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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwaika Nath TiwariWinner | INC | 96,753 | 48.7% |
| 2 | Siya Bihari Saran | PSP | 58,136 | 29.3% |
| 3 | Ram Chandra Tiwari | SWA | 43,701 | 22.0% |
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