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Bihar · PC 4 · 1999
Gopalganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Raghunath Jha
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 48.6%RJD 43.8%4 others 7.5%
Votes
3,65,107
49.2% share
Winning margin
36,124
4.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,50,762
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghunath Jha | NDA (NDA) | 3,65,107 | 49.2% |
| 2 | Kali Prasad Pandey | 3,28,983 | 44.4% | |
| 3 | Satraj Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 29,990 | 4.0% |
| 4 | Chhathu Sah | 11,058 | 1.5% | |
| 5 | Ashok Kumar | IND | 5,908 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Ramadhar Yadav | IND | 798 | 0.1% |
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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
safe4.9%
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(U) 49.2%RJD 44.4%OTH 6.4%
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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