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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1985
Samastipur
Winner — 1985
ASHOK SINGH
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 37.8%INC 28.5%14 others 33.7%
Votes
32,844
37.8% share
Winning margin
8,100
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
56.1%
of 1,54,748
A clear win with a 9.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHOK SINGH | Lok Dal | 32,844 | 37.8% |
| 2 | JAI NARAIN RAI | INC | 24,744 | 28.5% |
| 3 | SHAHEED HUSSAIN | IND | 12,277 | 14.1% |
| 4 | BHARAT RAI | Left | 8,407 | 9.7% |
| 5 | BHAGYA NARAYAN RAI | BJP | 1,995 | 2.3% |
| 6 | VISHWANATH SAH | ICJ | 1,773 | 2.0% |
| 7 | SATYADEO NARAIN VERMA | Janata | 1,223 | 1.4% |
| 8 | BIMALESH KUMAR SINGH ALIAS DR. BHOLA | IND | 927 | 1.1% |
| 9 | GANGA PRASAD KHUSHWAHA | IND | 908 | 1.1% |
| 10 | JHARI LAL PASWAN | IND | 543 | 0.6% |
| 11 | SHOBHA KANT JHA | IND | 420 | 0.5% |
| 12 | MADAN PRASAD | IND | 342 | 0.4% |
| 13 | BISHWAMBHAR PRASAD | IND | 149 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RAM BABU BHAGAT | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAM NARAIN SETH | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 16 | ANAND MOHAN JHA | IND | 85 | 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
safe9.3%
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
LKD 37.8%INC 28.5%IND 14.1%CPI 9.7%OTH 9.9%
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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