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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1980
Gopalganj
Winner — 1980
KALI PRASAD PANDEY
IND
IND 43.8%INC(U) 26.0%8 others 30.2%
Votes
33,447
43.8% share
Winning margin
13,595
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
62.0%
of 1,23,028
Gopalganj is a safe seat — KALI PRASAD PANDEY won by 17.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALI PRASAD PANDEY | IND | 33,447 | 43.8% |
| 2 | JAGAT NARAIN SINGH | 19,852 | 26.0% | |
| 3 | RAMJEE UPADHAYA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 8,421 | 11.0% |
| 4 | MOHAMAD SOHRAB | BJP | 5,473 | 7.2% |
| 5 | RADIKA DEVI | JNP(SC) | 4,174 | 5.5% |
| 6 | PARAS NATH SINGH | JNP(JP) | 2,387 | 3.1% |
| 7 | SHEO CHARAN RAI | IND | 1,458 | 1.9% |
| 8 | RAMADHAR PRASAD YADAV ALIAS RAMADHAR PRASAD | JNP(SR) | 752 | 1.0% |
| 9 | AWADH KISHORE BHAGAT | IND | 213 | 0.3% |
| 10 | N.C. MANJHI | IND | 154 | 0.2% |
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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 (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 7.2% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
124th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 43.8%INC(U) 26.0%INC(I) 11.0%BJP 7.2%JNP(SC) 5.5%OTH 6.5%
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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