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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1957
Samastipur East
Winner — 1957
SAHDEO MAHTO
INC· INC
INC 61.1%IND 16.3%2 others 22.5%
Votes
13,302
61.1% share
Winning margin
9,745
44.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
38.4%
of 56,685
Samastipur East is a safe seat — SAHDEO MAHTO won by 44.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAHDEO MAHTO | 13,302 | 61.1% | |
| 2 | RAMAVATAR SHARMA | IND | 3,557 | 16.3% |
| 3 | SATYADEO NARAIN VERMA | 2,997 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | MISHRILAL YADAV | 1,907 | 8.8% |
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 (168th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean44.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.0% · max 47.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
168th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
179th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.1%IND 16.3%PSP 13.8%BJS 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.