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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1980
Samastipur
Winner — 1980
KARPOORI THAKUR
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 59.0%INC(I) 27.7%6 others 13.3%
Votes
51,117
59.0% share
Winning margin
27,159
31.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,43,017
Samastipur is a safe seat — KARPOORI THAKUR won by 31.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARPOORI THAKUR | JNP(SC) | 51,117 | 59.0% |
| 2 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR VERMA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 23,958 | 27.7% |
| 3 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH | JNP(JP) | 8,326 | 9.6% |
| 4 | AZIZUR RAHMAN | IND | 2,444 | 2.8% |
| 5 | SOMENDRA KUMAR | IND | 356 | 0.4% |
| 6 | PRAKASH CHANDRA SRIVASTAVA | IND | 192 | 0.2% |
| 7 | NAZIR MIAN | IND | 163 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MD. SAHABUDDIN | IND | 62 | 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
safe31.4%
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(SC) 59.0%INC(I) 27.7%JNP(JP) 9.6%OTH 3.7%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.