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Winner — 2008
SIDDHA NATH PAIKRA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.5%IND 15.4%13 others 45.1%
Votes
49,972
39.5% share
Winning margin
30,498
24.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
77.0%
of 1,64,446
Samri is a safe seat — SIDDHA NATH PAIKRA won by 24.1%.
Seat history
0 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIDDHA NATH PAIKRA | BJP (NDA) | 49,972 | 39.5% |
| 2 | CHINTAMANI MAHARAJ | IND | 19,474 | 15.4% |
| 3 | MAHESHWAR RAM PAIKRA | IND | 18,325 | 14.5% |
| 4 | LALSAI MINJ | UPA | 8,074 | 6.4% |
| 5 | RADHESHYAM | IND | 6,713 | 5.3% |
| 6 | VISHWANATH RAM SANDILYA | 4,250 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | MEEKHOO TOPPO | BSP | 3,446 | 2.7% |
| 8 | MAHENDRA RAM PAIKRA | IND | 2,983 | 2.4% |
| 9 | SOMNATH BHAGAT | NDA | 2,816 | 2.2% |
| 10 | JILESHWAR RAM LAKRA | NDA | 2,142 | 1.7% |
| 11 | PRABHA BHAGAT | Samajwadi Party | 1,859 | 1.5% |
| 12 | BASANT BHAGAT | IND | 1,717 | 1.4% |
| 13 | DEVGANESH SINGH TEKAM | IND | 1,647 | 1.3% |
| 14 | MOHAN | 1,609 | 1.3% | |
| 15 | BERNADET MINJ | UPA | 1,553 | 1.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (18th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 7.6% · max 24.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
18th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
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7th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.5%IND 15.4%IND 14.5%NCP 6.4%IND 5.3%OTH 19.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
23,59,886
Density
150 / km²
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
15,732 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population55.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Other 9.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.1%
Electricity48.6%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.3%
Children fully vaccinated84.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)30.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.3%
Women literate71.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Clean cooking fuel24.5%
Health insurance65.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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