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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2005 (Feb)

Gopalganj

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

REYAZUL HAQUE ALIAS 'RAJU'
BSP· BSP
BSP 29.1%LJP 25.7%8 others 45.2%
Votes
27,885
29.1% share
Winning margin
3,298
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
42.0%
of 2,27,549

A closely fought contest. REYAZUL HAQUE ALIAS 'RAJU' won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
REYAZUL HAQUE ALIAS 'RAJU'
BSP
BSP
27,88529.1%
2
SUBASH SINGH
LJP
24,58725.7%
3
INDIRA YADAV
IND
22,61723.6%
4
AMBIKA PRASAD YADAV
RJD
7,2507.6%
5
HARI NARAYAN SINGH
BJP
NDA
4,2034.4%
6
SANT BHRT BHUSHANJEE MAHARAJ
ABHM
2,4792.6%
7
SATYENDRA BAITHA
IND
2,2802.4%
8
KRISHANA PRASAD
IND
1,6171.7%
9
RANI DEVI
CPI(ML)(L)
1,5651.6%
10
ASHA PUJAN SINGH
IND
1,1971.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.4%
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
BSP 29.1%LJP 25.7%IND 23.6%RJD 7.6%OTH 13.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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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