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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 133 · 2020
Samastipur
Winner — 2020
Akhtarul Islam Shahin
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 41.2%JD(U) 38.4%25 others 20.4%
Votes
68,507
41.2% share
Winning margin
4,714
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
59.5%
of 2,79,144
A closely fought contest. Akhtarul Islam Shahin won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
5 of 26 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
27 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akhtarul Islam Shahin | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 68,507 | 41.2% |
| 2 | Ashwamedh Devi | NDA | 63,793 | 38.4% |
| 3 | Mahendra Pradhan | Lok Janshakti Party | 12,074 | 7.3% |
| 4 | Avinash Kumar | IND | 4,053 | 2.4% |
| 5 | Haroon Gauhar | JP | 2,673 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Nitesh Kumar Sinha | IND | 2,120 | 1.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,837 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Subodh Kumar Prasad alias Subodh Prasad Sah | YGKRTDL | 1,370 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Mahindra Ray | IND | 1,368 | 0.8% |
| 10 | Shyam Nandan Prasad | IND | 881 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Mahendra Mahto | IND | 859 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Sirovan Kumar | BSP | 730 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Vinay Kumar Parsad | TPLRSP | 665 | 0.4% |
| 14 | Arvind Kumar | RSTJNVKSP | 587 | 0.3% |
| 15 | Ramnath Prasad | IND | 540 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Premjit Kumar | AMiP | 530 | 0.3% |
| 17 | Shiv Kishor Jha | IND | 457 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Saroj Kumar Jha | BGMP | 448 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Ranjan Kishore Sharma | IND | 423 | 0.3% |
| 20 | Rajeev Ranjan | IND | 367 | 0.2% |
| 21 | Murari Kumar Singh | IND | 352 | 0.2% |
| 22 | Rishikesh Kumar | BHRTSBLP | 342 | 0.2% |
| 23 | Kanhaiya Kumar | WAP | 331 | 0.2% |
| 24 | Rajesh Kumar | BLRP | 261 | 0.2% |
| 25 | Ranju Devi | YKP | 246 | 0.1% |
| 26 | Kundan Kumar | 230 | 0.1% | |
| 27 | Bishnudev Ram | IND | 196 | 0.1% |
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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.
Average turnout (55th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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55th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
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61st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.2%JD(U) 38.4%LJP 7.3%OTH 12.1%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/26
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.51 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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