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Bihar · PC 17 · 1977
Samastipur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
KARPOORI THAKUR
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 77.3%INC 14.3%2 others 8.4%
Votes
4,01,935
78.2% share
Winning margin
3,27,434
63.7% of votes
Total votes cast
5,20,131
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARPOORI THAKUR | 4,01,935 | 78.2% | |
| 2 | YAMUNA PRASAD MANDAL | 74,501 | 14.5% | |
| 3 | PARMA NAND SINGH 'MADAN' | 29,028 | 5.7% | |
| 4 | SURESHWAR PRASAD SINGH | IND | 8,414 | 1.6% |
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.
Average turnout (32nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe63.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 1.6% · max 63.7%
How contested is turnout?
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53%
lowerhigher
32nd of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
4.0%
lowerhigher
1st of 40How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 78.2%INC 14.5%CPI 5.7%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
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