Samastipur Lok Sabha Constituency Election Results 2019 in Bihar: Ramchandra Paswan of LJP Wins This Seat
Samastipur is one of the key Lok Sabha constituencies of Rajasthan. The voting for the parliamentary polls 2019 on this seat will take place in the fourth phase on April 29.
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 |
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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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