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Bihar · PC 4 · 1962
Gopalganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
DWAIKA NATH TIWARI
INC· INC
INC 47.2%PSP 28.4%1 others 24.4%
Votes
96,753
48.7% share
Winning margin
38,617
19.4% of votes
Total votes cast
2,04,989
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DWAIKA NATH TIWARI | 96,753 | 48.7% | |
| 2 | SIYA BIHARI SARAN | 58,136 | 29.3% | |
| 3 | RAM CHANDRA TIWARI | 43,701 | 22.0% |
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 (18th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 1.3% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
18th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
9th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.7%PSP 29.3%SWA 22.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
Figures are for Purba Champaran, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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