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, 1999
Manjay Lal
JD(U)
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 14
Margin, 1999
12,688
1.60% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
RJDAshok Singh
- Votes
- 3,56,088
- Vote share
- 45.02%
- Behind by
- 12,688
Electors
12,19,110
Total votes polled
7,91,038
Valid votes
7,91,038
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.9%
Full result, 1999
11 candidates · 7,91,038 valid votes
Manjay LalJD(U)won
3,68,776
46.6%
Ashok SinghRJD
3,56,088
45.0%
Ram Japit RaiIND
17,602
2.2%
Vinod ChaudharyCPI(ML)(L)
16,724
2.1%
Gajendra Prasad HimanshuLS
14,253
1.8%
Ram Roop Prasad RoyIND
4,436
0.6%
Jainarain SharmaLSWP
4,293
0.5%
Indrajit RamIND
2,806
0.3%
Sitaram PandeyAJBP
2,451
0.3%
Kailash PaswanIND
2,052
0.3%
Renuka SharmaNCP
1,557
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.
