Lok Sabha · BR-17

Samastipur

1977
KARPOORI THAKUR
JNPJanata Party
Margin3,27,43463.7%
Winner votes4,01,93578.2%
ReservationGEN
JNPINCCPIIND
#CandidateVotesShare
KARPOORI THAKUR
JNP
4,01,93578.2%
2
YAMUNA PRASAD MANDAL
INC
74,50114.5%
3
PARMA NAND SINGH 'MADAN'
CPI
29,0285.7%
4
SURESHWAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
8,4141.6%
Turnout70.7%Votes cast5,20,131Electors7,35,794
1980
AJIT KUMAR MEHTA
JNP(S)Other / no major front
Margin86,52418.4%
Winner votes2,36,43650.3%
ReservationGEN
JNP(S)INC(I)JNPINDIND
#CandidateVotesShare
AJIT KUMAR MEHTA
JNP(S)
2,36,43650.3%
2
K. K. MANDAL
INC(I)
1,49,91231.9%
3
KAILASHPATI SINGH
JNP
55,24511.8%
4
UMADHAR SINGH
IND
13,1512.8%
5
KAMESHWAR PRASAD THAKUR
IND
3,1100.7%
6
BHIKHAR MAHTO
IND
2,5520.5%
7
BADRI NARAIN PODDAR
IND
2,2870.5%
8
MAHESHWAR DAS
IND
1,8310.4%
9
JAGANNATH PODDAR
IND
1,7420.4%
10
NAZIR MIAN
IND
1,1110.2%
11
KIRA MOCH
IND
1,0120.2%
12
MAHABIR CHOUBEY
IND
6980.1%
13
BHAI GOPAL
IND
6620.1%
14
JAGDISH PRASAD RAI
IND
4730.1%
Turnout55.9%Votes cast4,75,011Electors8,49,825
Winner held by2 different parties
Winner flipped1 time
Marginnarrowing
Turnoutfalling
Candidates4 → 14
Margin range86,5243,27,434
Samastipur (BR-17): 1977 vs 1980 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots