GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Gopalganj
Dwarika Nath Tiwary (INC) won by 80,546 votes (26.0%).
- Electors
- 5,62,299
- Votes polled
- 3,13,957
- Valid votes
- 3,10,197
- Turnout
- 55.8%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 26.0% (median 21.5%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1971 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 | Dwarika Nath TiwaryWinner | INC | 1,91,101 | 61.6% |
| 2 | Sabha Pati Singh | SSP | 1,10,555 | 35.6% |
| 3 | Badri Narain | IND | 2,390 | 0.8% |
| 4 | M. N. Ahmad Gani | NCO | 2,113 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Deo Narain Prasad Verma | BKD | 2,098 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Dr. Raj Bainshi Pande | IND | 1,940 | 0.6% |
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