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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1977
Samastipur
Winner — 1977
CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 44.3%INC 21.4%16 others 34.3%
Votes
25,406
44.3% share
Winning margin
13,130
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
48.0%
of 1,19,498
Samastipur is a safe seat — CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH won by 22.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH | Janata | 25,406 | 44.3% |
| 2 | RAMCHANDRA RAI | INC | 12,276 | 21.4% |
| 3 | RAJDEV RAI | IND | 5,662 | 9.9% |
| 4 | ASHOK PRASAD SINGH | IND | 4,635 | 8.1% |
| 5 | M. MANIRUZAMA | IND | 1,768 | 3.1% |
| 6 | ATIUL RAHMAN BEG | IND | 1,556 | 2.7% |
| 7 | BIHARI LAL PADDAR | IND | 1,339 | 2.3% |
| 8 | RADHA DEVI | IND | 698 | 1.2% |
| 9 | SUBHASH PRASAD SINGH | IND | 674 | 1.2% |
| 10 | M. NIZAMUDIN TUFAN | IND | 631 | 1.1% |
| 11 | VISHWANATH THAKUR | IND | 563 | 1.0% |
| 12 | VYAS NANDAN SINGH | IND | 542 | 0.9% |
| 13 | RATANJIT PATHAK | IND | 488 | 0.8% |
| 14 | SHEEB SHANKAR PD. CHOUDHARY | IND | 483 | 0.8% |
| 15 | RAJ KUMAR | IND | 309 | 0.5% |
| 16 | VIRENDRA KUMAR SINHA | IND | 133 | 0.2% |
| 17 | VASANT KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 98 | 0.2% |
| 18 | VISHWANATH SAH | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (44th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 3.7% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
44th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
14th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 44.3%INC 21.4%IND 9.9%IND 8.1%OTH 16.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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