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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1967
Gopalpur
Winner — 1967
M. SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 35.5%INC 31.0%4 others 33.5%
Votes
17,477
35.5% share
Winning margin
2,192
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.5%
of 82,796
A closely fought contest. M. SINGH won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. SINGH | Left | 17,477 | 35.5% |
| 2 | M. SINGH | INC | 15,285 | 31.0% |
| 3 | R.C. MANDAL | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 6,672 | 13.5% |
| 4 | G. THAKUR | Praja Socialist Party | 6,060 | 12.3% |
| 5 | S. YADAV | Swatantra Party | 2,681 | 5.4% |
| 6 | R.N. MANDAL | IND | 1,118 | 2.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
27th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
229th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 35.5%INC 31.0%BJS 13.5%PSP 12.3%SWA 5.4%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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