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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1969
Gopalganj
Winner — 1969
RAM DULARI DEVI
INC· INC
INC 36.1%CPI 20.3%4 others 43.6%
Votes
15,197
36.1% share
Winning margin
6,635
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.9%
of 87,980
Gopalganj is a safe seat — RAM DULARI DEVI won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM DULARI DEVI | INC | 15,197 | 36.1% |
| 2 | DEONANDAN SINGH | Left | 8,562 | 20.3% |
| 3 | KAMLA PRASAD SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 7,181 | 17.1% |
| 4 | RAMADHAR PRASAD YADAV | JAP | 5,634 | 13.4% |
| 5 | HARI SGHANKAR SINGH | Samyukta Socialist Party | 4,969 | 11.8% |
| 6 | ZAHIRUDDIN | IND | 563 | 1.3% |
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.
Average turnout (108th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 0.3% · max 61.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
108th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
57th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.1%CPI 20.3%BJS 17.1%JAP 13.4%SSP 11.8%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,56,246
Density
1880 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
349 km²
SC population14.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.2%Muslim 15.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity6.7%
Sanitation20.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.3%
Children fully vaccinated62.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.4%
Children underweight (under 5)42.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.3%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Maize
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.