GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Samastipur

Ajit Kumar Mehta (JNP(S)) won by 86,524 votes (18.4%).

Margin vs 1980 national median: 18.4% (median 16.7%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1980 national · Target seats

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Knife-edge (<2%)Flipped vs 1998

Winning margin over time · Samastipur

Candidates · Samastipur 1980
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Ajit Kumar MehtaWinner	JNP(S)	2,36,436	50.3%
2	K. K. Mandal	INC(I)	1,49,912	31.9%
3	Kailashpati Singh	JNP	55,245	11.7%
4	Umadhar Singh	IND	13,151	2.8%
5	Kameshwar Prasad Thakur	IND	3,110	0.7%
6	Bhikhar Mahto	IND	2,552	0.5%
7	Badri Narain Poddar	IND	2,287	0.5%
8	Maheshwar Das	IND	1,831	0.4%
9	Jagannath Poddar	IND	1,742	0.4%
10	Nazir Mian	IND	1,111	0.2%
11	Kira Moch	IND	1,012	0.2%
12	Mahabir Choubey	IND	698	0.1%
13	Bhai Gopal	IND	662	0.1%
14	Jagdish Prasad Rai	IND	473	0.1%

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Candidates · Samastipur 1980
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	Ajit Kumar MehtaWinner	JNP(S)	2,36,436	50.3%
2	K. K. Mandal	INC(I)	1,49,912	31.9%
3	Kailashpati Singh	JNP	55,245	11.7%
4	Umadhar Singh	IND	13,151	2.8%
5	Kameshwar Prasad Thakur	IND	3,110	0.7%
6	Bhikhar Mahto	IND	2,552	0.5%
7	Badri Narain Poddar	IND	2,287	0.5%
8	Maheshwar Das	IND	1,831	0.4%
9	Jagannath Poddar	IND	1,742	0.4%
10	Nazir Mian	IND	1,111	0.2%
11	Kira Moch	IND	1,012	0.2%
12	Mahabir Choubey	IND	698	0.1%
13	Bhai Gopal	IND	662	0.1%
14	Jagdish Prasad Rai	IND	473	0.1%

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