Gopalpur Election Result 2025
Gopalpur Election Result 2025: With the results now declared, Shailesh Kumar of the JDU has secured a decisive victory in Gopalpur, winning 1,08,630 votes and leading by an impressive margin of 58,135 votes.
Gopalpur falls under Constituency No. 153 of in Bhagalpur district of Bihar and Renowned for the shifting of loyalty and close contests, Gopalpur had Narendra Kumar Niraj of JD(U) winning the 2020 elections. Now that the 2025 elections are over, the result will be a key indicator of the prevailing political temper in the region.
As of now, the 2025 election schedule has concluded and results were declared on November 14, 2025. The officially verified winner for Gopalpur is JDU’s Shailesh Kumar.
Shailesh Kumar of JD(U) is the new MLA of Gopalpur seat.
The polling in Gopalpur for Bihar Assembly Election 2025 will be held in the second phase on November 11, and the counting of votes is scheduled on November 14, 2025.
Narendra Kumar Niraj of JD(U) is the sitting MLA of Gopalpur seat.
In the 2010 election, Narendra Kumar Niraj, popularly known as Gopal Mandal of JD(U), won by a margin. He garnered 53,876 votes and defeated Amit Rana of RJD by 25,060 votes to start his reign in the constituency.
In the 2015 Assembly election, Narendra Kumar Niraj of JD(U) retained the seat defeating Anil Kumar Yadav of BJP by 5,169 votes. This election took place during the brief JD(U)-RJD alliance period, which made for a competitive contest despite Niraj’s popularity.
In the 2020 election, Narendra Kumar Niraj of JD(U) once again won the seat, this time by securing 75,533 votes against 51,072 votes of Shailesh Kumar of RJD. His victory margin of 24,461 proved that Gopalpur remained a JD(U) bastion.
The voter turnout in the 2020 Bihar Assembly election for Gopalpur was 60.21%, which indicates active participation from both rural and semi-urban parts of the constituency. In 2025 Bihar Assembly constituency recorded a total voter turnout of 68.76% with 74.03% female voters and 64.1% male voters casting their votes in Phase 2
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-Up | Party | Margin (Votes) |
| 2020 | Narendra Kumar Niraj | JD(U) | Shailesh Kumar | RJD | 24,461 |
| 2015 | Narendra Kumar Niraj | JD(U) | Anil Kumar Yadav | BJP | 5,169 |
| 2010 | Narendra Kumar Niraj | JD(U) | Amit Rana | RJD | 25,060 |
Gopalpur is part of Bhagalpur district’s Naugachhia subdivision and falls under the Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency number 153. It comprises community development blocks like Gopalpur, Naugachhia, Rangrachowk and Ismailpur.
In 2020, Gopalpur constituency had 2,70,432 registered voters, which increased to 2,77,227 voters by the time of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The constituency has 6.97% Scheduled Caste, 1.1% Scheduled Tribe and 7.3% Muslim voters.
The Gopalpur assembly constituency was formed in 1957. Since then, a total of 16 Assembly elections have been held here. Over the last decades, it has transformed from a Congress-CPI bastion into a JD(U) dominated seat.
| Party | Candidate Name |
|---|---|
| BSP | Suman Kumar |
| JD(U) | Shailesh Kumar |
| Lok Shakti Party (Loktantrik) | Bharat Bhushan Ganpati |
| Vikassheel Insaan Party | Prem Sagar Alias Dablu Yadav |
| INDEPENDENT | Shailesh Kumar, Piyush Jha, Rajiv Kumar Singh, Sanjiv Kumar Yadav Alias Moti Yadav, Soni Bharti |
The pin code of Gopalpur is 841420.
