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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1967
Gopalganj
Winner — 1967
H. SINHA
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 62.9%INC 24.8%3 others 12.3%
Votes
26,522
62.9% share
Winning margin
16,070
38.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.9%
of 82,764
Gopalganj is a safe seat — H. SINHA won by 38.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. SINHA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 26,522 | 62.9% |
| 2 | A. GHAFOOR | INC | 10,452 | 24.8% |
| 3 | S. PRASAD | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,201 | 7.6% |
| 4 | D.S. SINGH | IND | 996 | 2.4% |
| 5 | B. RAI | IND | 989 | 2.4% |
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 (108th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 0.3% · max 61.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
108th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
57th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 62.9%INC 24.8%BJS 7.6%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,56,246
Density
1880 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
349 km²
SC population14.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.2%Muslim 15.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity6.7%
Sanitation20.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.3%
Children fully vaccinated62.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.4%
Children underweight (under 5)42.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.3%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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