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Bihar · PC 17 · 1999
Samastipur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Manjay Lal
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 46.0%RJD 44.5%9 others 9.5%
Votes
3,68,776
46.6% share
Winning margin
12,688
1.6% of votes
Total votes cast
8,01,021
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manjay Lal | NDA (NDA) | 3,68,776 | 46.6% |
| 2 | Ashok Singh | 3,56,088 | 45.0% | |
| 3 | Ram Japit Rai | IND | 17,602 | 2.2% |
| 4 | Vinod Chaudhary | CPI(ML)(L) | 16,724 | 2.1% |
| 5 | Gajendra Prasad Himanshu | LS | 14,253 | 1.8% |
| 6 | Ram Roop Prasad Roy | IND | 4,436 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Jainarain Sharma | LSWP | 4,293 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Indrajit Ram | IND | 2,806 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Sitaram Pandey | AJBP | 2,451 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Kailash Paswan | IND | 2,052 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Renuka Sharma | 1,557 | 0.2% |
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Average turnout (32nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.6%
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(U) 46.6%RJD 45.0%OTH 8.4%
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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