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Constituency

133. Samastipur

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Bihar · Bihar Assembly Election, 2020

BR-SAMASTIPUR

RJD 41.2%won by 2.8%JDU 38.4%

What changed here

Derived

Rashtriya Janata Dal held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 20.6% to 2.8%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 13.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJanata Dal (United) (JDU) finished second with 38.4% — it did not contest here in 2015.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 79.6% between them, down from 88.6% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
2,79,144
Turnout
59.5%
Valid votes
1,66,240
Margin
4,714
2.84%

Since 2015

Derived
Winner then
RJD
Winner now
RJD
RJDJDU swing
−51.7%
RJD share
54.6% 41.2%
JDU share
0.0% 38.4%
Turnout
61.3% 59.5%