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Winner — 2015

AKHTARUL ISLAM SHAHEEN
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 54.6%BJP 34.0%16 others 11.4%
Votes
82,508
54.6% share
Winning margin
31,080
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
61.3%
of 2,46,709

Samastipur is a safe seat — AKHTARUL ISLAM SHAHEEN won by 20.6%.

Seat history

4 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AKHTARUL ISLAM SHAHEEN
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
82,50854.6%
2
RENU KUMARI
NDA
51,42834.0%
3
JITANDAR CHAUDHARY
IND
3,0542.0%
4
SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
2,3611.6%
5
RANJAN KISHORE SHARMA
IND
2,1311.4%
6
SUBHASH PRASAD SINGH
1,8721.2%
7
AVADHESH KUMAR
IND
1,7801.2%
8
ALLAMA SHIBLI NOMANI HALAMI
BSP
1,1200.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0700.7%
10
UPENDRA SINHA
BMUP
8700.6%
11
MD. IQBAL FIROZ
JDR
5540.4%
12
SUBODH KUMAR PRASAD
RPP
5420.4%
13
POONAM DEVI
3980.3%
14
SHAD AHMED
HCP
3890.3%
15
PREMJEET KUMAR
AKBMP
3810.3%
16
VICKY KUMAR
NJPI
2720.2%
17
RAM NATH PRASAD
GJDS
2580.2%
18
MD. TAHIR ARMAN
NADP
2300.1%

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.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
55th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
61st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 54.6%BJP 34.0%OTH 10.7%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.40 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?

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