Back to Bihar 2010 map
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 133 · 2010
Samastipur
Winner — 2010
AKHTARUL ISLAM SAHIN
RJD· RJD-LJP alliance
RJD 36.7%JD(U) 35.1%13 others 28.2%
Votes
42,852
36.7% share
Winning margin
1,827
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
55.2%
of 2,11,653
Samastipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,827 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKHTARUL ISLAM SAHIN | RJD-LJP alliance | 42,852 | 36.7% |
| 2 | RAMNATH THAKUR | NDA | 41,025 | 35.1% |
| 3 | TARUN KUMAR | INC | 10,938 | 9.4% |
| 4 | DINESH KUMAR RAI | 8,028 | 6.9% | |
| 5 | SAROJ KUMAR SINHA | IND | 2,975 | 2.5% |
| 6 | TRIBHUWAN SAH | IND | 2,579 | 2.2% |
| 7 | PRAMILA RAI | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 2,127 | 1.8% |
| 8 | VIRENDRA KUMAR | SJP(R) | 1,454 | 1.2% |
| 9 | DINESH KUMAR SHARMA | BSP | 979 | 0.8% |
| 10 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | 956 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | ISHRAT JAHAN | LSSP | 726 | 0.6% |
| 12 | JAI SHANKAR RAI | IND | 711 | 0.6% |
| 13 | PRITHWI RAJ BHAGAT | 663 | 0.6% | |
| 14 | UPENDRA SINGH | RPP | 416 | 0.4% |
| 15 | KRISHNA GOPAL SHARMA | 380 | 0.3% |
.png){kind=small}
.png){kind=small}
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (55th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
55th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
61st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 36.7%JD(U) 35.1%INC 9.4%SHS 6.9%OTH 12.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.29 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%
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
🏺Bamboo Art🏺Turmeric
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.