Dr.Sathish Christopher of TVK won the Radhapuram Assembly constituency (Tirunelveli district, Deep South) in the Tamil Nadu 2026 election, taking 34.99% of 199,931 votes cast. The winning margin over Appavu.M (DMK) was 12,313 votes, or 6.16 percentage points. The seat flipped from DMK to TVK since 2021.
TVK
Winning party
34.99%
Winner vote share
12,313
Margin (6.16%)
DMK → TVK
2021 → 2026 winner
Full candidate results, Radhapuram 2026
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr.Sathish Christopher Winner | TVK | 69,947 | 34.99% |
| 2 | Appavu.M 2nd | DMK | 57,634 | 28.83% |
| 3 | Balakrishnan.S.P | BJP | 52,637 | 26.33% |
| 4 | Girija Thamaraipandian.D | NTK | 15,370 | 7.69% |
| 5 | Daniel.A | IND | 819 | 0.41% |
| 6 | Pon Santhana Kumaran.R | IND | 482 | 0.24% |
| 7 | Nota | NOTA | 469 | 0.23% |
| 8 | Essakkiammal.E | Bahujan Samaj Party | 331 | 0.17% |
| 9 | Selvan.T | IND | 285 | 0.14% |
| 10 | Karthick.V | IND | 232 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Manikandan.L | IND | 223 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Manikandan.S | IND | 205 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Anand Prasad | IND | 195 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Manikandan.A.I | IND | 164 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Jesurajendran.J | Naam Indiar Party | 163 | 0.08% |
| 16 | Kingsly Isacc Jebaraj.S | IND | 134 | 0.07% |
| 17 | Murugan.P | Thamizhaka Padaippalar Makkal Katchi | 121 | 0.06% |
| 18 | Mahalakshmi | Puthiya Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi | 103 | 0.05% |
| 19 | Sundarajan.S | IND | 93 | 0.05% |
| 20 | Jeyaraj.P V S | IND | 92 | 0.05% |
| 21 | Ananthi.R | IND | 76 | 0.04% |
| 22 | Oliver Anton Navamoni. S | IND | 70 | 0.04% |
| 23 | Rajan.P | IND | 52 | 0.03% |
| 24 | Arunraj | IND | 34 | 0.02% |
How Radhapuram compares to 2021
| Year | Winning candidate | Party | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | M.Appavu | DMK | 43.95% |
| 2026 | DR.SATHISH CHRISTOPHER | TVK | 34.99% |
The seat changed hands, a swing of -8.96 percentage points in the winning vote share.
This page is part of the full Tamil Nadu 2026 election results set. Explore every seat, party efficiency, regional swing and demographics in the TN 2026 Explorer. For the wider story, see TVK’s debut mapped, the incumbents who lost, and how DMK collapsed.