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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 133 · 2015
Samastipur
Winner — 2015
AKHTARUL ISLAM SHAHEEN
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 54.6%BJP 34.0%16 others 11.4%
Votes
82,508
54.6% share
Winning margin
31,080
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
61.3%
of 2,46,709
Samastipur is a safe seat — AKHTARUL ISLAM SHAHEEN won by 20.6%.
Seat history
4 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKHTARUL ISLAM SHAHEEN | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 82,508 | 54.6% |
| 2 | RENU KUMARI | NDA | 51,428 | 34.0% |
| 3 | JITANDAR CHAUDHARY | IND | 3,054 | 2.0% |
| 4 | SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 2,361 | 1.6% |
| 5 | RANJAN KISHORE SHARMA | IND | 2,131 | 1.4% |
| 6 | SUBHASH PRASAD SINGH | 1,872 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | AVADHESH KUMAR | IND | 1,780 | 1.2% |
| 8 | ALLAMA SHIBLI NOMANI HALAMI | BSP | 1,120 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,070 | 0.7% |
| 10 | UPENDRA SINHA | BMUP | 870 | 0.6% |
| 11 | MD. IQBAL FIROZ | JDR | 554 | 0.4% |
| 12 | SUBODH KUMAR PRASAD | RPP | 542 | 0.4% |
| 13 | POONAM DEVI | 398 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | SHAD AHMED | HCP | 389 | 0.3% |
| 15 | PREMJEET KUMAR | AKBMP | 381 | 0.3% |
| 16 | VICKY KUMAR | NJPI | 272 | 0.2% |
| 17 | RAM NATH PRASAD | GJDS | 258 | 0.2% |
| 18 | MD. TAHIR ARMAN | NADP | 230 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (55th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
55th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
61st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 54.6%BJP 34.0%OTH 10.7%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/17
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.40 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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