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, 2004
ANIRUDH PRASAD ALIAS SADHU YADAV
RJD
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
JD(U)
won 3 of 14
Margin, 2004
1,92,919
27.78% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
JD(U)PRABHU DAYAL SINGH
- Votes
- 1,43,097
- Vote share
- 20.60%
- Behind by
- 1,92,919
Electors
12,31,178
Total votes polled
6,94,492
Valid votes
6,94,492
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.4%
Full result, 2004
10 candidates · 6,94,492 valid votes
ANIRUDH PRASAD ALIAS SADHU YADAVRJDwon
3,36,016
48.4%
PRABHU DAYAL SINGHJD(U)
1,43,097
20.6%
KALI PRASAD PANDAYIND
1,36,424
19.6%
CHHATHU SAHBSP
43,425
6.3%
RAM NARESH RAMCPI(ML)(L)
11,023
1.6%
SUSHMA DEVIIND
7,563
1.1%
PARAS NATH PATHAKSP
4,694
0.7%
MONIKA TIWARIBED
4,312
0.6%
PRAMOD KUMAR PATELSAP
4,294
0.6%
DINA NATH MANJHIIND
3,644
0.5%
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
