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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1967
Gobindganj
Winner — 1967
D.N.M. TRIPATHI
INC· INC
INC 32.6%BJS 30.8%4 others 36.6%
Votes
10,243
32.6% share
Winning margin
583
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
41.2%
of 76,269
Gobindganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 583 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.N.M. TRIPATHI | INC | 10,243 | 32.6% |
| 2 | G.S. PANDEY | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 9,660 | 30.8% |
| 3 | B.N. SINGH | Left | 5,459 | 17.4% |
| 4 | S. PATHAK | Left | 2,985 | 9.5% |
| 5 | R.D. DEO | IND | 2,101 | 6.7% |
| 6 | R. MISHRA | IND | 941 | 3.0% |
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.
High turnout (34th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.1% · max 23.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
34th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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186th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.6%BJS 30.8%CPM 17.4%CPI 9.5%IND 6.7%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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