Back to Tamil Nadu 1996 map
Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1996
Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Winner — 1996
SARKUNAM, S.P.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 62.1%ADMK 26.5%19 others 11.4%
Votes
75,125
62.1% share
Winning margin
43,081
35.6% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
54.8%
of 2,20,586
Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar is a safe seat — SARKUNAM, S.P. won by 35.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARKUNAM, S.P. | DMK-led | 75,125 | 62.1% |
| 2 | RAVEENDRAN,R.M.D. | 32,044 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | SIVA,G.V. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 9,788 | 8.1% |
| 4 | PANNEERSELVAM,M. | AIIC(T) | 1,369 | 1.1% |
| 5 | PARTHIBAN,T.A.G. | BJP | 1,149 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SELVI, U. | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
| 7 | KOTEESWARA RAO,N. | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 8 | MOHAN,R. | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 9 | ANANDA BABU,R. | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ABDUL FAROOK,P. | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AMBALAVANAN,T. | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 12 | JAMBULINGAM,P. | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KALYANASUNDARAM,W.G. | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 14 | GANESAN,M. | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KRISHNAMURTHY,G. | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 16 | MAHAVEER,B. | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SAKARAVARTHY,M. | IND | 56 | 0.1% |
| 18 | KARUNANITHI,G. | IND | 52 | 0.0% |
| 19 | ANNAMALAI,K. | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
| 20 | CHELLAPPA,G. | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 21 | NETHAJI BALU,K.A. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean35.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.9% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
42nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
48th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 62.1%ADMK 26.5%MDMK 8.1%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Tools and Electronics🏺Engineering and Auto components
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.