# Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency

Samastipur is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. It is reserved for Scheduled Castes. In the Legislative Assembly segment of this Lok Sabha constituency, Kushwaha, and Yadav caste are dominant, however, due to preponderance of other caste groups, Extremely Backward Castes and Schedule Castes also determine the election results.

## Vidhan Sabha segments

Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead |
| 78 | Kusheshwar Asthan (SC) | Darbhanga | Aman Bhushan Hazari | JDU | LJP(RV) |
| 84 | Hayaghat | Darbhanga | Ram Chandra Prasad | BJP | LJP(RV) |
| 131 | Kalyanpur (SC) | Samastipur | Maheshwar Hazari | JDU | LJP(RV) |
| 132 | Warisnagar | Samastipur | Ashok Kumar | JDU | LJP(RV) |
| 133 | Samastipur | Samastipur | Akhtarul Islam Sahin | RJD | LJP(RV) |
| 139 | Rosera (SC) | Samastipur | Birendra Kumar | BJP | LJP(RV) |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Satya Narayan Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Satya Narayan Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Satya Narayan Sinha | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Yamuna Prasad Mandal | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Yamuna Prasad Mandal | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Karpoori Thakur | Janata Party |
| 1978^ | Ajit Kumar Mehta | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Ajit Kumar Mehta | Janata Party (Secular) |
| 1984 | Ramdeo Rai | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Manjay Lal | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | Manjay Lal | Janata Dal |
| 1996 | Ajit Kumar Mehta | Janata Dal |
| 1998 | Ajit Kumar Mehta | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 1999 | Manjay Lal | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2004 | Alok Kumar Mehta | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 2009 | Maheshwar Hazari | Janata Dal (United) |
| 2014 | Ram Chandra Paswan | Lok Janshakti Party |
| 2019 | Ram Chandra Paswan | Lok Janshakti Party |
| 2019^ | Prince Raj | Lok Janshakti Party |
| 2024 | Shambhavi Choudhary | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |
^ by-poll

## Result
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Samastipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LJP(RV) | Shambhavi Choudhary | 579,786 | 52.97 |
| | INC | Sunny Hazari | 3,92,535 | 35.86 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 32,668 | 2.98 |
| | BSP | Ram Lakhan Mahto | 12,732 | 1.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,87,251 | 17.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,94,592 | 60.11 |
| | LJP(RV) gain from LJP | LJP(RV) gain from LJP | Swing | |

### 2019 By-election

Bye-elections, 2019: Samastipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LJP | Prince Raj | 390,276 | 49.48 | 5.71 |
| | INC | Ashok Kumar | 2,88,186 | 36.54 | 6.04 |
| | IND | Suraj Kumar Das | 36,152 | 4.58 | 4.58 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 25,694 | 3.26 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,02,090 | 12.94 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,88,718 | 46.93 | −13.86 |
| | LJP hold | LJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general election: Samastipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LJP | Ram Chandra Paswan | 562,443 | 55.19 | |
| | INC | Ashok Kumar | 3,10,800 | 30.50 | −0.03 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 35,417 | 3.48 | |
| | WAP | Vidya Nand Ram | 29,392 | 2.88 | |
| | IND. | Suraj Kumar Das | 22,187 | 2.18 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,51,643 | 24.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,19,771 | 60.74 | |
| | LJP hold | LJP hold | Swing | | |

### General election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Samastipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | LJP | Ram Chandra Paswan | 2,73,654 | 31.33 |
| | INC | Ashok Kumar | 2,63,529 | 30.53 |
| | JD(U) | Maheshwar Hazari | 2,00,124 | 23.18 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 29,211 | 3.38 |
| | JDR | Baleshwar Paswan | 15,837 | 1.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,128 | 0.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,63,211 | 57.38 |
| | LJP gain from JD(U) | LJP gain from JD(U) | Swing | |