Gopalpur Assembly Election Result 1990

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990

Gyaneshwar Yadav of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Gopalpur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 29,137 votes (26.90% vote share). The runner-up was Madan Pd. Singh (Indian National Congress) with 27,344 votes.

A total of 13 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Gopalpur
  • Constituency Number: 153
  • District: Bhagalpur
  • Total Contestants: 13
  • Election Year: 1990
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Gyaneshwar Yadav 29137 26.90% Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Madan Pd. Singh 27344 25.30% Indian National Congress
3 Maniram Singh 25469 23.50% Communist Party Of India
4 Narendra Ku. Niraj 13365 12.40% Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh
5 Maheshwar Bhagat 4784 4.40% Indian Peoples Front
6 Subhash Sahu 2984 2.80% Independent
7 Jagadish Prasad Kedia 1228 1.10% Independent
8 Anandi Mandal 1178 1.10% Independent
9 Tribhuwan Pratap Singh 740 0.70% Janata Party (JP)
10 Sunil Kumar Mandal 725 0.70% Independent
11 Jai Prakash Thakur 540 0.50% Independent
12 Hira Prasad Singh 371 0.30% Doordarshi Party
13 Brahmadeo Mandal 347 0.30% Independent

About Gopalpur Assembly Constituency

The Gopalpur constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 13 candidates contested for this seat. Gyaneshwar Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 29,137 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

13 candidates contested from Gopalpur assembly constituency in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.

Gopalpur is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Gyaneshwar Yadav (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Gopalpur assembly seat in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.