Who won Samastipur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?

Akhtarul Islam Shahin of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Samastipur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ashwamedh Devi of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 4,714 votes.

What was the margin of victory in Samastipur?

Akhtarul Islam Shahin won Samastipur by 4,714 votes, which is 2.87% of the total valid votes polled.

What was the voter turnout in Samastipur in 2020?

Voter turnout in Samastipur constituency was 59.56% in the 2020 election, with 1,66,269 votes cast out of 2,79,144 registered electors.

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GeneralConstituency No. 133

Samastipur (GEN) Election Result 2020

Winner

Akhtarul Islam Shahin

Rashtriya Janata Dal

68,507

votes

Runner-Up

Ashwamedh Devi

Janata Dal (United)

63,793

votes

Won by 4,714 votes

Margin: 2.87%

Total Valid Votes: 1,64,403

Candidate-Wise Results

27 candidates contested this seat

A total of 27 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Samastipur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Akhtarul Islam Shahin (RJD), Ashwamedh Devi (JD(U)), Mahendra Pradhan (LJP), Avinash Kumar (IND), Haroon Gauhar (JP), Nitesh Kumar Sinha (IND), Subodh Kumar Prasad alias Subodh Prasad Sah (YGKRTDL), Mahindra Ray (IND), Shyam Nandan Prasad (IND), Mahendra Mahto (IND), Sirovan Kumar (BSP), Vinay Kumar Parsad (TPLRSP), Arvind Kumar (RSTJNVKSP), Ramnath Prasad (IND), Premjit Kumar (AMIP), Shiv Kishor Jha (IND), Saroj Kumar Jha (BGMP), Ranjan Kishore Sharma (IND), Rajeev Ranjan (IND), Murari Kumar Singh (IND), Rishikesh Kumar (BHRTSBLP), Kanhaiya Kumar (WAP), Rajesh Kumar (BLRP), Ranju Devi (YKP), Kundan Kumar (SHS), Bishnudev Ram (IND). 24 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

Candidate-wise results for Samastipur constituency, 2020 Bihar Assembly Election
Rank	Constituency No.	Constituency Name	Candidate	Party	Symbol	Gender	Age	Category	General Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% Valid+NOTA	% Electors	Status
1	133	Samastipur	Akhtarul Islam Shahin	RJD	Hurricane Lamp	MALE	41	GENERAL	68,299	208	68,507	41.21%	0.00%	Won
2	133	Samastipur	Ashwamedh Devi	JD(U)	Arrow	FEMALE	57	GENERAL	63,711	82	63,793	38.37%	0.00%	Runner-up
3	133	Samastipur	Mahendra Pradhan	LJP	Bungalow	MALE	60	GENERAL	12,064	10	12,074	7.26%	0.00%	Forfeited
4	133	Samastipur	Avinash Kumar	IND	Black Board	MALE	31	GENERAL	4,051	2	4,053	2.44%	0.00%	Forfeited
5	133	Samastipur	Haroon Gauhar	JP	Haldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)	MALE	51	GENERAL	2,673	0	2,673	1.61%	0.00%	Forfeited
6	133	Samastipur	Nitesh Kumar Sinha	IND	Bat	MALE	35	GENERAL	2,120	0	2,120	1.28%	0.00%	Forfeited
7	133	Samastipur	NOTA	NOTA	NOTA	—	—	—	1,835	2	1,837	1.11%	0.00%
8	133	Samastipur	Subodh Kumar Prasad alias Subodh Prasad Sah	YGKRTDL	Grapes	MALE	66	GENERAL	1,370	0	1,370	0.82%	0.00%	Forfeited
9	133	Samastipur	Mahindra Ray	IND	Balloon	MALE	32	GENERAL	1,368	0	1,368	0.82%	0.00%	Forfeited
10	133	Samastipur	Shyam Nandan Prasad	IND	Almirah	MALE	70	GENERAL	881	0	881	0.53%	0.00%	Forfeited
11	133	Samastipur	Mahendra Mahto	IND	Auto- Rickshaw	MALE	56	SC	859	0	859	0.52%	0.00%	Forfeited
12	133	Samastipur	Sirovan Kumar	BSP	Elephant	MALE	33	GENERAL	728	2	730	0.44%	0.00%	Forfeited
13	133	Samastipur	Vinay Kumar Parsad	TPLRSP	CHESS BOARD	MALE	38	GENERAL	664	1	665	0.40%	0.00%	Forfeited
14	133	Samastipur	Arvind Kumar	RSTJNVKSP	Baby Walker	MALE	34	SC	584	3	587	0.35%	0.00%	Forfeited
15	133	Samastipur	Ramnath Prasad	IND	Gas Cylinder	MALE	40	GENERAL	540	0	540	0.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
16	133	Samastipur	Premjit Kumar	AMIP	Helicopter	MALE	31	GENERAL	530	0	530	0.32%	0.00%	Forfeited
17	133	Samastipur	Shiv Kishor Jha	IND	Capsicum	MALE	38	GENERAL	457	0	457	0.27%	0.00%	Forfeited
18	133	Samastipur	Saroj Kumar Jha	BGMP	Bead Necklace	MALE	43	GENERAL	447	1	448	0.27%	0.00%	Forfeited
19	133	Samastipur	Ranjan Kishore Sharma	IND	Battery Torch	MALE	51	GENERAL	423	0	423	0.25%	0.00%	Forfeited
20	133	Samastipur	Rajeev Ranjan	IND	Tractor Chalata Kisan	MALE	55	GENERAL	367	0	367	0.22%	0.00%	Forfeited
21	133	Samastipur	Murari Kumar Singh	IND	Coat	MALE	36	GENERAL	352	0	352	0.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
22	133	Samastipur	Rishikesh Kumar	BHRTSBLP	Trumpet	MALE	36	GENERAL	342	0	342	0.21%	0.00%	Forfeited
23	133	Samastipur	Kanhaiya Kumar	WAP	Chimney	MALE	28	GENERAL	331	0	331	0.20%	0.00%	Forfeited
24	133	Samastipur	Rajesh Kumar	BLRP	BUCKET	MALE	40	GENERAL	261	0	261	0.16%	0.00%	Forfeited
25	133	Samastipur	Ranju Devi	YKP	Water Melon	FEMALE	39	SC	246	0	246	0.15%	0.00%	Forfeited
26	133	Samastipur	Kundan Kumar	SHS	Man Blowing Turha	MALE	28	GENERAL	229	1	230	0.14%	0.00%	Forfeited
27	133	Samastipur	Bishnudev Ram	IND	Apple	MALE	67	SC	195	1	196	0.12%	0.00%	Forfeited

Rank 1 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Akhtarul Islam Shahin

RJD

Won

Total Votes68,507

% of Valid + NOTA41.21%

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SymbolHurricane LampGenderMALEAge41CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes68,299Postal Votes208% of Electors0.00%

Rank 2 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Ashwamedh Devi

JD(U)

Runner-up

Total Votes63,793

% of Valid + NOTA38.37%

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SymbolArrowGenderFEMALEAge57CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes63,711Postal Votes82% of Electors0.00%

Rank 3 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Mahendra Pradhan

LJP

Forfeited

Total Votes12,074

% of Valid + NOTA7.26%

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SymbolBungalowGenderMALEAge60CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes12,064Postal Votes10% of Electors0.00%

Rank 4 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Avinash Kumar

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes4,053

% of Valid + NOTA2.44%

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SymbolBlack BoardGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes4,051Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 5 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Haroon Gauhar

Forfeited

Total Votes2,673

% of Valid + NOTA1.61%

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SymbolHaldhar Within Wheel (Chakra Haldhar)GenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,673Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 6 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Nitesh Kumar Sinha

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes2,120

% of Valid + NOTA1.28%

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SymbolBatGenderMALEAge35CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes2,120Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 7 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

NOTA

Total Votes1,837

% of Valid + NOTA1.11%

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SymbolNOTAGender—Age—Category—General Votes1,835Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 8 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Subodh Kumar Prasad alias Subodh Prasad Sah

YGKRTDL

Forfeited

Total Votes1,370

% of Valid + NOTA0.82%

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SymbolGrapesGenderMALEAge66CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,370Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 9 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Mahindra Ray

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes1,368

% of Valid + NOTA0.82%

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SymbolBalloonGenderMALEAge32CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes1,368Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 10 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Shyam Nandan Prasad

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes881

% of Valid + NOTA0.53%

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SymbolAlmirahGenderMALEAge70CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes881Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 11 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Mahendra Mahto

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes859

% of Valid + NOTA0.52%

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SymbolAuto- RickshawGenderMALEAge56CategorySCGeneral Votes859Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 12 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Sirovan Kumar

BSP

Forfeited

Total Votes730

% of Valid + NOTA0.44%

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SymbolElephantGenderMALEAge33CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes728Postal Votes2% of Electors0.00%

Rank 13 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Vinay Kumar Parsad

TPLRSP

Forfeited

Total Votes665

% of Valid + NOTA0.40%

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SymbolCHESS BOARDGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes664Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 14 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Arvind Kumar

RSTJNVKSP

Forfeited

Total Votes587

% of Valid + NOTA0.35%

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SymbolBaby WalkerGenderMALEAge34CategorySCGeneral Votes584Postal Votes3% of Electors0.00%

Rank 15 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Ramnath Prasad

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes540

% of Valid + NOTA0.32%

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SymbolGas CylinderGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes540Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 16 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Premjit Kumar

AMIP

Forfeited

Total Votes530

% of Valid + NOTA0.32%

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SymbolHelicopterGenderMALEAge31CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes530Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 17 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Shiv Kishor Jha

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes457

% of Valid + NOTA0.27%

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SymbolCapsicumGenderMALEAge38CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes457Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 18 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Saroj Kumar Jha

BGMP

Forfeited

Total Votes448

% of Valid + NOTA0.27%

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SymbolBead NecklaceGenderMALEAge43CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes447Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 19 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Ranjan Kishore Sharma

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes423

% of Valid + NOTA0.25%

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SymbolBattery TorchGenderMALEAge51CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes423Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 20 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Rajeev Ranjan

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes367

% of Valid + NOTA0.22%

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SymbolTractor Chalata KisanGenderMALEAge55CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes367Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 21 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Murari Kumar Singh

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes352

% of Valid + NOTA0.21%

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SymbolCoatGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes352Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 22 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Rishikesh Kumar

BHRTSBLP

Forfeited

Total Votes342

% of Valid + NOTA0.21%

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SymbolTrumpetGenderMALEAge36CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes342Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 23 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Kanhaiya Kumar

WAP

Forfeited

Total Votes331

% of Valid + NOTA0.20%

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SymbolChimneyGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes331Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 24 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Rajesh Kumar

BLRP

Forfeited

Total Votes261

% of Valid + NOTA0.16%

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SymbolBUCKETGenderMALEAge40CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes261Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 25 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Ranju Devi

YKP

Forfeited

Total Votes246

% of Valid + NOTA0.15%

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SymbolWater MelonGenderFEMALEAge39CategorySCGeneral Votes246Postal Votes0% of Electors0.00%

Rank 26 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Kundan Kumar

SHS

Forfeited

Total Votes230

% of Valid + NOTA0.14%

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SymbolMan Blowing TurhaGenderMALEAge28CategoryGENERALGeneral Votes229Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Rank 27 · Constituency No. 133 · Samastipur

Bishnudev Ram

IND

Forfeited

Total Votes196

% of Valid + NOTA0.12%

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SymbolAppleGenderMALEAge67CategorySCGeneral Votes195Postal Votes1% of Electors0.00%

Vote Share

RJD41.21%

JD(U)38.37%

LJP7.26%

IND2.44%

JP1.61%

IND1.28%

NOTA1.11%

YGKRTDL0.82%

IND0.82%

IND0.53%

IND0.52%

BSP0.44%

TPLRSP0.40%

RSTJNVKSP0.35%

IND0.32%

AMIP0.32%

IND0.27%

BGMP0.27%

IND0.25%

IND0.22%

IND0.21%

BHRTSBLP0.21%

WAP0.20%

BLRP0.16%

YKP0.15%

SHS0.14%

IND0.12%

In the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election, Akhtarul Islam Shahin of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Samastipur seat by a margin of 4,714 votes (2.87% of total votes), defeating Ashwamedh Devi of Janata Dal (United). Voter turnout was 59.56%.

Electors & Voters

Total Electors

2,79,144

Total Voters

1,66,269

Turnout

59.56%

Gender-wise Breakdown

4 Fields

Electors: Men / Women / Third Gender

1,49,108 / 1,30,029 / 7

Voters: Men / Women / Third Gender

87,306 / 78,621 / 0

Postal Votes

342

Service Electors

380

Candidates

Nomination Filed

Nomination Rejected

Withdrawn

Contested

Forfeited Deposit

Stage	Men	Women	Total
Nomination Filed	25	2	27
Nomination Rejected	1	0	1
Withdrawn	0	0	0
Contested	24	2	26
Forfeited Deposit	23	1	24

Vote Count Breakdown

Valid Votes:1,64,403

NOTA:1,837

Rejected / Test:29

EVM Votes

1,65,927

Postal Votes

342

Valid Postal

311

NOTA % of Valid

1.12%

Polling Stations

Total Stations

398

Avg. Electors / Station

~701

Key Dates

Polling Date

7 Nov 2020

Counting Date

10 Nov 2020

Result Declared

10 Nov 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

QWho won Samastipur in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election?: Akhtarul Islam Shahin of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Samastipur constituency in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, defeating Ashwamedh Devi of Janata Dal (United) by a margin of 4,714 votes.
QWhat was the margin of victory in Samastipur?: Akhtarul Islam Shahin won Samastipur by 4,714 votes, which is 2.87% of the total valid votes polled.
QWhat was the voter turnout in Samastipur in 2020?: Voter turnout in Samastipur constituency was 59.56% in the 2020 election, with 1,66,269 votes cast out of 2,79,144 registered electors.
QHow many candidates contested Samastipur in 2020?: A total of 27 candidates (including NOTA) contested the Samastipur seat in the 2020 Bihar Assembly Election: Akhtarul Islam Shahin (RJD), Ashwamedh Devi (JD(U)), Mahendra Pradhan (LJP), Avinash Kumar (IND), Haroon Gauhar (JP), Nitesh Kumar Sinha (IND), Subodh Kumar Prasad alias Subodh Prasad Sah (YGKRTDL), Mahindra Ray (IND), Shyam Nandan Prasad (IND), Mahendra Mahto (IND), Sirovan Kumar (BSP), Vinay Kumar Parsad (TPLRSP), Arvind Kumar (RSTJNVKSP), Ramnath Prasad (IND), Premjit Kumar (AMIP), Shiv Kishor Jha (IND), Saroj Kumar Jha (BGMP), Ranjan Kishore Sharma (IND), Rajeev Ranjan (IND), Murari Kumar Singh (IND), Rishikesh Kumar (BHRTSBLP), Kanhaiya Kumar (WAP), Rajesh Kumar (BLRP), Ranju Devi (YKP), Kundan Kumar (SHS), Bishnudev Ram (IND). 24 candidates lost the security deposit after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.
QWhich candidates lost their security deposit in Samastipur?: Mahendra Pradhan (LJP), Avinash Kumar (IND), Haroon Gauhar (JP), Nitesh Kumar Sinha (IND), Subodh Kumar Prasad alias Subodh Prasad Sah (YGKRTDL), Mahindra Ray (IND), Shyam Nandan Prasad (IND), Mahendra Mahto (IND), Sirovan Kumar (BSP), Vinay Kumar Parsad (TPLRSP), Arvind Kumar (RSTJNVKSP), Ramnath Prasad (IND), Premjit Kumar (AMIP), Shiv Kishor Jha (IND), Saroj Kumar Jha (BGMP), Ranjan Kishore Sharma (IND), Rajeev Ranjan (IND), Murari Kumar Singh (IND), Rishikesh Kumar (BHRTSBLP), Kanhaiya Kumar (WAP), Rajesh Kumar (BLRP), Ranju Devi (YKP), Kundan Kumar (SHS), Bishnudev Ram (IND) lost their security deposit in the 2020 Samastipur election after polling below 16.67% of valid votes plus NOTA.

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