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, 2004
ALOK KUMAR MEHTA
RJD
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 14
Margin, 2004
1,26,783
14.66% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
JD(U)RAM CHANDRA SINGH
- Votes
- 3,10,674
- Vote share
- 35.93%
- Behind by
- 1,26,783
Electors
14,33,793
Total votes polled
8,64,746
Valid votes
8,64,746
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.3%
Full result, 2004
13 candidates · 8,64,746 valid votes
ALOK KUMAR MEHTARJDwon
4,37,457
50.6%
RAM CHANDRA SINGHJD(U)
3,10,674
35.9%
SHEEL KUMAR ROYIND
60,191
7.0%
RAMCHANDRA MAHTOCPI
17,647
2.0%
SHYAM NARAYAN ROYIND
11,344
1.3%
SURENDRA PRASADCPI(ML)(L)
7,134
0.8%
BIRESH CHAUDHARYIND
4,731
0.6%
RAMPRIT THAKURIND
4,233
0.5%
SAIYDUL ZAFAR ANSARIBSP
3,884
0.5%
DEWAKI SAHIND
1,901
0.2%
RAJENDRA PRASAD YADAVSP
1,894
0.2%
RAMA SHANKAR RAMIND
1,840
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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.
