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Samastipur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1991

MANJAY LAL
JD· Janata Dal
JD 60.3%INC 26.8%23 others 12.9%
Votes
4,30,450
61.0% share
Winning margin
2,39,032
33.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,13,698
Candidates
25
Seat history

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANJAY LAL
4,30,45061.0%
2
BALIRAM BHAGAT
1,91,41827.1%
3
CHANDRA KANT CHOUDHARY
60,3448.6%
4
ANIL KUMAR GUPTA
IND
8,3151.2%
5
AJIT KUMAR MEHTA
JP
6,9881.0%
6
BRAHADEO SINGH
IND
2,5800.4%
7
UPENDRA PODDAR
SOP(L)
1,9490.3%
8
SURESH CHOUDHARY
IND
5830.1%
9
TIRTHANAND CHOUDHARY
IND
5020.1%
10
TURANTLAL SAHNI
2810.0%
11
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
2670.0%
12
GANPAT MAHTO
2570.0%
13
VANARSI THAKUR
IND
2560.0%
14
DILIP KUMAR SAHNI
BKUS
2410.0%
15
AWADH SAHNI
IND
1870.0%
16
KALPU PASWAN
IND
1750.0%
17
YOGENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
1560.0%
18
ANANDLAL SINGH
IND
1430.0%
19
VIDYASAGAR GUPTA
IND
1360.0%
20
RAJ NARAYAN MISHRA
IND
1250.0%
21
DHARMAKANT THAKUR
IND
970.0%
22
RAMNARAYAN SINGH
IND
880.0%
23
RAMVILASH MAHTO
IND
860.0%
24
PARMANAND MISHRA
IND
800.0%
25
RAMAKANT PATHAK
IND
570.0%

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
33.9%
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 61.0%INC 27.1%BJP 8.6%OTH 3.3%

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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