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:

1. Baikunthpur
2. Barauli
3. Gopalganj
4. Kuchaikote
5. Bhore
6. 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

Elections results

General Election, 2014: Gopalganj ^[1][2]

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
	BSP	Chandradip Ram	16,751	1.85
	BED	Surendra Ram	16,680	1.85
	NOTA	None of the Above	17,841	1.97	+1.97
Majority			2,86,936	31.76	+23.34
Turnout			9,03,583	54.60	+17.91
	BJP gain from JD(U)		Swing	+52.99

See also

• Gopalganj district
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References

1. "General Election of India 2014, Constituencywise detail result" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 63. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
2. "Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014". ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved 2015-09-23.