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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1962
Gopalganj
Winner — 1962
ABDUL GHAFOOR
INC· INC
INC 52.1%PSP 47.9%
Votes
18,161
52.1% share
Winning margin
1,457
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
49.9%
of 69,866
A closely fought contest. ABDUL GHAFOOR won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL GHAFOOR | INC | 18,161 | 52.1% |
| 2 | HARISHANKER SINHA | Praja Socialist Party | 16,704 | 47.9% |
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.
Average turnout (115th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.3% · max 67.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
115th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
175th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.1%PSP 47.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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