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Bihar · PC 17 · 2009Reserved (SC)
Gopalganj
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
PURNMASI RAM
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 39.6%RJD 31.2%14 others 29.1%
Votes
2,00,024
39.6% share
Winning margin
42,472
8.4% of votes
Total votes cast
5,04,612
Candidates
16
Seat history
4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNMASI RAM | NDA (NDA) | 2,00,024 | 39.6% |
| 2 | ANIL KUMAR | UPA | 1,57,552 | 31.2% |
| 3 | JANAK RAM | 47,545 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | RAMAI RAM | UPA | 21,341 | 4.2% |
| 5 | SATYADEO RAM | CPI(ML)(L) | 13,999 | 2.8% |
| 6 | SURENDRA PASWAN | IND | 10,844 | 2.1% |
| 7 | RAMASHANKAR RAM | RJJM | 10,105 | 2.0% |
| 8 | DHARMENDRA KUMAR HAZRA | IND | 9,779 | 1.9% |
| 9 | RAM SURAT RAM | IND | 6,690 | 1.3% |
| 10 | SHAMBHU DOM | IND | 5,393 | 1.1% |
| 11 | MADHU BHARTI | LTSD | 4,553 | 0.9% |
| 12 | RAM KUMAR MANJHI | SBSP | 4,011 | 0.8% |
| 13 | BINITA BAITHA | IND | 3,982 | 0.8% |
| 14 | DINANATH MANJHI | IND | 3,067 | 0.6% |
| 15 | RAJESH KUMAR RAM | IND | 2,968 | 0.6% |
| 16 | ASHA DEVI | IND | 2,759 | 0.6% |
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Average turnout (32nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 1.6% · max 63.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
32nd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
4.0%
lowerhigher
1st of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 39.6%RJD 31.2%BSP 9.4%OTH 19.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
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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.