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Winner — 1990

ASHOK SINGH
JD· National Front
JD 43.0%INC 22.0%33 others 35.0%
Votes
46,002
43.0% share
Winning margin
22,498
21.0% of votes
Total candidates
35
Turnout
56.4%
of 1,89,775

Samastipur is a safe seat — ASHOK SINGH won by 21.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

35 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK SINGH
National Front
46,00243.0%
2
VISHESHWAR RAI
INC
23,50422.0%
3
SAHID HUSSAIN
IND
12,28111.5%
4
BINDESHWAR RAM
IPF
7,2416.8%
5
WAKIL RAI
IND
4,1943.9%
6
SATYA NARAIN MISHRA
IND
3,7353.5%
7
RAMESH THAKUR
1,3231.2%
8
NARAYAN PODAR
LKD(B)
1,1921.1%
9
GANESH MISHRA
ICS(SCS)
9420.9%
10
BHAGWANT SINGH
IND
7150.7%
11
WARIK KHAN
6860.6%
12
ANWAR ALI
IND
5600.5%
13
NAND KISHORE SAH
IND
5070.5%
14
ASHOKE KUMAR SINGH
BBP
5020.5%
15
GANGA RAM MAHTO
BKUS
4420.4%
16
SAFIULLAH
IND
4190.4%
17
MOTI LAL RAI
IND
3650.3%
18
RAM PRAWESH DOBEY
IND
3210.3%
19
KIRAN SINHA
IND
3210.3%
20
YADUWANSH PRASAD
IND
2980.3%
21
ASHOK RANJAN
IND
2010.2%
22
ARBIND KUMAR
IND
1680.2%
23
RAJENDRA SAH
IND
1450.1%
24
NAND LAL SAH
IND
1430.1%
25
NAND GOPAL
IND
1360.1%
26
PRAMOD PRIYADARSHI
IND
1290.1%
27
MD. HANAN
IND
930.1%
28
MANOJ KU. JHA
IND
930.1%
29
LALIT KUMAR SINGH
PBI
930.1%
30
NIRAJ CHOUDHARY
IND
710.1%
31
VIRENDRA SINGH
IND
490.1%
32
DINESHWAR YADAV
IND
370.0%
33
VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
350.0%
34
JANARDAN SINGH
IND
310.0%
35
HASINA ANSARI
IND
270.0%

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.

High turnout (44th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.0%
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
JD 43.0%INC 22.0%IND 11.5%IPF 6.8%OTH 16.8%

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?

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