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228 . Radhapuram

District Tirunelveli Previous winner DMK

The Radhapuram assembly constituency (AC #228) is part of the Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu and is going to polls on 23 April 2026 as part of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election. Counting of votes will be on 2 May 2026.

23 candidates are in the fray this year, including 4 women candidates and the sitting MLA M. Appavu (DMK). The constituency has 2,44,480 registered electors (1,20,458 male · 1,24,000 female · 22 third gender).

Total Electors2,44,480
Male Electors1,20,458
Female Electors1,24,000
Third Gender22
Total Candidates23
Women Candidates4

Alliance Breakdown — Radhapuram

Independents
Candidates15
PartiesIND
Other Parties
Candidates4
PartiesBSP, NIP, PMTDK, TPMK
NDA / ADMK+
Candidates1
PartiesBJP
NTK
Candidates1
PartiesNTK
SPA / DMK+
Candidates1
PartiesDMK
TVK
Candidates1
PartiesTVK

All 23 Candidates Contesting

# Candidate Party Alliance Gender Age
1 M. AppavuIncumbent DMK SPA Male 74
2 S.P. Balakrishnan BJP NDA Male 58
3 Sathish Christopher TVK TVK Male 41
4 D. Girija Thamaraipandian NTK NTK Female 42
5 E. Essakkiammal BSP OTH Female 46
6 J. Jesurajendran NIP OTH Male 52
7 Mahalakshmi PMTDK OTH Female 36
8 P. Murugan TPMK OTH Male 44
9 A. Daniel IND IND Male
10 A.I. Manikandan IND IND Male 33
11 Anand Prasad IND IND Male 32
12 Arunraj IND IND Male 35
13 L. Manikandan IND IND Male 33
14 P. Rajan IND IND Male 43
15 P.V.S. Jeyaraj IND IND Male 78
16 R. Ananthi IND IND Female 30
17 R. Pon Santhana Kumaran IND IND Male 37
18 S. Kingsly Isacc Jebaraj IND IND Male 45
19 S. Manikandan IND IND Male 33
20 S. Oliver Anton Navamoni IND IND Male 47
21 S. Sundarajan IND IND Male 51
22 T. Selvan IND IND Male 44
23 V. Karthick IND IND Male 29