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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 223 · 1977
Radhapuram
Winner — 1977
Y.S.M. YUSUF
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 38.7%JNP 33.4%4 others 27.9%
Votes
26,404
38.7% share
Winning margin
3,594
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,19,868
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Y.S.M. YUSUF |  ADKAIADMK | 26,404 | 38.7% |
| 2 | P. PAUL PANDIAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 22,810 | 33.4% |
| 3 | I. RAYER | DMK | 12,028 | 17.6% |
| 4 | T. MARTIN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 6,524 | 9.6% |
| 5 | S. SUBBIAH NADAR | IND | 336 | 0.5% |
| 6 | S.K. JOHN DEVA IRAKKAM | IND | 163 | 0.2% |
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
lean5.3%
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
ADK 38.7%JNP 33.4%DMK 17.6%INC 9.6%OTH 0.7%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.