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Bihar · PC 17 · 1991
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANJAY LAL | 4,30,450 | 61.0% | |
| 2 | BALIRAM BHAGAT | 1,91,418 | 27.1% | |
| 3 | CHANDRA KANT CHOUDHARY | 60,344 | 8.6% | |
| 4 | ANIL KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 8,315 | 1.2% |
| 5 | AJIT KUMAR MEHTA | JP | 6,988 | 1.0% |
| 6 | BRAHADEO SINGH | IND | 2,580 | 0.4% |
| 7 | UPENDRA PODDAR | SOP(L) | 1,949 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SURESH CHOUDHARY | IND | 583 | 0.1% |
| 9 | TIRTHANAND CHOUDHARY | IND | 502 | 0.1% |
| 10 | TURANTLAL SAHNI | 281 | 0.0% | |
| 11 | RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 267 | 0.0% |
| 12 | GANPAT MAHTO | 257 | 0.0% | |
| 13 | VANARSI THAKUR | IND | 256 | 0.0% |
| 14 | DILIP KUMAR SAHNI | BKUS | 241 | 0.0% |
| 15 | AWADH SAHNI | IND | 187 | 0.0% |
| 16 | KALPU PASWAN | IND | 175 | 0.0% |
| 17 | YOGENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 156 | 0.0% |
| 18 | ANANDLAL SINGH | IND | 143 | 0.0% |
| 19 | VIDYASAGAR GUPTA | IND | 136 | 0.0% |
| 20 | RAJ NARAYAN MISHRA | IND | 125 | 0.0% |
| 21 | DHARMAKANT THAKUR | IND | 97 | 0.0% |
| 22 | RAMNARAYAN SINGH | IND | 88 | 0.0% |
| 23 | RAMVILASH MAHTO | IND | 86 | 0.0% |
| 24 | PARMANAND MISHRA | IND | 80 | 0.0% |
| 25 | RAMAKANT PATHAK | IND | 57 | 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
safe33.9%
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
JD 61.0%INC 27.1%BJP 8.6%OTH 3.3%
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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