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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1985
Gopalpur
Winner — 1985
MADAN PRASAD SINGH
INC· INC
INC 47.6%CPI 29.7%12 others 22.7%
Votes
41,004
47.6% share
Winning margin
15,421
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,40,443
Gopalpur is a safe seat — MADAN PRASAD SINGH won by 17.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADAN PRASAD SINGH | INC | 41,004 | 47.6% |
| 2 | MANIRAM SINGH | Left | 25,583 | 29.7% |
| 3 | YOGENDRA YADAV | BJP | 8,303 | 9.6% |
| 4 | YUDHISTIR MANDAL | Lok Dal | 3,124 | 3.6% |
| 5 | DIP NARAYAN MANDAL | IND | 2,907 | 3.4% |
| 6 | VISHNUDEO VIDROHI | IND | 1,437 | 1.7% |
| 7 | RASUL BAKSH | IND | 1,222 | 1.4% |
| 8 | ARJUN SINGH | IND | 694 | 0.8% |
| 9 | PRAVESH CHANDRA JHA | ICJ | 569 | 0.7% |
| 10 | TRISUBAN PD. SINGH | IND | 545 | 0.6% |
| 11 | CHHOTE LAL | IND | 289 | 0.3% |
| 12 | CHIRANJIVI ROY | IND | 201 | 0.2% |
| 13 | OM PRAKASH BHAGAT | IND | 195 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RADHA RANI | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (200th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.7% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
200th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
155th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.6%CPI 29.7%BJP 9.6%OTH 13.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
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