Gopalpur, Bihar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Bihar legislative assembly in India
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Gopalpur Assembly constituency is one of 243 legislative assembly constituencies of the legislative assembly of Bihar. It is a part of the Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency along with other assembly constituencies viz Bihpur, Pirpainti, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur and Nathnagar.[1] The town of Gopalpur, Bihar is part of this constituency.
| Gopalpur, Bihar Assembly constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 153 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Bhagalpur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 276,973 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2025 |
Overview
Gopalpur comprises CD Blocks Gopalpur, Naugachhia, Rangrachowk & Ismailpur.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Vedanand Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Maniram Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | Maya Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Maniram Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1969 | Madan Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Mani Ram Singh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1980 | Madan Prasad Singh | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1985 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | Gyaneshwar Prasad Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 | Rabindra Rana | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Amit Rana | ||
| 2005 | Gopal Mandal | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | |||
| 2020 | |||
| 2025 | Shailesh Mandal | ||
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Shailesh Kumar alias Bulo Mandal | 108,630 | 56.75 |  10.36 | |
| VIP | Premsagar alias Dablu Yadav | 50,495 | 26.38 | ||
| Independent | Narendra Kumar Niraj | 12,686 | 6.63 | ||
| JSP | Manakeshwar alias Mantu Singh | 4,701 | 2.46 | ||
| Independent | Sanjiv Kumar Yadav Alias Moti Yadav | 4,472 | 2.34 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,782 | 2.5 | 0.11 | |
| Majority | 58,135 | 30.37 | 15.35 | ||
| Turnout | 191,402 | 69.1 | 8.89 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Gopal Mandal | 75,533 | 46.39 | 5.04 | |
| RJD | Shailesh Kumar | 51,072 | 31.37 | ||
| LJP | Sures Bhagat | 23,406 | 14.38 | ||
| Rashtriya Jan Jan Party | Sanjeev Kumar Singh | 4,002 | 2.46 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,888 | 2.39 |  1.24 | |
| Majority | 24,461 | 15.02 | 11.3 | ||
| Turnout | 162,823 | 60.21 | 6.38 | ||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Gopal Mandal | 57,403 | 41.35 | ||
| BJP | Anil Kumar Yadav | 52,234 | 37.63 | ||
| Independent | Sures Bhagat | 6,410 | 4.62 | ||
| CPI | Brahmdeo Yadav | 4,462 | 3.21 | ||
| Independent | Amit Rana | 3,186 | 2.3 | ||
| NCP | Amarenda Singh Nishad | 2,807 | 2.02 | ||
| Independent | Sunil Kumar | 2,239 | 1.61 | ||
| Independent | Md. Mohiuddin | 1,867 | 1.35 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 5,042 | 3.63 | ||
| Majority | 5,169 | 3.72 | |||
| Turnout | 138,807 | 53.83 | |||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Gopal Mandal | 53876 | 47.00 | ||
| RJD | Amit Rana | 28816 | 25.14 | ||