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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 95 · 2005 (Feb)
Samastipur
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
RAM NATH THAKUR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 49.2%RJD 27.7%7 others 23.0%
Votes
53,202
49.2% share
Winning margin
23,237
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
45.3%
of 2,38,529
Samastipur is a safe seat — RAM NATH THAKUR won by 21.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM NATH THAKUR | NDA (NDA) | 53,202 | 49.2% |
| 2 | SHAHID AHMAD | 29,965 | 27.7% | |
| 3 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | 12,946 | 12.0% | |
| 4 | DILIP KUMAR RAJ KUSHWAHA | BSP | 3,966 | 3.7% |
| 5 | UMESH KUMAR | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,221 | 2.1% |
| 6 | ARESH PASWAN | IND | 2,098 | 1.9% |
| 7 | ASHOK SINGH | IND | 1,350 | 1.2% |
| 8 | UMESH MAHTO | IND | 1,180 | 1.1% |
| 9 | ASHA DEVI | 1,139 | 1.1% |
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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 (44th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 3.7% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
44th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
14th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 49.2%RJD 27.7%LJP 12.0%OTH 11.1%
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
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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.