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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1996
Radhapuram
Winner — 1996
APPAVU, M.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 46.6%INC 17.2%12 others 36.2%
Votes
45,808
46.6% share
Winning margin
28,946
29.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
58.6%
of 1,67,737
Radhapuram is a safe seat — APPAVU, M. won by 29.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APPAVU, M. | TMC(M) DMK-led | 45,808 | 46.6% |
| 2 | CHANDRASEKARAN, S.K. | DMK-led | 16,862 | 17.1% |
| 3 | PONNUVEL, R. | BJP | 13,265 | 13.5% |
| 4 | RAYMOND, M. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 10,937 | 11.1% |
| 5 | BALRAJ, S. | IND | 9,460 | 9.6% |
| 6 | NALLATHAMBY | AIIC(T) | 909 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SUDALAIMUTHU NADAR, R. | IND | 270 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KALAISELVAN, A. | IND | 214 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PAULRAJ NADAR, R. | IND | 147 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PAULDURAI, C. | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 11 | LOGANATHAN, G. | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DIRAVIAM, K. | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 13 | LINGAM, S. | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 14 | GNANADASAN, V. | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (131st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.2% · max 40.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
131st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.81
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
85th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 46.6%INC 17.1%BJP 13.5%MDMK 11.1%IND 9.6%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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