Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Gopalganj

Dwarikanath Tiwary (BLD) won by 1,72,992 votes (41.2%).

Electors
6,74,703
Votes polled
4,25,830
Valid votes
Turnout
63.1%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1977 national median: 41.2% (median 24.7%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1977 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 1977
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dwarikanath TiwaryWinnerBLD2,94,46670.1%
2Abdul GhafoorINC1,21,47428.9%
3Ramdya SinghIND4,2221.0%

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