Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Radhapuram

Assembly constituency 228 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#228 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants23

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled1,99,931

Turnout80.7%

NOTA469

WinnerDr.Sathish ChristopherTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam69,94735.0% of votes

MARGIN12,313 votes · 6.2 pp69,947 − 57,634

Runner-upAppavu.M Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam57,63428.8% of votes

TVK 54.8% of top-two votesDMK 45.2%

All candidates 23

01 Dr.Sathish ChristopherTVK69,947 35.0%
02 Appavu.MDMK57,634 28.8%
03 Balakrishnan.S.PBJP52,637 26.3%
04 Girija Thamaraipandian.DNTK15,370 7.7%
05 Daniel.AIND819 0.4%
06 Pon Santhana Kumaran.RIND482 0.2%
07 Essakkiammal.EBSP331 0.2%
08 Selvan.TIND285 0.1%
09 Karthick.VIND232 0.1%
10 Manikandan.LIND223 0.1%
11 Manikandan.SIND205 0.1%
12 Anand PrasadIND195 0.1%
13 Manikandan.A.IIND164 0.1%
14 Jesurajendran.JNIP163 0.1%
15 Kingsly Isacc Jebaraj.SIND134 0.1%
16 Murugan.PTPMK121 0.1%
17 MahalakshmiPMTDK103 0.1%
18 Sundarajan.SIND93 0.1%
19 Jeyaraj.P V SIND92 0.1%
20 Ananthi.RIND76 0.0%
21 Oliver Anton Navamoni. SIND70 0.0%
22 Rajan.PIND52 0.0%
23 ArunrajIND34 0.0%

Turnout 80.7%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total469
State median turnoutmedian of 233 seats, 202686.6%
ReconciliationΣ 23 candidates = 1,99,462Verified

Seat history 2026–1967

2026
6.2 pp
Dr.Sathish ChristopherTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2021
3.2 pp
M.AppavuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
0.0 pp
I. S. InbaduraiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
15.5 pp
S.Michael RayappanDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2006
8.5 pp
Suresh Rajan.NDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
8.8 pp
Thalavaisundaram.NAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
21.2 pp
N. Suresh RajanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
36.9 pp
Ammamuthu M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
2.4 pp
Subramonia Pillai, K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
8.7 pp
Perumal Pillay, K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
9.4 pp
Muthukrishnan, S.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
10.3 pp
C. KrishnanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
6.5 pp
Rajah Pillai K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
14.6 pp
B.M.PillaiIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 36.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed BJP polled 52,637 votes, 4.3× the 12,313-vote margin.
52,637 ÷ 12,313 = 4.3
The top two polled 63.8% of votes; the other 21 candidates 36.0% between them.
(69,947 + 57,634) ÷ 1,99,931 = 63.8% · 71,881 ÷ 1,99,931 = 36.0%
Turnout of 80.7% was 5.9 pp below the state's median seat (86.6%).
80.7 − 86.6 = −5.9
The margin widened from 3.2 pp in 2021 to 6.2 pp.
6.2 − 3.2 = +3.0 pp
The seat changed hands: DMK in 2021, TVK in 2026.
2021 DMK · 2026 TVK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 23 candidate lines1,99,462
NOTAcounted within the total469
Published totalVotes polled1,99,931
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates23 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 233 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database