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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · PC 16 · 1962
Samastipur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1962
SATYA NARYAN SINHA
INC· INC
INC 39.6%PSP 29.3%2 others 31.1%
Votes
82,522
41.5% share
Winning margin
21,550
10.8% of votes
Total votes cast
2,08,396
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYA NARYAN SINHA | 82,522 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | RAJENDRA MAHTO | 60,972 | 30.7% | |
| 3 | RAMASRAY PRASAD CHOUDHARY | 45,411 | 22.8% | |
| 4 | BANARSI PRASAD SHA | SOC | 9,991 | 5.0% |
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 (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 3.6% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
5th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
15th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.5%PSP 30.7%SWA 22.8%SOC 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
Figures are for Muzaffarpur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI
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Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)
🏛️MonumentASI
Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.