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Bihar · PC 17 · 1989

Samastipur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

MANJAI LAL
JD· National Front
JD 64.1%INC 30.4%21 others 5.5%
Votes
4,51,477
65.0% share
Winning margin
2,37,681
34.2% of votes
Total votes cast
7,04,303
Candidates
23
Seat history

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANJAI LAL
4,51,47765.0%
2
RAMDEO RAI
2,13,79630.8%
3
SHIVA SHANKAR SAHNI
LKD(B)
8,8941.3%
4
SURESH CHOUDHARY
IND
5,4250.8%
5
JIA RAM SINGH
IND
2,4240.3%
6
JOGI RAI
1,5160.2%
7
BHAGWAT RAI
IND
1,1860.2%
8
SAROJ THAKUR
IND
1,0850.2%
9
MAHESH JHA
IND
1,0180.1%
10
SIVARAM MAHTO
IND
1,0090.1%
11
ANIL KUMAR SHARMA
IND
9780.1%
12
SURENDRA PRASSAD
IND
9280.1%
13
SHYAM SUNDER BHAGAT
IND
5940.1%
14
RAMPARWASJI RAI
IND
5870.1%
15
YOGENDRA PRASSAD SINGH
IND
5690.1%
16
NAGENDRA RAI YADAV
IND
5630.1%
17
AMIR HASSAN
IND
5490.1%
18
TAPESVAR RAI
IND
5380.1%
19
SHANBHU SINGH
IND
4220.1%
20
SHILENDAR SAH
IND
4190.1%
21
MAHESH SINGH
IND
4070.1%
22
DILIP KUMAR SAHNI
IND
4020.1%
23
HARILAL RAI
IND
1770.0%

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
safe
34.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 1.6% · max 63.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
32nd of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
4.0%
lowerhigher
1st of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 65.0%INC 30.8%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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