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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1977

Gopalganj

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Winner — 1977

RADHIKA DEVI
JNP· Janata
JNP 30.7%IND 23.5%8 others 45.8%
Votes
16,791
30.7% share
Winning margin
3,959
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
50.1%
of 1,09,027

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RADHIKA DEVI
JNP
Janata
16,79130.7%
2
KALI PRASAD PANDEY
IND
12,83223.5%
3
RAM DULARI SINHA
INC
INC
6,36511.6%
4
S. M. ABDULLAN
IND
6,34411.6%
5
SURENDRA SINGH
IND
4,8508.9%
6
JAGAT NARAIN SINGH
IND
3,9037.1%
7
SIYA BIHARI SHARAN
IND
1,1602.1%
8
HARISHANKAR SINGH
IND
9881.8%
9
RAMAWATAR SAH
IND
8911.6%
10
N. C. MANJHI
IND
5461.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 7.2% · max 55.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
124th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 30.7%IND 23.5%INC 11.6%IND 11.6%IND 8.9%IND 7.1%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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