Tamil Nadu · AC 228
Radhapuram
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Election 1996 · Tirunelveli
167,737
Electors
98,294
Votes polled
58.60%
Turnout
28,946
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Appavu, M
Won
Male
|
TMC(M) | 45,808 | 46.60% |
| 2 |
Chandrasekaran, S.K
Male
|
INC | 16,862 | 17.15% |
| 3 |
Ponnuvel, R
Male
|
BJP | 13,265 | 13.50% |
| 4 |
Raymond, M
Male
|
MDMK | 10,937 | 11.13% |
| 5 |
Balraj, S
Male
|
IND | 9,460 | 9.62% |
| 6 |
Nallathamby
Male
|
AIIC(T) | 909 | 0.92% |
| 7 |
Sudalaimuthu Nadar, R
Male
|
IND | 270 | 0.27% |
| 8 |
Kalaiselvan, A
Male
|
IND | 214 | 0.22% |
| 9 |
Paulraj Nadar, R
Male
|
IND | 147 | 0.15% |
| 10 |
Pauldurai, C
Male
|
IND | 111 | 0.11% |
| 11 |
Loganathan, G
Male
|
IND | 91 | 0.09% |
| 12 |
Diraviam, K
Male
|
IND | 83 | 0.08% |
| 13 |
Lingam, S
Male
|
IND | 80 | 0.08% |
| 14 |
Gnanadasan, V
Male
|
IND | 57 | 0.06% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Radhapuram Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |
Dr. Sathish Christopher
Male
TVK
|
34.99% |
Appavu.M
Male
DMK
|
28.83% |
| 2021 |
M.Appavu
Male
DMK
|
43.95% |
I.S.Inbadurai
Male
ADMK
|
40.79% |
| 2016 |
I. S. Inbadurai
Male
ADMK
|
40.62% |
M. Appavu
Male
DMK
|
40.59% |
| 2011 |
S.Michael Rayappan
Male
DMDK
|
48.36% |
P.Veldurai
Male
INC
|
32.88% |
| 2006 |
Appavu. M
Male
DMK
|
— |
Gnanapunitha.L
Female
AIADMK
|
— |
| 2001 |
Appavu .M
Male
IND
|
45.40% |
Jothi .S
Male
PMK
|
26.80% |
| 1996 |
Appavu, M
Male
TMC(M)
|
46.60% |
Chandrasekaran, S.K
Male
INC
|
17.15% |
| 1991 |
Ramani Nallathambi
Female
INC
|
62.83% |
Sargunaraj N
Male
DMK
|
22.77% |
| 1989 |
Ramani Nallathambi
Female
INC
|
32.19% |
Karthesan, V
Male
DMK
|
27.27% |
| 1984 |
Kumari Ananthan
Male
GKC
|
53.99% |
Subramania Nadar, B
Male
IND
|
33.66% |
| 1980 |
Muthu Ramalingam, S
Male
GKC
|
53.95% |
Nellai Nedumaran
Male
DMK
|
44.54% |
| 1977 |
Y.S.M. Yusuf
Male
ADK
|
38.68% |
P. Paul Pandian
Male
JnP
|
33.41% |
| 1971 |
Karthesan V
Male
DMK
|
51.68% |
Karuthiah K. P
Male
NCO
|
48.32% |
| 1967 |
N.Soundarapandian
Male
INC
|
50.44% |
V.Kartheesan
Male
DMK
|
49.56% |