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Bihar · PC 23 · 2024Reserved (SC)

Samastipur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2024

SHAMBHAVI
Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)· NDA (NDA)
LJP(RV) 52.9%INC 35.8%11 others 11.3%
Votes
5,79,786
53.0% share
Winning margin
1,87,251
17.1% of votes
Total votes cast
10,95,866
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAMBHAVI
LJP(RV)
NDA (NDA)
5,79,78653.0%
2
SUNNY HAZARI
INDIA bloc
3,92,53535.9%
NOTA
NOTA
32,6683.0%
4
SHASHI BHUSHAN DAS
IND
25,9572.4%
5
RAVI RAUSHAN KUMAR
IND
16,1551.5%
6
RAM LAKHAN MAHTO
12,7321.2%
7
PINKU PASWAN
RJBP
12,4371.1%
8
MUKESH CHAUPAL
IND
5,5790.5%
9
JIBACHH KUMAR HAJARI
IND
4,6940.4%
10
RATAN BIHARI
DJHP
3,4190.3%
11
VIDYA NAND RAM
WAP
3,1120.3%
12
AMRITA KUMARI
IND
2,8520.3%
13
LAL BABU MAHTO
SAAFP
2,6660.2%

Average turnout (9th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.4% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
9th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP(RV) 53.0%INC 35.9%OTH 8.2%NOTA 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.54 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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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