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Winner — 2022 by-elections

KUSUM DEVI
BJP 42.1%RJD 41.1%7 others 16.8%
Votes
70,053
42.1% share
Winning margin
1,794
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
9

Gopalganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,794 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUSUM DEVI
70,05342.1%
2
Mohan Prasad Gupta
68,25941.1%
3
Abdul Salam
12,2147.3%
4
Indira Yadav
8,8545.3%
5
Sanjay Kumar Prasad
PGSP
1,9641.2%
6
Jagmohan Mahto
JNJWDIP
1,8051.1%
7
Vinay Kumar Rai
IND
1,5931.0%
8
Motilal Prasad
BBC
9020.5%
9
Pramod Kumar
RJBP
5820.3%

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 (141st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.7% · max 46.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
141st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
199th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.1%RJD 41.1%AIMIM 7.3%BSP 5.3%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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