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, 1996
AJIT KUMAR MEHTA
JD
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 14
Margin, 1996
1,41,934
19.56% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
SAPMANJAY LAL
- Votes
- 2,58,183
- Vote share
- 35.58%
- Behind by
- 1,41,934
Electors
12,17,114
Total votes polled
7,25,675
Valid votes
7,25,675
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.6%
Full result, 1996
30 candidates · 7,25,675 valid votes
AJIT KUMAR MEHTAJDwon
4,00,117
55.1%
MANJAY LALSAP
2,58,183
35.6%
RAM LAKHAN MAHTOINC
37,900
5.2%
ANIL KUMAR SHARMAIND
4,823
0.7%
JAI NARAIN SHARMAIND
4,156
0.6%
DEB NARAIN RAIIND
3,503
0.5%
RAM CHANDRA RAIIND
1,923
0.3%
AWADH SAHNIIND
1,583
0.2%
DEO KANT RAIIND
1,223
0.2%
KEDAR NATH LALABJS
1,205
0.2%
ANIL KUMAR RAIIND
1,103
0.1%
DILIP KUMAR SAHNIIND
1,081
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 30. The full list is in the API.
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.
