Lok Sabha · BR-17

Samastipur

1980

AJIT KUMAR MEHTA

JNP(S)Other / no major front

Margin86,52418.4%

Winner votes2,36,43650.3%

ReservationGEN

JNP(S)INC(I)JNPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	AJIT KUMAR MEHTA JNP(S)	2,36,436	50.3%
2	K. K. MANDAL INC(I)	1,49,912	31.9%
3	KAILASHPATI SINGH JNP	55,245	11.8%
4	UMADHAR SINGH IND	13,151	2.8%
5	KAMESHWAR PRASAD THAKUR IND	3,110	0.7%
6	BHIKHAR MAHTO IND	2,552	0.5%
7	BADRI NARAIN PODDAR IND	2,287	0.5%
8	MAHESHWAR DAS IND	1,831	0.4%
9	JAGANNATH PODDAR IND	1,742	0.4%
10	NAZIR MIAN IND	1,111	0.2%
11	KIRA MOCH IND	1,012	0.2%
12	MAHABIR CHOUBEY IND	698	0.1%
13	BHAI GOPAL IND	662	0.1%
14	JAGDISH PRASAD RAI IND	473	0.1%

Turnout55.9%Votes cast4,75,011Electors8,49,825

1984

RAMDEO RAI

INCINC

Margin1,08,36119.1%

Winner votes3,27,58557.8%

ReservationGEN

INCLKDINDINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	RAMDEO RAI INC	3,27,585	57.8%
2	KARPOORI THAKUR LKD	2,19,224	38.6%
3	YOGENDRA PRASAD NARAIN SINGH IND	4,846	0.8%
4	BAIDYANATH MEHTA IND	2,923	0.5%
5	RAMA SHANKAR BAJPAYEE IND	2,228	0.4%
6	SRIMANT KR. CHOUDHARY IND	2,139	0.4%
7	RAM BHAJAN SHARMA IND	1,946	0.3%
8	HARIHAR PRASAD SHARMA IND	1,871	0.3%
9	RAJESHWAR PRASAD MANDAL IND	1,735	0.3%
10	NAND LAL SAH IND	1,642	0.3%
11	SAHDEO SAHNI IND	1,006	0.2%

Turnout63.7%Votes cast5,79,340Electors9,09,700

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates14 → 11

Margin range86,524 – 1,08,361

Samastipur (BR-17): 1980 vs 1984 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots