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Bihar · PC 23 · 2014Reserved (SC)
Samastipur (SC)
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
RAM CHANDRA PASWAN
LJP· NDA (NDA)
LJP 31.3%INC 30.5%11 others 38.1%
Votes
2,70,401
31.3% share
Winning margin
6,872
0.8% of votes
Total votes cast
8,63,199
Candidates
13
Seat history
5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHANDRA PASWAN | NDA (NDA) | 2,70,401 | 31.3% |
| 2 | DR. ASHOK KUMAR | UPA | 2,63,529 | 30.5% |
| 3 | MAHESHWAR HAZARI | 2,00,124 | 23.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 29,211 | 3.4% |
| 5 | BALESHWAR PASWAN | JDR | 15,837 | 1.8% |
| 6 | MITHILESH KUMAR RAJAK | IND | 13,504 | 1.6% |
| 7 | RAM CHANDRA RAM | 12,813 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | SHATRUDHAN KUMAR PASWAN | RKSP | 12,322 | 1.4% |
| 9 | VIJAY KUMAR RAM | ravp | 11,813 | 1.4% |
| 10 | GANESH KUMAR | 9,954 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | LAL BAHADUR SADA | CPI(ML)(L) | 9,665 | 1.1% |
| 12 | AMIT KUMAR | SJP(R) | 7,423 | 0.9% |
| 13 | ASHOK PASWAN | BMUP | 6,603 | 0.8% |
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Average turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.4% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
9th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 31.3%INC 30.5%JD(U) 23.2%OTH 11.6%NOTA 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
Figures are for Samastipur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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