GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Gopalganj
Raghunath Jha (JD(U)) won by 36,124 votes (4.9%).
- Electors
- 11,76,915
- Votes polled
- 7,50,762
- Valid votes
- —
- Turnout
- 63.8%
- NOTA
- 0
Margin vs 1999 national median: 4.9% (median 7.9%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1999 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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raghunath JhaWinner | JD(U) | 3,65,107 | 49.2% |
| 2 | Kali Prasad Pandey | RJD | 3,28,983 | 44.3% |
| 3 | Satraj Singh | CPI(ML)(L) | 29,990 | 4.0% |
| 4 | Chhathu Sah | BSP | 11,058 | 1.5% |
| 5 | Ashok Kumar | IND | 5,908 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Ramadhar Yadav | IND | 798 | 0.1% |
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