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Bihar · PC 23 · 2019Reserved (SC)
Samastipur (SC)
Winner — Lok Sabha 2019
Ramchandra Paswan
LJP· NDA (NDA)
LJP 55.2%INC 30.5%11 others 14.3%
Votes
5,62,443
53.1% share
Winning margin
2,51,643
23.8% of votes
Total votes cast
10,19,025
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramchandra Paswan | NDA (NDA) | 5,62,443 | 55.2% |
| 2 | Dr. Ashok Kumar | 3,10,800 | 30.5% | |
| 3 | Suraj Kumar Das | IND | 36,152 | 4.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 35,417 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Vidya Nand Ram | WAP | 29,392 | 2.9% |
| 6 | NOTA | — | 25,694 | 3.3% |
| 7 | Asha Devi | AAM | 14,114 | 1.4% |
| 8 | Mantesh Kumar | 11,718 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | Vijay Kumar Ram | VCSMP | 10,512 | 1.0% |
| 10 | Pinku Paswan | YKP | 6,309 | 0.6% |
| 11 | Raj Kumar Ram | BMF | 5,524 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Lalo Paswan | VPI | 5,467 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Ratan Bihari | JANADIP | 5,142 | 0.5% |
Average turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.4% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
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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 55.2%INC 30.5%OTH 16.5%NOTA 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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