E.G. Sugavanam DMK 59148 50.71% J. Jayalalitha ADMK 8366
1991 J. Jayalalitha ADMK 67680 65.18% T. Rajhendher TMK 37215
1989 K. R. Rajendran ADK(J) 30551 30.27% E. G. Sugavanam DMK 1029
1984 T. M. Venkatachalam AIADMK 57388 69.71% Veeramani P. V. DMK 32811
1980 Doraisamy. Bn. S AIADMK 39893 57.26% Murugesan. K DMK 10848
1977 H. G. Arumugam AIADMK 28812 48.94% V. C. Thimmarayan DMK 13392
1971 M. V. Karivengadam DMK 32378 52.84% B. K. Narashiman INC 3477
1967 K. Murugesan INC 29186 50.05% M. B. Munusamy DMK 3090
1962 N. P. Sengottuvel DMK 26846 49.21% Muthuswamy Gounder INC 70
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Affidavit Details

Myneta.info · ADR
Education
Graduate
Total Assets
₹19,15,75,613 ~ 19 Crore+
Liabilities
₹9,21,31,941 ~ 9 Crore+
Criminal Cases
✓ Nil
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Key Facts

Assembly
17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Chief Minister
C. Joseph Vijay — TVK (Perambur, AC #12)
Govt Strength
TVK — 108 seats · Majority 116 · Assembly 230
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⚡ Quick Facts
PartyDMK
ConstituencyRishivandiyam
AC No.#78
DistrictKallakurichi
Votes89,711
Margin4,862
Vote Share36.65%
Turnout89.48%
Electors273,571
StatusActive MLA
🏛️ Assembly Context
Assembly17th TN Assembly
CMC. Joseph Vijay
SpeakerJ. C. D. Prabhakar
TVK Seats108
Strength227 (7 vacant)
Majority114
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