RADHAPURAM
Assembly seat no. 228 in Tamil Nadu · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1971.
Winner, 2001
APPAVU .M
IND
Elections held
13
1971–2026
Most successful party
DMK
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2001
18,281
18.60% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
PMKJOTHI .S
- Votes
- 26,338
- Vote share
- 26.80%
- Behind by
- 18,281
Electors
1,81,038
Total votes polled
98,284
Valid votes
98,284
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.3%
Full result, 2001
8 candidates · 98,284 valid votes
APPAVU .MINDwon
44,619
45.4%
JOTHI .SPMK
26,338
26.8%
VENUS VEERA ARASU .TDMK
21,600
22.0%
SARGUNARAJ .NMDMK
2,055
2.1%
JOTHI .TIND
1,463
1.5%
ARUMUGAM.MIND
922
0.9%
APPAVU .KIND
876
0.9%
BALAKRISHNAN.TIND
411
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dr.sathish Christopher | TVK | 69,947 | 34.99% | Appavu.m | 12,313 |
| 2021 | M.Appavu | DMK | 82,331 | 43.95% | I.S.Inbadurai | 5,925 |
| 2016 | I. S. INBADURAI | ADMK | 69,590 | 40.62% | M. APPAVU | 49 |
| 2011 | S.MICHAEL RAYAPPAN | DMDK | 67,072 | 48.36% | P.VELDURAI | 21,475 |
| 2006 | APPAVU. M. | DMK | 49,249 | 43.36% | GNANAPUNITHA.L | 10,697 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
