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'''Gopalganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. In [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]], Gopalganj will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/EC-move-to-allay-fears-about-errors-in-EVMs/articleshow/49199345.cms|title=EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Current/ImpIns_24092015.pdf|title=General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg.}}</ref>

==Overview==
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 101 Gopalganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following:
Gopalganj and Thawe [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]]; Bairia Durg, Uchkagaon, Chhotka Sankhe, Harpur, Sakhekhas, Parsauni Khas, Nawada Parsauni, Luhsi, Jhirwa and Dahibhata [[gram panchayat]]s of Uchkagaon CD Block.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

Gopalganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 17 [[Gopalganj (Lok Sabha constituency)]] (SC).<ref name=commission/>

==Election results==

===1977-2015===
In the November [[2015 Bihar legislative assembly election|2015]] and November 2010 and October 2005 state assembly elections, Subhas Singh of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] won the Gopalganj assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Reyazul Haque of [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Reyazul Haque representing [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] defeated Subhas Singh representing [[Lok Janshakti Party|LJP]] in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005]]. Anirudh Prasad (Sadhu Yadav) of RJD defeated Subhas Singh representing BPSP in 2000. Ramawtar of [[Janata Dal|JD]] defeated Putul Debi of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1995. of JD defeated Ambika Prasad Yadawa, Independent, in 1990. Surendra Singh, Independent, defeated Ambika Prasad Yadawa of [[Lok Dal|LD]] in 1985. Kali Prasad Pandey, Independent, defeated Jagat Narain Singh of [[Indian National Congress (Urs)|Congress(U)]] in 1980. Radhika Devi of [[Janata Party|JP]] defeated Kali Prasad Pandey, Independent in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS04101.htm |title = Bihar - Gopalganj |work =Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-02-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp24.htm |title = 24 - Gopalganj Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-02-25 }}</ref> The former Chief Minister of Bihar Shri Satyendra Narain Sinha represented this Constituency in second Vidhan sabha.

==References==
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{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
{{Gopalganj district, India}}
{{Saran Division topics}}

{{Bihar elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Gopalganj district, India]]