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, 1998
AJIT KUMAR MEHTA
RJD
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 14
Margin, 1998
37,654
4.78% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
SAPASHOK SINGH
- Votes
- 2,63,445
- Vote share
- 33.45%
- Behind by
- 37,654
Electors
12,18,831
Total votes polled
7,87,542
Valid votes
7,87,542
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.6%
Full result, 1998
12 candidates · 7,87,542 valid votes
AJIT KUMAR MEHTARJDwon
3,01,099
38.2%
ASHOK SINGHSAP
2,63,445
33.5%
CHANDRADEO ROYJD
93,831
11.9%
RAM DEO VERMACPM
71,371
9.1%
AJAI KUMAR BULGANINSP
36,710
4.7%
JAI NARAYAN SHARMAIND
7,385
0.9%
SURES CHOUDHARYLSWP
3,850
0.5%
VIJAY KUMAR JHAJP
2,691
0.3%
BHOLA PRASAD SHARMAIND
2,124
0.3%
RAMANUJ SINGHSHS
1,841
0.2%
RAM SAGAR PASWANIND
1,728
0.2%
RAM NARAYAN PASWANIND
1,467
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.
