Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Gopalganj

Abdul Ghafoor (JD) won by 1,12,650 votes (16.1%).

Electors
9,48,650
Votes polled
7,10,378
Valid votes
Turnout
74.9%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1991 national median: 16.1% (median 10.9%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1991 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Marginal (2–5%)Flipped vs 1998
Margin · 1999
4.9%(-4.9%)
Turnout
63.8%(+3.0%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
93.6%

Winning margin over time · Gopalganj

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199941%

Candidates

Candidates · Gopalganj 1991
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Abdul GhafoorWinnerJD3,51,24350.3%
2Kali Prasad PandeyINC2,38,59334.2%
3Mandeo TiwariBJP95,53413.7%
4Harendra PrasadJP5,7440.8%
5Ramashis Singh KushwahaBSP2,4420.3%
6Kashi Nath SahiIND1,6130.2%
7Kashi Nath SinghDDP7080.1%
8Bharat DasIND6910.1%
9Hirdya Nath RaiIND4300.1%
10Shanker SahIND2550.0%
11Rama Shanker SaramaIND2350.0%
12Shane Ahmad KhanIND2160.0%
13Vijoy Kumar UpadhyayIND1840.0%

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