Samastipur Lok Sabha Election Result 1998

Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1998 GEN

Ajit Kumar Mehta of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 1998 general election, with a winning margin of 37,654 votes (4.70%).

12 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,218,831 registered electors and 801,116 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 65.70%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Rashtriya Janata Dal

Ajit Kumar Mehta

Rashtriya Janata Dal

Victory Margin
37,654
Margin %
4.70%
Total Electors
1,218,831
Votes Polled
801,116
Turnout
65.70%
Candidates
12
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
64
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
1998
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Ajit Kumar Mehta

Rashtriya Janata Dal

301,099
37.60%
Male
#2
Ashok Singh

Samata Party

263,445
32.90%
Male
#3
Chandradeo Roy

Janata Dal

93,831
11.70%
Male
#4
Ram Deo Verma

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

71,371
8.90%
Male
#5
Ajai Kumar Bulganin

Samajwadi Party

36,710
4.60%
Male
#6
Jai Narayan Sharma

Independent

7,385
0.90%
Male
#7
Sures Choudhary

Loktantrik Samajwadi Party

3,850
0.50%
Male
#8
Vijay Kumar Jha

Jharkhand Party

2,691
0.30%
Male
#9
Bhola Prasad Sharma

Independent

2,124
0.30%
Male
#10
Ramanuj Singh

Shiv Sena

1,841
0.20%
Male
#11
Ram Sagar Paswan

Independent

1,728
0.20%
Male
#12
Ram Narayan Paswan

Independent

1,467
0.20%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Ajit Kumar Mehta Rashtriya Janata Dal 301,099 37.60%
2 Ashok Singh Samata Party 263,445 32.90%
3 Chandradeo Roy Janata Dal 93,831 11.70%
4 Ram Deo Verma Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 71,371 8.90%
5 Ajai Kumar Bulganin Samajwadi Party 36,710 4.60%
6 Jai Narayan Sharma Independent 7,385 0.90%
7 Sures Choudhary Loktantrik Samajwadi Party 3,850 0.50%
8 Vijay Kumar Jha Jharkhand Party 2,691 0.30%
9 Bhola Prasad Sharma Independent 2,124 0.30%
10 Ramanuj Singh Shiv Sena 1,841 0.20%
11 Ram Sagar Paswan Independent 1,728 0.20%
12 Ram Narayan Paswan Independent 1,467 0.20%

Samastipur — 1998 Election Analysis

In the 1998 Lok Sabha election, Ajit Kumar Mehta of Rashtriya Janata Dal secured victory in the Samastipur constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 37,654 votes.

Out of 1,218,831 registered electors, 801,116 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 65.70%. A total of 12 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ajit Kumar Mehta (Rashtriya Janata Dal) won the Samastipur Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 37,654 votes (4.70%%).

The voter turnout in Samastipur for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 65.70%%.

12 candidates contested from Samastipur constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Samastipur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.