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Bihar · PC 4 · 1998
Gopalganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
ABDUL GHAFOOR
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 45.0%RJD 35.4%4 others 19.6%
Votes
3,22,012
45.7% share
Winning margin
68,605
9.7% of votes
Total votes cast
7,15,380
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL GHAFOOR | NDA (NDA) | 3,22,012 | 45.7% |
| 2 | LAL BABU PD. YADAV | 2,53,407 | 35.9% | |
| 3 | KALI PRASAD PANDEY | BJC | 87,478 | 12.4% |
| 4 | SATRAJ SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 35,732 | 5.1% |
| 5 | CHHATHU SAH | IND | 3,640 | 0.5% |
| 6 | S.M.SAGIR | IND | 2,794 | 0.4% |
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
safe9.7%
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
SAP 45.7%RJD 35.9%BJC 12.4%CPI(ML)(L) 5.1%OTH 0.9%
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
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.