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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1962
Samastipur East
Winner — 1962
SAHDEO MAHTO
INC· INC
INC 55.6%SWA 15.8%3 others 28.6%
Votes
15,917
55.6% share
Winning margin
11,397
39.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
45.6%
of 62,832
Samastipur East is a safe seat — SAHDEO MAHTO won by 39.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAHDEO MAHTO | INC | 15,917 | 55.6% |
| 2 | BHAWDISH JHA | Swatantra Party | 4,520 | 15.8% |
| 3 | CHANDRA RAI | Praja Socialist Party | 3,759 | 13.1% |
| 4 | SURYADEO NARAIN VERMA | IND | 2,718 | 9.5% |
| 5 | RATANJIB PATHAK | SOC | 1,728 | 6.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (109th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean39.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.1% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
109th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
216th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.6%SWA 15.8%PSP 13.1%IND 9.5%SOC 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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