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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1980
Gobindganj
Winner — 1980
RAMASHANKAR PANDEY
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 47.4%CPM 42.2%5 others 10.4%
Votes
34,103
47.4% share
Winning margin
3,775
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.3%
of 1,27,841
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMASHANKAR PANDEY |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 34,103 | 47.4% |
| 2 | UMAKANT SHUKLA | Left | 30,328 | 42.2% |
| 3 | UMESH NARIAN PANDEY | BJP | 2,652 | 3.7% |
| 4 | BHIKARI PRASAD | JNP(SR) | 2,235 | 3.1% |
| 5 | PHANINDRA MANI TRIPATHI | 1,356 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | BHIKHARI SAH | IND | 813 | 1.1% |
| 7 | RUDRADHAR DUBEY | IND | 451 | 0.6% |
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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 (113th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 3.0% · max 23.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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113th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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182nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 47.4%CPM 42.2%OTH 10.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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