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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH
Janata
25,40644.3%
2
RAMCHANDRA RAI
INC
12,27621.4%
3
RAJDEV RAI
IND
5,6629.9%
4
ASHOK PRASAD SINGH
IND
4,6358.1%
5
M. MANIRUZAMA
IND
1,7683.1%
6
ATIUL RAHMAN BEG
IND
1,5562.7%
7
BIHARI LAL PADDAR
IND
1,3392.3%
8
RADHA DEVI
IND
6981.2%
9
SUBHASH PRASAD SINGH
IND
6741.2%
10
M. NIZAMUDIN TUFAN
IND
6311.1%
11
VISHWANATH THAKUR
IND
5631.0%
12
VYAS NANDAN SINGH
IND
5420.9%
13
RATANJIT PATHAK
IND
4880.8%
14
SHEEB SHANKAR PD. CHOUDHARY
IND
4830.8%
15
RAJ KUMAR
IND
3090.5%
16
VIRENDRA KUMAR SINHA
IND
1330.2%
17
VASANT KUMAR SHARMA
IND
980.2%
18
VISHWANATH SAH
IND
880.1%

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
safe
22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 3.7% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
44th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
14th of 243

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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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