Gopalganj (Lok Sabha constituency)
Gopalganj Lok Sabha constituency (Hindi: गोपालगंज लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India.
Assembly segments
Presently, Gopalganj Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
- Baikunthpur
- Barauli
- Gopalganj
- Kuchaikote
- Bhore
- Hathua
Members of Parliament
- 1952: Syed Mahmud, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Syed Mahmud, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Dwarika Nath Tiwary, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Dwarika Nath Tiwary, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Dwarika Nath Tiwary, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Dwarika Nath Tiwary, Janata Party
- 1980: Nagina Rai, Indian National Congress
- 1984: Kali Prasad Pandey, Independent
- 1989: Raj Mangal Mishra, Janata Dal
- 1991: Abdul Ghafoor, Rashtriya Janata Dal
- 1996: Lal Babu Prasad Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal
- 1998: Abdul Ghafoor, Samata Party
- 1999: Raghunath Jha, Samata Party
- 2004: Anirudh Prasad Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal
- 2009: Purnmasi Ram, Janata Dal (United)
- 2014: Janak Ram, Bharatiya Janata Party
General elections 2014
| General Election, 2014: Gopalganj |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BJP |
Janak Ram |
4,78,773 |
52.99 |
+52.99 |
|
INC |
Dr. Jyoti Bharti |
1,91,837 |
21.23 |
+17.00 |
|
JD(U) |
Anil Kumar |
1,00,419 |
11.11 |
-28.53 |
|
NOTA |
None of the Above |
17,841 |
1.97 |
+1.97 |
| Majority |
2,86,936 |
31.76 |
+23.34 |
| Turnout |
9,03,583 |
56.31 |
+18.91 |
|
BJP gain from JD(U) |
Swing |
+52.99 |
|
See also
Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar |
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- Cities and towns in Saran Division
- Villages in Gopalganj district
- Villages in Saran district
- People from Siwan district
- Bihar topics
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- Bhagalpur
- Darbhanga
- Kosi
- Magadh
- Munger
- Patna
- Purnia
- Tirhut
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