Elections Archive

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

19571962196719711977198019841989199119961998199941%

Candidates

Candidates · Gopalganj 1999
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Raghunath JhaWinnerJD(U)3,65,10749.2%
2Kali Prasad PandeyRJD3,28,98344.3%
3Satraj SinghCPI(ML)(L)29,9904.0%
4Chhathu SahBSP11,0581.5%
5Ashok KumarIND5,9080.8%
6Ramadhar YadavIND7980.1%

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