Lok Sabha constituency
23 – Samastipur
| S.No | Name | Party Affiliation |
| 1 | Dr. Ashok Kumar | Indian National |
| 2 | Maheshwar Hazari | Janata Dal(United) |
| 3 | Ram Chandra Paswan | Lok Jan Shakti Party |
| 4 | Bindeshwar Ram | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 5 | Upendra Paswan | Loktantrik Samata Dal |
| 6 | Jeebachh Paswan | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 7 | Randhir Paswan | Independent |
| 8 | Raja Ram Das | Independent |
| 9 | Rekha Kumari | Independent |
| 10 | Shivchandra Paswan | Independent |
| 11 | Satish Mahto | Independent |
Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency
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| Samastipur | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| IncumbentPrince Raj | |
| Party | Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Samastipur is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. In the Legislative Assembly segment of this Lok Sabha constituency, Kushwaha and Yadav caste are dominant, however, due to preponderance of other caste groups, Extremely Backward Castes and Schedule Castes also determine the election results.[1]
Vidhan Sabha segments[edit]
Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:[2]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2019 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Kusheshwar Asthan (SC) | Darbhanga | Aman Bhushan Hazari | Janata Dal (United) | Lok Janshakti Party | ||
| 84 | Hayaghat | Ram Chandra Prasad | Bharatiya Janata Party | Lok Janshakti Party | |||
| 131 | Kalyanpur (SC) | Samastipur | Maheshwar Hazari | Janata Dal (United) | Lok Janshakti Party | ||
| 132 | Warisnagar | Ashok Kumar | Janata Dal (United) | Lok Janshakti Party | |||
| 133 | Samastipur | Akhtarul Islam Sahin | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Lok Janshakti Party | |||
| 139 | Rosera (SC) | Birendra Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Lok Janshakti Party | |||
Members of Parliament[edit]
^ by-poll
General elections[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Prince Raj | 3,90,276 | 49.48 |  5.71 | |
| INC | Ashok Kumar | 2,88,186 | 36.54 |  6.04 | |
| IND | Suraj Kumar Das | 36,152 | 4.58 | 4.58 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 25,694 | 3.26 | ||
| Majority | 1,02,090 | 12.94 | |||
| Turnout | 7,88,718 | 46.93 | +13.86 | ||
| LJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Ram Chandra Paswan[3] | 562,443 | 55.19 | ||
| INC | Ashok Kumar | 3,10,800 | 30.50 | -0.03 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 35,417 | 3.48 | ||
| WAP | Vidya Nand Ram | 29,392 | 2.88 | ||
| IND. | Suraj Kumar Das | 22,187 | 2.18 | ||
| Majority | 2,51,643 | 24.69 | |||
| Turnout | 10,19,771 | 60.74 | |||
| LJP hold | Swing | ||||
General election 2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJP | Ram Chandra Paswan | 2,73,654 | 31.33 | ||
| INC | Ashok Kumar | 2,63,529 | 30.53 | ||
| JD(U) | Maheshwar Hazari | 2,00,124 | 23.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 29,211 | 3.38 | ||
| JDR | Baleshwar Paswan | 15,837 | 1.83 | ||
| Majority | 10,128 | 0.80 | |||
| Turnout | 8,63,211 | 57.38 | |||
| LJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||