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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | LJP(RV)SHAMBHAVI | INCSUNNY HAZARI | 1,87,251 | 17.11% | 12 | — |
| 2009 | JD(U)MAHESHWAR HAZARI | LJPRAM CHANDRA PASWAN | 1,04,376 | 17.85% | 11 | 44.5% |
| 20041973 boundaries | RJDALOK KUMAR MEHTA | JD(U)RAM CHANDRA SINGH | 1,26,783 | 14.66% | 13 | 60.3% |
| 19991973 boundaries | JD(U)Manjay Lal | RJDAshok Singh | 12,688 | 1.60% | 11 | 64.9% |
| 19981973 boundaries | RJDAJIT KUMAR MEHTA | SAPASHOK SINGH | 37,654 | 4.78% | 12 | 64.6% |
| 19961973 boundaries | JDAJIT KUMAR MEHTA | SAPMANJAY LAL | 1,41,934 | 19.56% | 30 | 59.6% |
| 19911973 boundaries | JDMANJAY LAL | INCBALIRAM BHAGAT | 2,39,032 | 33.87% | 25 | 65.2% |
| 19891973 boundaries | JDMANJAI LAL | INCRAMDEO RAI | 2,37,681 | 34.20% | 23 | 64.6% |
| 19841973 boundaries | INCRAMDEO RAI | LKDKARPOORI THAKUR | 1,08,361 | 19.11% | 11 | 62.3% |
| 19801973 boundaries | JNPSAJIT KUMAR MEHTA | INC(I)K. K. MANDAL | 86,524 | 18.40% | 14 | 55.3% |
| 19771973 boundaries | BLDKARPOORI THAKUR | INCYAMUNA PRASAD MANDAL | 3,27,434 | 63.72% | 4 | 69.8% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCYAMUNA PRASAD MANDAL | BJSVALMIKI PRASAD SINGH | 75,716 | 22.30% | 8 | 54.8% |
| 19671966 boundaries | INCY. P. MANDAL | SSPC. L. RAI | 31,672 | 10.17% | 4 | 58.4% |
| 19621961 boundaries | INCSATYA NARYAN SINHA | PSPRAJENDRA MAHTO | 21,550 | 10.83% | 4 | 51.8% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
