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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1967
Samastipur
Winner — 1967
R.N. SHARMA
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 44.5%INC 36.2%3 others 19.3%
Votes
20,976
44.5% share
Winning margin
3,938
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.4%
of 80,702
A clear win with a 8.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.N. SHARMA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 20,976 | 44.5% |
| 2 | S. MAHTO | INC | 17,038 | 36.2% |
| 3 | R. ROY | Praja Socialist Party | 3,851 | 8.2% |
| 4 | M. JHA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,820 | 6.0% |
| 5 | S. KUMAR | IND | 2,434 | 5.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 3.1% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
31st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 44.5%INC 36.2%PSP 8.2%BJS 6.0%IND 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.