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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 129 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Samastipur
Winner — 1951
YADUNANDAN SAHAI
Also elected — same seat
SUNDER MAHATO
INC· 15,022 votes
INC 19.0%INC 18.9%10 others 62.1%
Votes
15,161
19.0% share
Winning margin
3,306
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
32.0%
of 1,24,219
A closely fought contest. YADUNANDAN SAHAI won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YADUNANDAN SAHAI | 15,161 | 19.0% | |
| 2 | SUNDER MAHATO | 15,022 | 18.9% | |
| 3 | RAM AUTAR SHARMA | 11,855 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | KASHI PASWAN | 11,619 | 14.6% | |
| 5 | YOGEHSWAR PRASAD ROY | IND | 7,279 | 9.1% |
| 6 | UMESH CHANDRA MADHUKAR | IND | 4,812 | 6.0% |
| 7 | RAGHUNATH PRASAD SINGH | IND | 3,161 | 4.0% |
| 8 | R.P. GHOSH | IND | 2,886 | 3.6% |
| 9 | KAPURI RAM | IND | 2,494 | 3.1% |
| 10 | MUNILAL DAS | IND | 2,229 | 2.8% |
| 11 | CHAKRA DHAR PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,795 | 2.3% |
| 12 | RAJ KISHORE PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,323 | 1.7% |
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 (140th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.0% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
140th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
235th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 19.0%INC 18.9%SP 14.9%SP 14.6%IND 9.1%IND 6.0%OTH 17.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.