AC 78 · Kallakurichi · DMK

RISHIVANDIYAM (AC 78)

KARTHIKEYAN K of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won RISHIVANDIYAM in the Tamil Nadu 2026 Assembly Election by +4,862 votes. 26 candidates contested.

Winner
KARTHIKEYAN K
KARTHIKEYAN K
Votes89,711 · 36.6%Net worthRs 9.94 CrAge48EducationGraduateCriminal cases0
Runner-up
ASHOK KUMAR G
ASHOK KUMAR G
Votes84,849 · 34.7%Net worthRs 2.90 CrAge44Education8th PassCriminal cases0

Margin +4,862 votes (2.79% of top-2 vote share).

Booth-level analysis
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Vote patterns

— what the booth-level numbers say about RISHIVANDIYAM
Booth-level data pending

ECI's Form 20 PDF format is not yet machine-readable for this AC. Headline candidate results and the polling-station directory below are still available.

All candidates RISHIVANDIYAM

Votes & margin: Election Commission of India. Net worth, age, education and criminal-case counts: candidate affidavits as declared, not independently verified. More on sources.

#CandidatePartyVotesNet worthCrimAgeStatus
1
KARTHIKEYAN KKARTHIKEYAN K
DMK89,711Rs 9.94 Cr048won
2
ASHOK KUMAR GASHOK KUMAR G
TVK84,849Rs 2.90 Cr044lost
3
CHEZHIYAN PCHEZHIYAN P
PMK56,488Rs 7.34 Cr156lost
4
RADHIKA PRADHIKA P
NTK7,247Rs 1.00 Cr032lost
5
SENTHIKUMAR V NSENTHIKUMAR V N
IND1,071Rs 11.37 L059lost
6
SELVARAJ PSELVARAJ P
IND800Rs 32.92 L061lost
7
BALAKRISHNAN ABALAKRISHNAN A
BSP578Rs 6.91 L037lost
8
ANBUMURUGAN SANBUMURUGAN S
IND458Rs 8.51 L046lost
9
SEVVANTHA G KSEVVANTHA G K
ANNA M322Rs 53.18 L054lost
10
RANGANATHAN NRANGANATHAN N
AIPTMK302Rs 3.50 L050lost
11
ARUMUGAM GARUMUGAM G
PARIVA291Rs 5.74 L050lost
12
VENKATRAMAN JVENKATRAMAN J
NMK251Rs 29.53 L040lost
13
KARTHIKEYAN AKARTHIKEYAN A
IND244Rs 30.80 L049lost
14
MANIKANDAN CMANIKANDAN C
IND241Rs 51.48 L042lost
15
VINOTH SVINOTH S
IND208lost
16
SEZHIYAN KSEZHIYAN K
IND173Rs 32.28 L044lost
17
SANKAR RSANKAR R
Tamizhaga VK161Rs 8.50 L034lost
18
VIJAYAKUMAR GVIJAYAKUMAR G
IND141Rs 30,500036lost
19
GOWTHAM CGOWTHAM C
IND136lost
20
RAJA SRAJA S
IND130Rs 2.67 L037lost
21
KARTHIKEYAN VKARTHIKEYAN V
IND125Rs 13.73 L041lost
22
RAJA KRAJA K
IND97lost
23
ANBU DANBU D
IND90Rs 5.84 L046lost
24
NARAYANAN LNARAYANAN L
IND83Rs 2.88 L042lost
25
MARIKKANNU AMARIKKANNU A
IND64Rs 50,000063lost
26
NOTANOTA
NONE O534

Booth-by-booth result

Booth-level data pending. ECI Form 20 statements for RISHIVANDIYAM haven’t published in a usable format yet. Top-line winner, margin and candidate list above are complete; booth-by-booth breakdown will appear here as soon as the source data is parseable.

For context across the state, see the party-level booth analysis — every major party’s booth-level extremes are mapped.