Back to 1991 map
Bihar · PC 4 · 1991
Gopalganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1991
ABDUL GHAFOOR
JD· Janata Dal
JD 49.4%INC 33.6%11 others 17.0%
Votes
3,51,243
50.3% share
Winning margin
1,12,650
16.1% of votes
Total votes cast
7,10,378
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL GHAFOOR | 3,51,243 | 50.3% | |
| 2 | KALI PRASAD PANDEY | 2,38,593 | 34.2% | |
| 3 | MANDEO TIWARI | 95,534 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | HARENDRA PRASAD | JP | 5,744 | 0.8% |
| 5 | RAMASHIS SINGH KUSHWAHA | 2,442 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | KASHI NATH SAHI | IND | 1,613 | 0.2% |
| 7 | KASHI NATH SINGH | 708 | 0.1% | |
| 8 | BHARAT DAS | IND | 691 | 0.1% |
| 9 | HIRDYA NATH RAI | IND | 430 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SHANKER SAH | IND | 255 | 0.0% |
| 11 | RAMA SHANKER SARAMA | IND | 235 | 0.0% |
| 12 | SHANE AHMAD KHAN | IND | 216 | 0.0% |
| 13 | VIJOY KUMAR UPADHYAY | IND | 184 | 0.0% |
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.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.1%
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
JD 50.3%INC 34.2%BJP 13.7%OTH 1.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️LitchiGI🏺Maize🏺Seep Buttons
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.