Who won Gopalganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Subash Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Gopalganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Anirudh Prasad Alias Sadhu Yadav of Bahujan Samaj Party by a margin of 36,752 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Gopalganj?

Subash Singh won Gopalganj by 36,752 votes, which is 20.66% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Gopalganj in 2020?

Voter turnout in Gopalganj constituency was 55.03% in the 2020 election, with 1,78,880 votes cast out of 3,25,040 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 101

Gopalganj (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Subash Singh

Bharatiya Janata Party

77,791

votes

Runner-Up

Anirudh Prasad Alias Sadhu Yadav

Bahujan Samaj Party

41,039

votes

Won by 36,752 votes

Margin: 20.66%

Total Valid Votes: 1,77,834

Candidate-Wise Results

23 candidates contested this seat

A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Gopalganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Subash Singh (BJP), Anirudh Prasad Alias Sadhu Yadav (BSP), Asif Ghafoor (INC), Abdul Salam (JNSNGHDL), Lalan Prasad Bind (IND), Waqar Ahmad (IND), Vivek Kumar Chaubey (TPLRSP), Sanjay Choubey (IND), Rajeev Kumar (IND), Sanjay Kumar Prasad (IND), Binay Kumar (AIFB), Shambhu Singh (IND), Sikandar Ajam (NCP), Md. Hayatullah (BHAIP), Sheoji Prasad (IND), Raju Kumar Yadav (JP), Pramod Kumar (GGP), Motilal Prasad (APKSP), Mithilesh Kumar Gupta (JAPL), Sunita Sharma (IND), Imteyaz Alam (RTPP), Chandan Singh (HSP). 19 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Gopalganj constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	101	Gopalganj	Subash Singh	BJP	Lotus	MALE	57	GENERAL	77,337	454	77,791	43.49%	0.00%	Won
2	101	Gopalganj	Anirudh Prasad Alias Sadhu Yadav	BSP	Elephant	MALE	52	GENERAL	40,696	343	41,039	22.94%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	101	Gopalganj	Asif Ghafoor	INC	Hand	MALE	44	GENERAL	36,201	259	36,460	20.38%	0.00%
4	101	Gopalganj	Abdul Salam	JNSNGHDL	Gas Stove	MALE	47	GENERAL	2,440	10	2,450	1.37%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	101	Gopalganj	Lalan Prasad Bind	IND	Balloon	MALE	52	GENERAL	2,417	1	2,418	1.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	101	Gopalganj	Waqar Ahmad	IND	Helicopter	MALE	27	GENERAL	2,269	8	2,277	1.27%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	101	Gopalganj	Vivek Kumar Chaubey	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	29	GENERAL	2,155	10	2,165	1.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
8	101	Gopalganj	Sanjay Choubey	IND	Pressure Cooker	MALE	42	GENERAL	2,006	9	2,015	1.13%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	101	Gopalganj	Rajeev Kumar	IND	Walking Stick	MALE	35	GENERAL	1,357	3	1,360	0.76%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	101	Gopalganj	Sanjay Kumar Prasad	IND	Cup & Saucer	MALE	46	GENERAL	1,230	4	1,234	0.69%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	101	Gopalganj	Binay Kumar	AIFB	Lion	MALE	35	GENERAL	1,164	9	1,173	0.66%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	101	Gopalganj	Shambhu Singh	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	56	GENERAL	1,136	7	1,143	0.64%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	101	Gopalganj	Sikandar Ajam	NCP	Clock	MALE	39	GENERAL	1,129	2	1,131	0.63%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	101	Gopalganj	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,014	14	1,028	0.57%	0.00%
15	101	Gopalganj	Md. Hayatullah	BHAIP	Nail Cutter	MALE	47	GENERAL	848	1	849	0.47%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	101	Gopalganj	Sheoji Prasad	IND	Cot	MALE	45	GENERAL	799	10	809	0.45%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	101	Gopalganj	Raju Kumar Yadav	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	34	GENERAL	720	7	727	0.41%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	101	Gopalganj	Pramod Kumar	GGP	Saw	MALE	38	ST	564	7	571	0.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	101	Gopalganj	Motilal Prasad	APKSP	Plate Containing Food	MALE	50	GENERAL	544	1	545	0.30%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	101	Gopalganj	Mithilesh Kumar Gupta	JAPL	Scissors	MALE	29	GENERAL	526	5	531	0.30%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	101	Gopalganj	Sunita Sharma	IND	Lady Purse	FEMALE	41	ST	434	2	436	0.24%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	101	Gopalganj	Imteyaz Alam	RTPP	Sewing Machine	MALE	26	GENERAL	378	0	378	0.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	101	Gopalganj	Chandan Singh	HSP	Pestle and Mortar	MALE	38	GENERAL	331	1	332	0.19%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Subash Singh

BJP

Won

Total Votes77,791

% of Valid + NOTA43.49%

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SymbolLotusGenderMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes77,337Postal Votes454% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Anirudh Prasad Alias Sadhu Yadav

BSP

Runner-up

Total Votes41,039

% of Valid + NOTA22.94%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes40,696Postal Votes343% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Asif Ghafoor

INC

Total Votes36,460

% of Valid + NOTA20.38%

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SymbolHandGenderMALEAge44CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes36,201Postal Votes259% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Abdul Salam

JNSNGHDL

Forfeited

Total Votes2,450

% of Valid + NOTA1.37%

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SymbolGas StoveGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,440Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Lalan Prasad Bind

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,418

% of Valid + NOTA1.35%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge52CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,417Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Waqar Ahmad

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,277

% of Valid + NOTA1.27%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge27CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,269Postal Votes8% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Vivek Kumar Chaubey

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes2,165

% of Valid + NOTA1.21%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge29CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,155Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Sanjay Choubey

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,015

% of Valid + NOTA1.13%

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SymbolPressure CookerGenderMALEAge42CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,006Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Rajeev Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,360

% of Valid + NOTA0.76%

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SymbolWalking StickGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,357Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Sanjay Kumar Prasad

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,234

% of Valid + NOTA0.69%

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SymbolCup & SaucerGenderMALEAge46CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,230Postal Votes4% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Binay Kumar

AIFB

Forfeited

Total Votes1,173

% of Valid + NOTA0.66%

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SymbolLionGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,164Postal Votes9% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Shambhu Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,143

% of Valid + NOTA0.64%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge56CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,136Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Sikandar Ajam

NCP

Forfeited

Total Votes1,131

% of Valid + NOTA0.63%

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SymbolClockGenderMALEAge39CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,129Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

NOTA

Total Votes1,028

% of Valid + NOTA0.57%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,014Postal Votes14% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Md. Hayatullah

BHAIP

Forfeited

Total Votes849

% of Valid + NOTA0.47%

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SymbolNail CutterGenderMALEAge47CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes848Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Sheoji Prasad

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes809

% of Valid + NOTA0.45%

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SymbolCotGenderMALEAge45CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes799Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Raju Kumar Yadav

Forfeited

Total Votes727

% of Valid + NOTA0.41%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge34CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes720Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Pramod Kumar

GGP

Forfeited

Total Votes571

% of Valid + NOTA0.32%

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SymbolSawGenderMALEAge38CategorySTGeneral Votes564Postal Votes7% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Motilal Prasad

APKSP

Forfeited

Total Votes545

% of Valid + NOTA0.30%

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SymbolPlate Containing FoodGenderMALEAge50CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes544Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Mithilesh Kumar Gupta

JAPL

Forfeited

Total Votes531

% of Valid + NOTA0.30%

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SymbolScissorsGenderMALEAge29CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes526Postal Votes5% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Sunita Sharma

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes436

% of Valid + NOTA0.24%

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SymbolLady PurseGenderFEMALEAge41CategorySTGeneral Votes434Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Imteyaz Alam

RTPP

Forfeited

Total Votes378

% of Valid + NOTA0.21%

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SymbolSewing MachineGenderMALEAge26CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes378Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 101 · Gopalganj

Chandan Singh

HSP

Forfeited

Total Votes332

% of Valid + NOTA0.19%

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SymbolPestle and MortarGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes331Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

BJP43.49%

BSP22.94%

INC20.38%

JNSNGHDL1.37%

IND1.35%

IND1.27%

TPLRSP1.21%

IND1.13%

IND0.76%

IND0.69%

AIFB0.66%

IND0.64%

NCP0.63%

NOTA0.57%

BHAIP0.47%

IND0.45%

JP0.41%

GGP0.32%

APKSP0.30%

JAPL0.30%

IND0.24%

RTPP0.21%

HSP0.19%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Subash Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Gopalganj seat by a margin of 36,752 votes (20.66% of total votes), defeating Anirudh Prasad Alias Sadhu Yadav of Bahujan Samaj Party. Voter turnout was 55.03%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

3,25,040

Total Voters

1,78,880

Turnout

55.03%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,63,892 / 1,61,140 / 8

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

85,196 / 92,499 / 0

Postal Votes

1,185

Service Electors

427

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	23	1	24
Nomination Rejected	1	0	1
Withdrawn	1	0	1
Contested	21	1	22
Forfeited Deposit	18	1	19

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,77,834

NOTA:1,028

Rejected / Test:18

EVM Votes

1,77,695

Postal Votes

1,185

Valid Postal

1,153

NOTA % of Valid

0.58%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

482

Avg. Electors / Station

~674

Key Dates

Polling Date

3 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Gopalganj in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Subash Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Gopalganj constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Anirudh Prasad Alias Sadhu Yadav of Bahujan Samaj Party by a margin of 36,752 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Gopalganj?: Subash Singh won Gopalganj by 36,752 votes, which is 20.66% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Gopalganj in 2020?: Voter turnout in Gopalganj constituency was 55.03% in the 2020 election, with 1,78,880 votes cast out of 3,25,040 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Gopalganj in 2020?: A total of 23 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Gopalganj seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Subash Singh (BJP), Anirudh Prasad Alias Sadhu Yadav (BSP), Asif Ghafoor (INC), Abdul Salam (JNSNGHDL), Lalan Prasad Bind (IND), Waqar Ahmad (IND), Vivek Kumar Chaubey (TPLRSP), Sanjay Choubey (IND), Rajeev Kumar (IND), Sanjay Kumar Prasad (IND), Binay Kumar (AIFB), Shambhu Singh (IND), Sikandar Ajam (NCP), Md. Hayatullah (BHAIP), Sheoji Prasad (IND), Raju Kumar Yadav (JP), Pramod Kumar (GGP), Motilal Prasad (APKSP), Mithilesh Kumar Gupta (JAPL), Sunita Sharma (IND), Imteyaz Alam (RTPP), Chandan Singh (HSP). 19 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Gopalganj?: Abdul Salam (JNSNGHDL), Lalan Prasad Bind (IND), Waqar Ahmad (IND), Vivek Kumar Chaubey (TPLRSP), Sanjay Choubey (IND), Rajeev Kumar (IND), Sanjay Kumar Prasad (IND), Binay Kumar (AIFB), Shambhu Singh (IND), Sikandar Ajam (NCP), Md. Hayatullah (BHAIP), Sheoji Prasad (IND), Raju Kumar Yadav (JP), Pramod Kumar (GGP), Motilal Prasad (APKSP), Mithilesh Kumar Gupta (JAPL), Sunita Sharma (IND), Imteyaz Alam (RTPP), Chandan Singh (HSP) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Gopalganj election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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