SAMASTIPUR
Constituency no. 23 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called SAMASTIPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 2024
SHAMBHAVI
LJP(RV)
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 14
Margin, 2024
1,87,251
17.11% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
INCSUNNY HAZARI
- Votes
- 3,92,535
- Vote share
- 35.86%
- Behind by
- 1,87,251
Electors
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Total votes polled
10,94,592
Valid votes
10,94,592
NOTA votes
32,668
2.98% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
12 candidates · 10,94,592 valid votes
SHAMBHAVILJP(RV)won
5,79,786
53.0%
SUNNY HAZARIINC
3,92,535
35.9%
SHASHI BHUSHAN DASIND
25,957
2.4%
RAVI RAUSHAN KUMARIND
16,155
1.5%
RAM LAKHAN MAHTOBSP
12,732
1.2%
PINKU PASWANRJP
12,437
1.1%
MUKESH CHAUPALIND
5,579
0.5%
JIBACHH KUMAR HAJARIIND
4,694
0.4%
RATAN BIHARIDJP
3,419
0.3%
VIDYA NAND RAMWAP
3,112
0.3%
AMRITA KUMARIIND
2,852
0.3%
LAL BABU MAHTOSAAFP
2,666
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SHAMBHAVI | LJP(RV) | 5,79,786 | 52.97% | SUNNY HAZARI | 1,87,251 |
| 2009 | MAHESHWAR HAZARI | JD(U) | 2,59,458 | 44.37% | RAM CHANDRA PASWAN | 1,04,376 |
| 2004 | ALOK KUMAR MEHTA | RJD | 4,37,457 | 50.59% | RAM CHANDRA SINGH | 1,26,783 |
| 1999 | Manjay Lal | JD(U) | 3,68,776 | 46.62% | Ashok Singh | 12,688 |
| 1998 | AJIT KUMAR MEHTA | RJD | 3,01,099 | 38.23% | ASHOK SINGH | 37,654 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SAMASTIPUR constituency in 2024?
SHAMBHAVI (LJP(RV)) won SAMASTIPUR in 2024, by a margin of 1,87,251 votes.
Which party has won SAMASTIPUR the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has SAMASTIPUR gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won SAMASTIPUR the most times?
AJIT KUMAR MEHTA, with 3 wins between 1980 and 1998.
