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, 1998
ABDUL GHAFOOR
SAP
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 3 of 14
Margin, 1998
68,605
9.73% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
RJDLAL BABU PD. YADAV
- Votes
- 2,53,407
- Vote share
- 35.94%
- Behind by
- 68,605
Electors
11,76,915
Total votes polled
7,05,063
Valid votes
7,05,063
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.9%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 7,05,063 valid votes
ABDUL GHAFOORSAPwon
3,22,012
45.7%
LAL BABU PD. YADAVRJD
2,53,407
35.9%
KALI PRASAD PANDEYBJC
87,478
12.4%
SATRAJ SINGHCPI(ML)(L)
35,732
5.1%
CHHATHU SAHIND
3,640
0.5%
S.M.SAGIRIND
2,794
0.4%
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
