Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Gopalganj

Dwaika Nath Tiwari (INC) won by 38,617 votes (19.4%).

Electors
4,22,101
Votes polled
2,04,989
Valid votes
1,98,590
Turnout
48.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 19.4% (median 12.2%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
4.9%(-4.9%)
Turnout
63.8%(+3.0%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
93.6%

Winning margin over time · Gopalganj

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199941%

Candidates

Candidates · Gopalganj 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dwaika Nath TiwariWinnerINC96,75348.7%
2Siya Bihari SaranPSP58,13629.3%
3Ram Chandra TiwariSWA43,70122.0%

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