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Bihar · PC 17 · 1978 by-election
Samastipur
Winner — 1978 by-election
A.K.MEHTA
JNP 48.0%INC(I) 42.7%21 others 9.2%
Votes
2,43,554
48.0% share
Winning margin
26,864
5.3% of votes
Total votes cast
5,06,894
Candidates
23
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.K.MEHTA | 2,43,554 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | T.SINHA |  INC(I) | 2,16,690 | 42.8% |
| 3 | U.SINGH | IND | 18,686 | 3.7% |
| 4 | C.P.VERMA | 5,394 | 1.1% | |
| 5 | R.J.RAI | IND | 4,236 | 0.8% |
| 6 | K.K.SHARMA | IND | 3,050 | 0.6% |
| 7 | M.SINGH | IND | 2,831 | 0.6% |
| 8 | J.C.PURBEY | IND | 2,301 | 0.5% |
| 9 | N.MIAN | IND | 1,553 | 0.3% |
| 10 | R.N.SINGH | IND | 981 | 0.2% |
| 11 | D.PANDEY | IND | 974 | 0.2% |
| 12 | B.CHOUDHARY | IND | 818 | 0.2% |
| 13 | U.PODDAR | IND | 739 | 0.1% |
| 14 | M.INSAN | IND | 701 | 0.1% |
| 15 | A.YADAV | IND | 669 | 0.1% |
| 16 | B.P.SINGH | IND | 665 | 0.1% |
| 17 | A.RAHMAN | IND | 645 | 0.1% |
| 18 | B.CHOUDHARY | IND | 605 | 0.1% |
| 19 | B.RAM | IND | 524 | 0.1% |
| 20 | S.PRASAD | IND | 390 | 0.1% |
| 21 | B.THAKUR | IND | 374 | 0.1% |
| 22 | B.L.AZAD | IND | 334 | 0.1% |
| 23 | R.SAHANI | IND | 180 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (32nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 1.6% · max 63.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
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?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.0%INC(I) 42.8%OTH 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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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