Anitha R. Radhakrishnan

R. Radhakrishnan is an Indian politician, Minister of Tamil Nadu and Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elected from Tiruchendur constituency as AIADMK candidate in 2001, 2006 and as DMK candidate in 2009 (By-election), 2011, 2016 and 2021. He was also former Minister for Animal Husbandry and Minister for Housing & Urban Development in the 2001 AIADMK government.

Political career Radhakrishnan has served as a Minister of Tamil Nadu and Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elected from Tiruchendur constituency as AIADMK candidate in 2001, 2006 and as DMK candidate in 2009 (By-election), 2011, 2016 and 2021. He was also former Minister for Animal Husbandry and Minister for Housing & Urban Development in the 2001 AIADMK government.

He was a member of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party in Tamil Nadu until being expelled for alleged anti-party activities on 30 July 2009 and resigned from his MLA Post after being expelled from AIADMK. After his expulsion from the AIADMK, Radhakrishnan accepted an invitation to join the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 2009.

In the 2009 By-election, he again contested as a DMK Candidate and won in the Tiruchendur constituency.

Even though there was an anti-incumbency wave against the DMK, he won the 2011 Assembly election in Tiruchendur constituency.

On 14 May 2015, Radhakrishnan was suspended by the DMK after he and A. Soundara Pandian greeted AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa after she was acquitted in the disproportionate asset case against her.

In the elections of 2016, Radhakrishnan won again in Tiruchendur, beating Sarath Kumar of the AISMK.

In the 2021 assembly election, he again won from Tiruchendur constituency and he was appointed Minister for Fisheries – Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry.

Electoral performance Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election ElectionsConstituencyPartyResultVote percentageOpposition candidateOpposition partyOpposition vote percentage 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionTiruchendurAIADMK54.30S. Jennifer ChandranDMK41.812006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionTiruchendurAIADMK52.52A. D. K. JeyaseelanDMK40.052009 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-electionTiruchendurDMK67.81Amman T. NarayananAIADMK25.572011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionTiruchendurDMK47.07P. R. ManoharanAIADMK46.602016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionTiruchendurDMK52.97R. SarathkumarAIADMK37.382021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly electionTiruchendurDMK50.58M. RadhakrishnanAIADMK36.102026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly ElectionTiruchendurDMK39.09J. MuruganTVK35.93