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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1995

Gopalganj

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Winner — 1995

RAMAWTAR
JD· Janata Dal
JD 50.6%INC 21.6%14 others 27.8%
Votes
50,407
50.6% share
Winning margin
28,905
29.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
50.7%
of 1,96,663

Gopalganj is a safe seat — RAMAWTAR won by 29.0%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMAWTAR
JD
Janata Dal
50,40750.6%
2
PUTUL DEBI
INC
INC
21,50221.6%
3
ANAND MOHAN
IND
16,67316.7%
4
SATYDEO SINGH
BJP
BJP
6,0916.1%
5
SADANAND SINGH
SAP
1,6901.7%
6
RAMNARAYAN BALTI BABA
IND
7690.8%
7
BANKE LAL PRASAD
BSP
4930.5%
8
JYOTI BHUSHAN SINGH
IND
3950.4%
9
JAI NATH SAH
IND
3010.3%
10
JALESHWAR SINGH
IND
2810.3%
11
RAM UDAY PANDIT
DDP
2710.3%
12
SURESH MISHRA
IND
2680.3%
13
NIZAMUDIN KHAN
IND
2020.2%
14
NOOR ALAM RAJ
IND
1510.1%
15
HARE RAM GUPTA
IND
790.1%
16
AKHILESH KUMAR RAI
IND
540.1%

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.

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
29.0%
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
JD 50.6%INC 21.6%IND 16.7%BJP 6.1%OTH 5.0%

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?

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