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Winner — 2025

SHAILESH KUMAR ALIAS BULO MANDAL
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 56.7%VSIP 26.4%9 others 16.9%
Votes
1,08,630
56.8% share
Winning margin
58,135
30.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
69.1%
of 2,76,973

Gopalpur is a safe seat — SHAILESH KUMAR ALIAS BULO MANDAL won by 30.4%.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.94 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAILESH KUMAR ALIAS BULO MANDAL
NDA (NDA)
1,08,63056.8%
2
PREM SAGAR ALIAS DABLU YADAV
VSIP
50,49526.4%
3
NARENDRA KUMAR NIRAJ
IND
12,6866.6%
NOTA
NOTA
4,7822.5%
5
MANKESHWAR SINGH ALIAS MANTU SINGH
JANSURAJ
4,7012.5%
6
SANJIV KUMAR YADAV ALIAS MOTI YADAV
IND
4,4722.3%
7
SONI BHARTI
IND
1,6510.9%
8
BHARAT BHUSHAN GANPATI
LKSHPLK
1,5290.8%
9
SUMAN KUMAR
1,1710.6%
10
RAJIV KUMAR SINGH
IND
6910.4%
11
PIYUSH JHA
IND
5940.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (104th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
30.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
104th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 56.8%VSIP 26.4%IND 6.6%OTH 7.7%NOTA 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.94 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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