Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar election results 2026: TVK’s Marie Wilson wins by 49,668 votes

Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar delivered a clear verdict, with Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s N Marie Wilson winning the seat by a strong margin. With counting complete (18/18 rounds), Marie Wilson secured 97,800 votes, defeating DMK’s J John Ebenezer, who polled 48,132 votes. AIADMK’s R S Rajesh finished third with 26,892 votes. In the 2021 Assembly elections, J John Ebenezer (DMK) won with 95,763 votes, defeating AIADMK’s R S Rajesh, who secured 53,284 votes, by a margin of 42,479 votes. In 2016, AIADMK’s J Jayalalithaa had won with 97,218 votes, defeating DMK’s Shimla Muthuchozhan, who secured 57,673 votes, by a margin of 39,545 votes. Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar recorded steady voter participation, reflecting continued electoral engagement in this urban constituency. Dr Radhakrishnan Nagar (Assembly Constituency No. 11), popularly known as R K Nagar, is a densely inhabited coastal seat in North Chennai marked by fishing communities, port-related labour settlements, clusters of informal housing and a heavy reliance on welfare schemes for daily sustenance. The constituency has often been in the national spotlight, having been represented by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, and later witnessing a high-profile by-poll won by T T V Dhinakaran as an Independent. Local issues include coastal erosion, waterlogging due to poor drainage, sanitation challenges, irregular drinking water supply, overcrowded public healthcare facilities, fire safety risks in dense localities, shortage of public spaces, and gaps in disaster preparedness. Tamil Nadu went to polls on April 23.