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133. Samastipur

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Bihar · Bihar Assembly Election, 2015

BR-SAMASTIPUR

RJD 54.6%won by 20.6%BJP 34.0%

What changed here

Derived

Rashtriya Janata Dal held the seat; the winning margin widened from 1.6% to 20.6%.

  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 34.0% — it did not contest here in 2010.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 88.6% of the vote between them, up from 71.8% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 6.1% to 61.3%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
2,46,709
Turnout
61.3%
Valid votes
1,51,218
Margin
31,080
20.55%

Since 2010

Derived
Winner then
RJD
Winner now
RJD
RJDBJP swing
−16.1%
RJD share
36.7% 54.6%
BJP share
0.0% 34.0%
Turnout
55.2% 61.3%