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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1985
Gopalganj
Winner — 1985
SURENDRA SINGH
IND
IND 33.6%LKD 23.4%14 others 42.9%
Votes
25,703
33.6% share
Winning margin
7,797
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
57.4%
of 1,33,225
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURENDRA SINGH | IND | 25,703 | 33.6% |
| 2 | AMBIKA PRASAD YADAV | Lok Dal | 17,906 | 23.4% |
| 3 | SUSHILA SINGH | INC | 11,390 | 14.9% |
| 4 | PARAS SINGH | IND | 8,191 | 10.7% |
| 5 | S. M. NOMANI | Left | 7,109 | 9.3% |
| 6 | BHAVESH CHANDRA | Janata | 1,056 | 1.4% |
| 7 | PRASIDH NARAIN MISHRA | BJP | 1,045 | 1.4% |
| 8 | MAKSUD ALAM | IND | 987 | 1.3% |
| 9 | RAMA SANKAR YADAV | IND | 983 | 1.3% |
| 10 | DINA NATH SAH | IND | 748 | 1.0% |
| 11 | AWADHESH TIWARI | IND | 560 | 0.7% |
| 12 | RAMDAYAL KOHAR | IND | 217 | 0.3% |
| 13 | PRAHALAD SAH | IND | 202 | 0.3% |
| 14 | SHIWRAJ PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 149 | 0.2% |
| 15 | BRIJ BIHARI ROY | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 16 | JAWAHAR PRASAD | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
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
safe10.2%
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 33.6%LKD 23.4%INC 14.9%IND 10.7%CPI 9.3%OTH 8.0%
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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