The Election Commission has declared the Lok Sabha elections 2019 results of Samastipur, along with other parliamentary constituencies across the nation. The seat has been won by Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) candidate Ramchandra Paswan. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Results: Check Tally of BJP, Congress, Other Parties.

Samastipur was among the five seats which went to polls on April 29, when the fourth of general elections was held. The constituency recorded a total voter turnout of 59 per cent.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has fielded Ram Chandra Paswan from Samastipur Lok Sabha constituency. Meanwhile, the Congress has announced Ashok Kumar as candidate from here.  Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase V: List of States And Constituencies Voting On May 6.

Details of Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency:

Issue of Notification April 2
Last date for filing nomination April 9
Scrutiny of nomination April 10
Last date for withdrawal of candidature April 12
Date Of Poll April 29
Date of Result May 23

Watch: Details of Lok Sabha Polls Phase IV

In 2014 elections also, LJP candidate Paswan had won from Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency defeating Congress candidate Ashok Kumar with a margin of over 10,000 votes. In 2009, Maheshwar Hazari had won the seat on the Janata Dal-United ticket.

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 29 In Phase IV

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituencies
Bihar (5) Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger
Jammu And Kashmir (1) Anantnag
Jharkhand (3) Chatra, Lohardaga, Palamu
Madhya Pradesh (6) Siddhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Chhindwara, Balaghat
Maharashtra (17) Nandurbar, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Thane, Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South -Central, Mumbai South, Maval, Shirur, Shirdi
Odisha (6) Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur
Rajasthan (13) Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran
Uttar Pradesh (13) Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Hamirpur
West Bengal (8) Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Bardhaman - Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum

On March 10, the Election Commission of India announced dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The elections will take place in seven phases, and the results will be declared on May 23. The polls will be held in 1,035,918 polling stations across the country compared to 928,000 set up during the last Lok Sabha election in 2014.

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