2024
Rank 1 (archive winner): SHAMBHAVI — 579,786 votes
Rank 2: SUNNY HAZARI — 392,535 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 187,251
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
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Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.
SAMASTIPUR — year-by-year comparison
BIHAR · Lok Sabha · 7 archived elections. View complete seat history.
2009
Rank 1 (archive winner): MAHESHWAR HAZARI — 259,458 votes
Rank 2: RAM CHANDRA PASWAN — 155,082 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 104,376
2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): ALOK KUMAR MEHTA — 437,457 votes
Rank 2: RAM CHANDRA SINGH — 310,674 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 126,783
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): MANJAY LAL — 368,776 votes
Rank 2: ASHOK SINGH — 356,088 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 12,688
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): AJIT KUMAR MEHTA — 301,099 votes
Rank 2: ASHOK SINGH — 263,445 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 37,654
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): AJIT KUMAR MEHTA — 400,117 votes
Rank 2: MANJAY LAL — 258,183 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 141,934
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): MANJAY LAL — 430,450 votes
Rank 2: BALIRAM BHAGAT — 191,418 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 239,032
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