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Bihar · PC 17 · 1980
Samastipur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
AJIT KUMAR MEHTA
JNP(S)
JNP(S) 49.8%INC(I) 31.6%12 others 18.7%
Votes
2,36,436
50.3% share
Winning margin
86,524
18.4% of votes
Total votes cast
4,75,011
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT KUMAR MEHTA | JNP(S) | 2,36,436 | 50.3% |
| 2 | K. K. MANDAL |  INC(I) | 1,49,912 | 31.9% |
| 3 | KAILASHPATI SINGH | 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% |
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
safe18.4%
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(S) 50.3%INC(I) 31.9%JNP 11.8%OTH 6.1%
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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