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Bihar · PC 17 · 2014Reserved (SC)
Gopalganj (SC)
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
JANAK RAM
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.0%INC 21.2%13 others 25.8%
Votes
4,78,773
53.0% share
Winning margin
2,86,936
31.8% of votes
Total votes cast
9,03,583
Candidates
15
Seat history
5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANAK RAM | NDA (NDA) | 4,78,773 | 53.0% |
| 2 | DR. JYOTI BHARTI | UPA | 1,91,837 | 21.2% |
| 3 | ANIL KUMAR | 1,00,419 | 11.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 17,841 | 2.0% |
| 5 | CHANDRADIP RAM | 16,751 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | SURENDRA RAM | BED | 16,680 | 1.9% |
| 7 | RAM KUMAR MANJHI | IND | 14,162 | 1.6% |
| 8 | DINANATH MANJHI | IND | 13,983 | 1.6% |
| 9 | JITENDRA MANJHI | CPI(ML)(L) | 12,423 | 1.4% |
| 10 | SATEYNDRA BAITHA | IND | 9,509 | 1.1% |
| 11 | MUDRIKA BAITHA | IND | 8,491 | 0.9% |
| 12 | RAMASHANKAR RAM | RJJM | 7,147 | 0.8% |
| 13 | JALESHWAR NATH RAM | BMUP | 6,264 | 0.7% |
| 14 | SURENDRA PASWAN | RBCP | 4,717 | 0.5% |
| 15 | SUNITA KUMAR | 4,586 | 0.5% |
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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
safe31.8%
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
BJP 53.0%INC 21.2%JD(U) 11.1%OTH 12.7%NOTA 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.29 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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