Vidhan Sabha · TN-78

Rishivandiam

2016

KARTHIKEYAN.K

DMKDemocratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)

Margin20,50310.4%

Winner votes92,60747.1%

ReservationGEN

DMKADMKDMDKPMKIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	KARTHIKEYAN.K DMK	92,607	47.1%
2	DHANDAPANI.K ADMK	72,104	36.7%
3	VINCENT JAYARAJ.VJP DMDK	14,239	7.2%
4	PANDIYAN.KP PMK	8,148	4.1%
5	BARATH.S IND	1,710	0.9%
6	RAPHAEL RAJ.C IND	1,090	0.6%
7	CHANDRASEKARAN.V IND	1,022	0.5%
8	SAKTHIVEL.S BSP	918	0.5%
9	NOTA NOTA	867	0.4%
10	MUNIYAN.K NTK	782	0.4%
11	JAYARAMAN.S IND	630	0.3%
12	SANDHANAM.M IND	513	0.3%
13	KARTHIK.R IND	494	0.3%
14	SENTHILKUMAR.M IJK	406	0.2%
15	DHANDAPANI.D IND	322	0.2%
16	ELUMALAI.N VVIP	239	0.1%
17	KAMALAKANNAN.M IND	212	0.1%
18	RADHAKRISHNAN.C IND	186	0.1%
19	SHANKAR.S YSP	119	0.1%
20	ANBAZHAGAN.M IND	89	0.1%

Turnout80.5%Votes cast1,96,697Electors2,44,427

2021

KARTHIKEYAN K

DMKSecular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)

Margin41,72819.4%

Winner votes1,13,91253.0%

ReservationGEN

DMKADMKNTKAMMKIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	KARTHIKEYAN K DMK	1,13,912	53.0%
2	SANTHOSH S A ADMK	72,184	33.6%
3	SURESH MANIVANNAN R NTK	12,066	5.6%
4	PRABHU S AMMK	10,387	4.8%
5	NOTA NOTA	2,420	1.1%
6	MURUGAN K IND	1,508	0.7%
7	SHANMUGASUNDARAM K MNM	640	0.3%
8	VEERAN S BSP	426	0.2%
9	SANTHOSH M IND	308	0.1%
10	CHANDRASEKARAN V IND	287	0.1%
11	GURU K IND	268	0.1%
12	TAMILVANAN M MIDP	151	0.1%
13	VENKATRAMAN J NADLMMKLK	149	0.1%
14	NARAYANAN A AMGRDMK	142	0.1%
15	RADHAKRISHNAN K MKLMNTRAPR	129	0.1%
16	KARTHIK G IND	129	0.1%

Turnout80.2%Votes cast2,15,106Electors2,68,278

Winner held byDMK (all 2 elections)

Marginwidening

Turnoutfalling

Candidates20 → 16

Margin range20,503 – 41,728