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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1957

Gopalpur

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Winner — 1957

MANI RAM SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 37.1%INC 29.8%4 others 33.1%
Votes
12,700
37.1% share
Winning margin
2,510
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.9%
of 68,577

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANI RAM SINGH
CPI
12,70037.1%
2
MAYA DEVI
INC
10,19029.8%
3
BISHWANATH KAPOOR
IND
5,86717.1%
4
YUDISTHIR MANDAL
BJS
3,58710.5%
5
KASTURI PD. CHAUDHARY
PSP
1,2173.6%
6
KEDARNATH SINGH
IND
6691.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 4.4% · max 29.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
39th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
113th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 37.1%INC 29.8%IND 17.1%BJS 10.5%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Art🏺Turmeric

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