GOPALGANJ
Constituency no. 17 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called GOPALGANJ. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 1996
LAL BABU PD. YADAV
JD
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 3 of 14
Margin, 1996
1,19,496
17.68% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCKALI PRASAD PANDEY
- Votes
- 1,78,860
- Vote share
- 26.46%
- Behind by
- 1,19,496
Electors
11,59,352
Total votes polled
6,75,976
Valid votes
6,75,976
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.3%
Full result, 1996
22 candidates · 6,75,976 valid votes
LAL BABU PD. YADAVJDwon
2,98,356
44.1%
KALI PRASAD PANDEYINC
1,78,860
26.5%
ABDUL GAFFURSAP
1,51,418
22.4%
SANTRAJ SINGHCPI(ML)(L)
22,420
3.3%
NARESH KUMAR PARMARTHIBSP
5,243
0.8%
TIRTHRAJ SINGHIND
3,265
0.5%
GORAKH CHAUDHARYIND
3,227
0.5%
ASHOK KUMARIND
2,808
0.4%
JULPHEKAR HAIDARIND
1,352
0.2%
NOOR ALAM RAJIND
1,267
0.2%
KANHIYA SINGHPSSS
1,166
0.2%
MAHAVIR THAKURIND
830
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 22. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN | JD(U) | 5,11,866 | 48.15% | PREM NATH CHANCHAL ALIAS CHANCHAL PASWAN | 1,27,180 |
| 2009 | PURNMASI RAM | JD(U) | 2,00,024 | 39.64% | ANIL KUMAR | 42,472 |
| 2004 | ANIRUDH PRASAD ALIAS SADHU YADAV | RJD | 3,36,016 | 48.38% | PRABHU DAYAL SINGH | 1,92,919 |
| 1999 | Raghunath Jha | JD(U) | 3,65,107 | 49.22% | Kali Prasad Pandey | 36,124 |
| 1998 | ABDUL GHAFOOR | SAP | 3,22,012 | 45.67% | LAL BABU PD. YADAV | 68,605 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the GOPALGANJ constituency in 2024?
DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN (JD(U)) won GOPALGANJ in 2024, by a margin of 1,27,180 votes.
Which party has won GOPALGANJ the most times?
JD(U), with 3 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has GOPALGANJ gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won GOPALGANJ the most times?
ABDUL GHAFOOR, with 2 wins between 1991 and 1998.
