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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2005 (Oct)

Gopalganj

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

SHUBASH SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 36.7%BSP 29.3%6 others 33.9%
Votes
39,205
36.8% share
Winning margin
7,934
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
46.9%
of 2,27,549

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

5 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHUBASH SINGH
NDA (NDA)
39,20536.7%
2
REYAJUL HAQUE ALIAS 'RAJU'
BSP
31,27129.3%
3
DHRUV NATH CHAUDHARY
21,89420.5%
4
RAMAVATAR
4,1973.9%
5
SUBHASH KUMAR SINGH
4,0953.8%
6
KRISHNA PRASAD
IND
2,2682.1%
7
REENA SHARMA
CPI(ML)(L)
2,0141.9%
8
ANISH KR. DWIVEDI
ABHM
1,7441.6%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.4%
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
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.7%BSP 29.3%RJD 20.5%OTH 13.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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