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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 223 · 2001
Radhapuram
Winner — 2001
APPAVU .M
IND
IND 45.4%PMK 26.8%6 others 27.8%
Votes
44,619
45.4% share
Winning margin
18,281
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
54.3%
of 1,81,038
Radhapuram is a safe seat — APPAVU .M won by 18.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APPAVU .M | IND | 44,619 | 45.4% |
| 2 | JOTHI .S | 26,338 | 26.8% | |
| 3 | VENUS VEERA ARASU .T | 21,600 | 22.0% | |
| 4 | SARGUNARAJ .N | 2,055 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | JOTHI .T | IND | 1,463 | 1.5% |
| 6 | ARUMUGAM.M | IND | 922 | 0.9% |
| 7 | APPAVU .K | IND | 876 | 0.9% |
| 8 | BALAKRISHNAN.T | IND | 411 | 0.4% |
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
lean18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.2% · max 40.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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131st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.81
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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85th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 45.4%PMK 26.8%DMK 22.0%OTH 5.8%
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.