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Assembly constituency 228 · Tamil Nadu

Radhapuram is assembly constituency number 228 in Tamil Nadu, in Tirunelveli district, and one of the segments of the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dr.sathish Christopher of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam won with 35.0% of the vote, 12,313 votes ahead of Appavu.m (DMK).

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Radhapuram · 2026AC 228
  1. 01
    Dr.sathish Christopher
    TVK
    69,947
    34.99%
  2. 02
    Appavu.m
    DMK
    57,634
    28.83%
  3. 03
    Balakrishnan.s.p
    BJP
    52,637
    26.33%
  4. 04
    Girija Thamaraipandian.d
    NTK
    15,370
    7.69%
  5. 05
    Daniel.a
    Independent
    819
    0.41%
  6. 18 other candidates · 3,055 votesNOTA · 469 (0.23%)

Margin 12,313 votes · 6.16% of valid votes

2,47,310
Registered electors
2026 election
81.0%
Turnout
+11.7 pts vs 2021
12,313
Victory margin
6.2% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 23 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,99,931 valid votes, NOTA included.

Radhapuram 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr.sathish ChristopherMale · 41 yrsTVK69,947
34.99%
2Appavu.mMale · 74 yrsDMK57,634
28.83%
3Balakrishnan.s.pMale · 58 yrsBJP52,637
26.33%
4Girija Thamaraipandian.dFemale · 42 yrsNTK15,370
7.69%
5Daniel.aMale · 61 yrsIndependent819
0.41%
6Pon Santhana Kumaran.rMale · 37 yrsIndependent482
0.24%
—NOTANOTA469
0.23%
7Essakkiammal.eFemale · 46 yrs · SCBSP331
0.17%
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8Selvan.tMale · 44 yrsIndependent285
0.14%
9Karthick.vMale · 29 yrsIndependent232
0.12%
10Manikandan.lMale · 37 yrsIndependent223
0.11%
11Manikandan.sMale · 33 yrsIndependent205
0.10%
12Anand PrasadMale · 32 yrsIndependent195
0.10%
13Manikandan.a.iMale · 44 yrsIndependent164
0.08%
14Jesurajendran.jMale · 52 yrsNIDP163
0.08%
15Kingsly Isacc Jebaraj.sMale · 45 yrsIndependent134
0.07%
16Murugan.pMale · 44 yrsTPMK121
0.06%
17MahalakshmiFemale · 36 yrsPMTDK103
0.05%
18Sundarajan.sMale · 51 yrsIndependent93
0.05%
19Jeyaraj.p V SMale · 78 yrsIndependent92
0.05%
20Ananthi.rFemale · 30 yrsIndependent76
0.04%
21Oliver Anton Navamoni. SMale · 47 yrsIndependent70
0.04%
22Rajan.pMale · 43 yrsIndependent52
0.03%
23ArunrajMale · 35 yrsIndependent34
0.02%
Past results

The seat changed hands: DMK won in 2021, TVK in 2026.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026TVK 35.0%DMK 28.8%BJP 26.3%AIADMK 40.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Dr.sathish ChristopherTVK · 35.0% · margin 12,313Turnout81.0%
2021M.appavuDMK · 44.0% · margin 5,925Turnout69.3%
2016I. S. InbaduraiAIADMK · 40.6% · margin 49Turnout71.5%
2011S.michael RayappanDMDK · 48.4% · margin 21,475Turnout71.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Radhapuram result 2021

Radhapuram 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1M.appavuDMK82,331
43.95%
2I.s.inbaduraiAIADMK76,406
40.79%
3R.jesu DhasanNTK19,371
10.34%
4K.jeyabalanDMDK2,432
1.30%
5G.deva PeranIndependent1,224
0.65%
—NOTANOTA903
0.48%
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6K.subburajIndependent518
0.28%
7R.sudalaimaniIndependent470
0.25%
8E.esakkiammalBSP464
0.25%
9T.sermaduraiIndependent456
0.24%
10J.jesu RajendranNIDP329
0.18%
11A.kumarIndependent318
0.17%
12T.muthu SelviIndependent310
0.17%
13M.chandranVTVTK295
0.16%
14N.godfrey Washington NobleAJPK235
0.13%
15T.venus Veera ArasuIndependent224
0.12%
16N.kannanIndependent193
0.10%
17M.vijayakumarIndependent143
0.08%
18D.arunrajIndependent139
0.07%
19M.saswathanIndependent117
0.06%
20M.antony RossaryIndependent98
0.05%
21D.sheik Syed AliIndependent95
0.05%
22S.abinanth RamIndependent69
0.04%
23S.katteri PerumalIndependent59
0.03%
24T.rethina PandiIndependent59
0.03%
25S.manikandanIndependent52
0.03%

Radhapuram result 2016

Radhapuram 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1I. S. InbaduraiAIADMK69,590
40.62%
2M. AppavuDMK69,541
40.59%
3S. Kani AmudhaBJP11,131
6.50%
4S. Sivananaintha PerumalDMDK8,362
4.88%
5S. P. UdayakumarIndependent4,891
2.85%
6S. LobinNTK3,125
1.82%
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—NOTANOTA1,821
1.06%
7V. RajivIndependent835
0.49%
8S. GurunathanPMK501
0.29%
9N. KannanBSP474
0.28%
10S. SubashShiv Sena287
0.17%
11R. P. S. KartheesanIndependent203
0.12%
12V. Mary GracyIndependent200
0.12%
13Muthu SelviIndependent150
0.09%
14S. GanesamoorthyIndependent118
0.07%
15DuraiselvanIndependent108
0.06%

Radhapuram result 2011

Radhapuram 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S.michael RayappanDMDK67,072
48.36%
2P.veldurai,INC45,597
32.88%
3N.nallakannuJMM6,336
4.57%
4M.vijaya KumarIndependent6,154
4.44%
5R.shanthi RagavanBJP5,305
3.82%
6Jesupani VazhanIndependent2,716
1.96%
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7D.iniyan John @ John FelixIndependent1,020
0.74%
8S.kingsly Isacc JebarajIJK733
0.53%
9AlrinIndependent689
0.50%
10M.arumugamIndependent610
0.44%
11S.duerack Raj ThilakAPM583
0.42%
12R.maragathavalliIndependent547
0.39%
13A.elanchezhianIndependent509
0.37%
14S.marthandanIndependent472
0.34%
15G.balasubramanianIndependent351
0.25%
Map

Radhapuram outlined in orange among the other Tamil Nadu seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Tirunelveli district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Radhapuram is one of the assembly segments of Tirunelveli. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Tirunelveli candidates.

  • Robert Bruce CINC78,558 45.2%
  • Nainar NagenthranBJP57,351 33.0%
  • Jansi Rani MAIADMK17,426 10.0%
  • SathyaNTK16,388 9.4%
  • Pottal Sundara MuniswaranIndependent1,408 0.8%

In the assembly election TVK won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 21,207 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Radhapuram.

Who won the Radhapuram assembly seat in 2026?

Dr.sathish Christopher of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) won Radhapuram in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election with 69,947 votes, which was 34.99% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Radhapuram?

The margin was 12,313 votes (6.16% of valid votes). The runner-up was Appavu.m of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam with 57,634 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Radhapuram in 2026?

Turnout was 81.05%: 2,00,446 of 2,47,310 registered electors voted, across 326 polling stations. That is 11.7 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Radhapuram part of?

Radhapuram is an assembly segment of the Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Robert Bruce C got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Radhapuram a reserved constituency?

No. Radhapuram is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Radhapuram?

The Tamil Nadu assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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