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Winner — 2020

Narendra Kumar Niraj
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 46.4%RJD 31.4%7 others 22.2%
Votes
75,533
46.4% share
Winning margin
24,461
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.2%
of 2,70,432

Gopalpur is a safe seat — Narendra Kumar Niraj won by 15.0%.

Seat history

4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.56 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Narendra Kumar Niraj
NDA (NDA)
75,53346.4%
2
Shailesh Kumar
51,07231.4%
3
Sures Bhagat
Lok Janshakti Party
23,40614.4%
4
Sanjeev Kumar Singh
RJnJnP
4,0022.5%
NOTA
NOTA
3,8882.4%
6
Ruchi Singh
IND
1,4190.9%
7
Premshankar Kumar
VCSMP
1,3770.8%
8
Shabana Azmi
JANADIP
1,3430.8%
9
Shankar Kumar
PPID
7830.5%

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

Average turnout (104th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
104th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 46.4%RJD 31.4%LJP 14.4%OTH 5.5%NOTA 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.56 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

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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