{{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Gopalganj | type = SLA | map_image = 101-Gopalganj constituency.svg | map_caption = | map_alt = | mla = Subhash Singh | party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | alliance = NDA | latest_election_year = 2025 | preceded_by = Kusum Devi | region = | state = Bihar | district = Gopalganj | division = | loksabha_cons = | constituency_no = 101 | established = 1951 | electors = 297,051 | abolished = <!-- year abolished --> }} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{coord|26|28|00|N|84|26|00|E|region:IN-BR|display=title}}
'''Gopalganj Assembly constituency''' is an assembly constituency in Gopalganj district in the Indian state of Bihar.
==Overview== As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 101 Gopalganj Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Gopalganj and Thawe community development blocks; Bairia Durg, Uchkagaon, Chhotka Sankhe, Harpur, Sakhekhas, Parsauni Khas, Nawada Parsauni, Luhsi, Jhirwa and Dahibhata gram panchayats of Uchkagaon CD Block.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>
Gopalganj Assembly constituency is part of No. 17 Gopalganj (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).<ref name=commission/>
== Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Name<ref name="election2020">{{Cite web|title=Gopalganj Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/gopalganj.html|access-date=|website=Elections in India}}</ref><ref name="BJP Wins Gopalganj Assembly Bypoll In Bihar">{{cite news |last1=Outlook |title=BJP Wins Gopalganj Assembly Bypoll In Bihar |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/bjp-wins-gopalganj-assembly-bypoll-in-bihar-news-235170 |access-date=7 November 2022 |work= |date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107114334/https://www.outlookindia.com/national/bjp-wins-gopalganj-assembly-bypoll-in-bihar-news-235170 |archive-date=7 November 2022 |language=en}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |Party |- |1952 | rowspan="2" |Kamla Rai | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |- |1957 |- |1961^ |Satyendra Narayan Sinha |- |1962 |Abdul Ghafoor |- |1967 |Hari Shankar Singh |{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}} |- |1969 | rowspan="2" |Ram Dulari Sinha | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- |1972 |- |1977 |Radhika Devi |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- |1980 |Kali Prasad Pandey | {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|rowspan=2}} |- |1985 | rowspan="2" |Surendra Singh |- |1990 | {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}} |- |1995 |Ramawtar |- |2000 |Sadhu Yadav |{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |- |2005 |Riyazul Hauqe |{{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party Blue}} |- |2005 | rowspan="4" |Subhash Singh | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=6}} |- |2010 |- |2015 |- |2020 |- |2022^ |Kusum Devi |- |2025 |Subhash Singh |} ^ bypoll
==Election results== === 2025 === {{Election box begin|title=2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Gopalganj<ref name="election2025">{{Cite web |date=2025-12-15 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2020 |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2025/16 |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Subash Singh |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:96892}} |percentage = 48.72 |change = {{increase}}5.23 }} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Om Prakash Garg|party=Indian National Congress|votes={{formatnum:67920}}|percentage=34.15|change={{increase}}13.77}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Indira Yadav|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes={{formatnum:14225}}|percentage=7.15|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Anash Salam|party=All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|votes={{formatnum:8079}}|percentage=4.15|change={{decrease}}14.88}} {{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Anup Kumar Shrivastava (supported by Jan Suraaj)|party=Independent|votes={{formatnum:5116}}|percentage=2.57|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Samata Party|candidate=Sahana Khatoon|votes={{formatnum:1806}}|percentage=0.91|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes={{formatnum:2237}}|percentage=1.12|change={{increase}}0.55}} {{Election box majority|votes={{formatnum:28972}}|percentage=14.57|change={{decrease}}5.98}} {{Election box turnout|votes={{formatnum:198872}}|percentage=66.95|change={{increase}}11.92}} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===2022=== By polls necessitated by the death of MLA Subhash Singh.<ref name="election2022">{{cite news |title=Upcoming Assembly by-polls first battle between GA, BJP in Bihar since change of govt |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/upcoming-assembly-by-polls-first-battle-between-ga-bjp-in-bihar-since-change-of-govt-101664641551891.html |access-date=3 October 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |date=1 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> <!-- this section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA--><section begin="Assembly Election 2022"/> {{Election box begin |title=By-election, 2022: Gopalganj<ref name="BJP Wins Gopalganj Assembly Bypoll In Bihar"/>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link | |candidate = Kusum Devi |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = 70,053 |percentage = 41.6 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Mohan Gupta |party = Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes = 68,259 |percentage = 40.53 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Indira Yadav |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = 12,214 |percentage = 7.25 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = Abdul Salam |party = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |votes = 8,854 |percentage = 5.26 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Sanjay Kumar Prasad |party = Pragatisheel Samaj Party |votes = {{formatnum:1964}} |percentage = 1.17 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Jagmohan Mahto |party = Jan Janwadi Party |votes = {{formatnum:1805}} |percentage = 1.07 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Vinay Kumar Rai |party = Independent |votes = {{formatnum:1593}} |percentage = 0.95 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link | |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = 2,170 |percentage = 1.29 |change = }}{{Election box majority | |votes = 1,794 |percentage = 1.07 |change = }}{{Election box turnout | |votes = 1,68,405 |percentage = 50.81 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2020 === {{Election box begin| |title=2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Gopalganj<ref name="election2020"/>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Subash Singh |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:77791}} |percentage = 43.49 |change = -2.0 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate = Anirudh Prasad alias Sadhu Yadav |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |votes = {{formatnum:41039}} |percentage = 22.94 |change = +20.87 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Asif Ghafoor |votes = {{formatnum:36460}} |percentage = 20.38 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Jan Sangharsh Dal |candidate = Abdul Salam |votes = {{formatnum:2450}} |percentage = 1.37 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Lalan Prasad Bind |votes = {{formatnum:2418}} |percentage = 1.35 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Waqar Ahmad |votes = {{formatnum:2277}} |percentage = 1.27 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = The Plurals Party |candidate = Vivek Kumar Chaubey |votes = {{formatnum:2165}} |percentage = 1.21 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Sanjay Choubey |votes = {{formatnum:2015}} |percentage = 1.13 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:1028}} |percentage = 0.57 |change = -0.37 }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:36752}} |percentage = 20.55 |change = +17.61 }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:178862}} |percentage = 55.03 |change = -2.73 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2015 ===
In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Gopalganj was one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.<ref name="election1993">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/EC-move-to-allay-fears-about-errors-in-EVMs/articleshow/49199345.cms|title=EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs}}</ref><ref name="election2015">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Current/ImpIns_24092015.pdf|title=General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg.}}</ref> {{Election box begin| |title=2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Gopalganj<ref name="election2015"/>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate = Subash Singh |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:78491}} |percentage = 45.49 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Rashtriya Janata Dal |candidate = Reyajul Haque Alias " Raju" |votes = {{formatnum:73417}} |percentage = 42.55 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Jay Hind Prasad |votes = {{formatnum:3565}} |percentage = 2.07 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Om Prakash Singh |votes = {{formatnum:3240}} |percentage = 1.88 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Sunil Pandey |votes = {{formatnum:2937}} |percentage = 1.7 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Surendra Ram |votes = {{formatnum:2844}} |percentage = 1.65 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Dr. Rajesh Kumar Vernwal |votes = {{formatnum:1552}} |percentage = 0.9 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:1618}} |percentage = 0.94 |change = }} {{Election box majority |votes = {{formatnum:5074}} |percentage = 2.94 |change = }} {{Election box turnout |votes = {{formatnum:172533}} |percentage = 57.76 |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
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