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Samastipur (Sc) Lok Sabha Elections

Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency, is one of 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in the eastern state of Bihar and will cast its vote in the 2019 election on April 29.

Voting for Lok Sabha election in Bihar will be held in all the seven phases and counting will be held on May 23.

Samastipur constituency covers six assembly segments – Kusheshwar Asthan, Hayaghat, Kalyanpur, Warisnagar, Samastipur and Rosera.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Ram Chandra Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) – won by getting a margin of just over 6 thousand votes. He had defeated Dr. Ashok Kumar of the Indian National Congress. Paswan had secured 270401 votes while Ashok Kumar got 263529 votes.

The voter turnout figure was at 57.38 percent across 1425 polling stations.

Some of the other candidates in the fray were Pragati Mehta of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh of the Shiv Sena.

In the year 2009, Maheshwar Hazari of the JD(U) managed to secure his winning position by getting a huge margin of over 1 lakh votes against LJP's Ram Chandra Paswan. While Hazari got 259458 seats, Paswan secured 155082 seats.

Other members in the fray were Dr. Ashok Kumar of the INC and Satish Mahto who was an Independent.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Ramchandra Paswan LJP

Won

562443
Dr. Ashok Kumar INC

Lost

310800
Nota NOTA

Lost

35417
Vidya Nand Ram WAP

Lost

29392
Suraj Kumar Das IND

Lost

22187
Asha Devi AAM

Lost

14114
Mantesh Kumar BSP

Lost

11718
Vijay Kumar Ram VSP

Lost

10512
Pinku Paswan YKP

Lost

6309
Raj Kumar Ram BMF

Lost

5524
Lalo Paswan VPI

Lost

5467
Ratan Bihari JAP

Lost

5142

Samastipur (Sc) News

Barua, Manish Encounter in Varanasi: Criminals who fled Patna jail killed in Varanasi

Barua, Manish Encounter in Varanasi: Criminals who fled Patna jail killed in Varanasi

Varanasi Police Commissioner A Satish Ganesh said the two were injured during the exchange of fire with an Uttar Pradesh police team which was probing the case of a sub-inspector's service pistol

Nov 21, 2022, 18:07 PM IST
Bihar court gives life sentence to 14 for murder of journalist 13 years ago

Bihar court gives life sentence to 14 for murder of journalist 13 years ago

According to the prosecution, the conspiracy to get the scribe killed was hatched by his cousins over a land dispute.

Sep 23, 2021, 15:51 PM IST
Temple wall collapses during Chhath Puja in Bihar's Samastipur; two dead, several feared trapped

Temple wall collapses during Chhath Puja in Bihar's Samastipur; two dead, several feared trapped

Several people lost their lives during the Chhath Puja across Bihar. 

Nov 03, 2019, 09:24 AM IST
Five constituencies in Bihar to vote in fourth phase, 66 candidates in the fray

Five constituencies in Bihar to vote in fourth phase, 66 candidates in the fray

The fourth phase of Lok Sabha election is scheduled to take place on April 29. 

Apr 26, 2019, 18:55 PM IST
Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency of Bihar.

Apr 16, 2019, 14:44 PM IST
Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency

Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency

Samastipur constituency covers six assembly segments –  Kusheshwar Asthan, Hayaghat, Kalyanpur, Warisnagar, Samastipur and Rosera.

Apr 16, 2019, 14:23 PM IST
RJD leader Raghuvar Rai shot dead outside his residence in Bihar's Samastipur

RJD leader Raghuvar Rai shot dead outside his residence in Bihar's Samastipur

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Zila Parishad vice-president Raghuvar Rai was shot dead by unidentified assailants outside his Kalyanpur residence in Bihar's Samastipur on Thursday

Jan 24, 2019, 11:29 AM IST
Liquor ban: Nitish Kumar takes dig at Lalu Yadav for opposing prohibition

Liquor ban: Nitish Kumar takes dig at Lalu Yadav for opposing prohibition

The RJD was a constituent of Grand Alliance government that had promulgated total prohibition in Bihar in April last year.

Dec 16, 2017, 22:11 PM IST
Bihar: 12 drown in two incidents in Vaishali, Samastipur

Bihar: 12 drown in two incidents in Vaishali, Samastipur

At least 12 people, including five children, drowned in two separate incidents in Vaishali and Samastipur districts of Bihar on Sunday, police said.

Nov 05, 2017, 18:36 PM IST
14 drown while offering prayers during Chhath in Bihar

14 drown while offering prayers during Chhath in Bihar

At least fourteen people drowned on Friday while offering prayers during the Chhath festival in Bihar.

Oct 27, 2017, 17:49 PM IST
Aamir Khan donates Rs. 25 lakh to Bihar Flood victims

Aamir Khan donates Rs. 25 lakh to Bihar Flood victims

In a noble cause, Aamir Khan has donated Rs 25 lakh to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for a smoother relief operation for Bihar floods victims.

Aug 31, 2017, 10:40 AM IST

Lightning kills 26 people in Bihar, State Government announces compensation of Rs 4 lakh

Deaths were reported from Vaishali, Patna, Rohtas, Saran, Buxar, Bhojpur, Gaya, Samastipur, Siwan, Araria and Aurangabad districts on Sunday, Bihar State Disaster Department official Anirudh Kumar

Jul 10, 2017, 12:13 PM IST

Class nine girl student burnt to death in Bihar

A Class 9 student was allegedly burnt to death by two neighbours in a Bihar village over a family dispute, sparking protests by residents demanding the arrest of the accused

Jun 14, 2017, 17:01 PM IST
BJP demands resignation of Nitish Kumar on re-run of Bihar topper scam

BJP demands resignation of Nitish Kumar on re-run of Bihar topper scam

Bihar BJP on Saturday demanded resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on moral grounds on the re-run of topper scam for the second year in plus two examination in the state.

Jun 03, 2017, 20:07 PM IST
This woman sent a gift made out of garbage to PM Narendra Modi — Here's his reply

This woman sent a gift made out of garbage to PM Narendra Modi — Here's his reply

The woman little knew that she would receive a response from PM Narendra Modi himself, who must be receiving hundreds of gifts daily. 

May 24, 2017, 16:08 PM IST
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