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Bihar · PC 4 · 1996
Gopalganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
LAL BABU PD. YADAV
JD· United Front
JD 43.5%INC 26.1%20 others 30.4%
Votes
2,98,356
44.1% share
Winning margin
1,19,496
17.7% of votes
Total votes cast
6,85,446
Candidates
22
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAL BABU PD. YADAV | 2,98,356 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | KALI PRASAD PANDEY | 1,78,860 | 26.5% | |
| 3 | ABDUL GAFFUR | 1,51,418 | 22.4% | |
| 4 | SANTRAJ SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 22,420 | 3.3% |
| 5 | NARESH KUMAR PARMARTHI | 5,243 | 0.8% | |
| 6 | TIRTHRAJ SINGH | IND | 3,265 | 0.5% |
| 7 | GORAKH CHAUDHARY | IND | 3,227 | 0.5% |
| 8 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 2,808 | 0.4% |
| 9 | JULPHEKAR HAIDAR | IND | 1,352 | 0.2% |
| 10 | NOOR ALAM RAJ | IND | 1,267 | 0.2% |
| 11 | KANHIYA SINGH | PSSS | 1,166 | 0.2% |
| 12 | MAHAVIR THAKUR | IND | 830 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BALBHADRA PATEL | IND | 723 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ROSHAN HUSSAN | IND | 708 | 0.1% |
| 15 | NIZAMUDDIN KHAN | IND | 702 | 0.1% |
| 16 | VISHNUDEO SINGH | IND | 685 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAVINDRA CHAUDHARY | IND | 585 | 0.1% |
| 18 | TUMNATH PRASAD | 520 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | SHARDA BHARTI | IND | 507 | 0.1% |
| 20 | RAGHUNATH PANDEY | IND | 498 | 0.1% |
| 21 | KESHAV PRASAD | IND | 434 | 0.1% |
| 22 | BINDESHWAR SINGH | IND | 402 | 0.1% |
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
safe17.7%
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 44.1%INC 26.5%SAP 22.4%OTH 7.0%
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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