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Bihar · PC 17 · 1984
Samastipur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1984
RAMDEO RAI
INC· INC
INC 56.5%LKD 37.8%9 others 5.6%
Votes
3,27,585
57.8% share
Winning margin
1,08,361
19.1% of votes
Total votes cast
5,79,340
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMDEO RAI | 3,27,585 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | KARPOORI THAKUR | 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% |
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
safe19.1%
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
INC 57.8%LKD 38.6%OTH 3.6%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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