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Bihar · PC 17 · 1996
Samastipur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
AJIT KUMAR MEHTA
JD· United Front
JD 54.4%SAP 35.1%28 others 10.5%
Votes
4,00,117
55.1% share
Winning margin
1,41,934
19.6% of votes
Total votes cast
7,35,266
Candidates
30
Seat history
All Candidates
30 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT KUMAR MEHTA | 4,00,117 | 55.1% | |
| 2 | MANJAY LAL | 2,58,183 | 35.6% | |
| 3 | RAM LAKHAN MAHTO | 37,900 | 5.2% | |
| 4 | ANIL KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 4,823 | 0.7% |
| 5 | JAI NARAIN SHARMA | IND | 4,156 | 0.6% |
| 6 | DEB NARAIN RAI | IND | 3,503 | 0.5% |
| 7 | RAM CHANDRA RAI | IND | 1,923 | 0.3% |
| 8 | AWADH SAHNI | IND | 1,583 | 0.2% |
| 9 | DEO KANT RAI | IND | 1,223 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KEDAR NATH LAL | ABJS | 1,205 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ANIL KUMAR RAI | IND | 1,103 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DILIP KUMAR SAHNI | IND | 1,081 | 0.1% |
| 13 | TURANT LAL SAHNI | IND | 877 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAM SAKAL SAH | IND | 836 | 0.1% |
| 15 | MD. AJIM | IND | 798 | 0.1% |
| 16 | MD. NIJAM | IND | 719 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAM JIWAN SINGH | IND | 665 | 0.1% |
| 18 | MURARI PRASAD SINGH | IND | 657 | 0.1% |
| 19 | VIJAY KUMAR | AIIC(T) | 627 | 0.1% |
| 20 | MADHO MAHTO | IND | 536 | 0.1% |
| 21 | PAWAN KUMAR JHA | IND | 528 | 0.1% |
| 22 | NALIN BILOCHAN SAHAI | IND | 474 | 0.1% |
| 23 | ANIL KUMAR TIWARI | IND | 425 | 0.1% |
| 24 | CHANDRA BHANU MEHTA | IND | 393 | 0.1% |
| 25 | LALIT KUMAR SINGH | PSSS | 303 | 0.0% |
| 26 | AJAY KUMAR BULGANIN | IND | 290 | 0.0% |
| 27 | JAI KISHORE PD. SINGH | IND | 257 | 0.0% |
| 28 | BINDA RAI | IND | 198 | 0.0% |
| 29 | YOGENDRA PD. NARAIN SINGH | IND | 154 | 0.0% |
| 30 | AKALU SADA | IND | 138 | 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
safe19.6%
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 55.1%SAP 35.6%INC 5.2%OTH 4.1%
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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