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Samastipur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Samastipur? — Ashwamedh Devi (JD(U)), who won the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 by 13,875 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2025

Ashwamedh Devi

JD(U)
Margin: 13,875Comfortable win

Bihar Assembly Election 2025 — results

Winner

Ashwamedh Devi

JD(U)Comfortable win

votes

95,728

Margin

13,875(7%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Ashwamedh Devi · JD(U)Akhtarul Islam Shahin · RJD
95,72881,853
Candidate (13)votes
  1. 1Ashwamedh Devi✓ WinnerJD(U)95,72848.14%
  2. 2Akhtarul Islam ShahinRJD81,85341.16%
  3. 3Chetna JhambINDDeposit lost6,1933.11%
  4. 4Manoj Kumar SinghJan Suraaj PartyDeposit lost4,9382.48%
  5. 5NOTA4,5272.28%
  6. 6Rajan KumarAAPDeposit lost1,7150.86%
See all candidates (+7)
  1. 7Shivam Kumar RajThe Plurals PartyDeposit lost9390.47%
  2. 8Nitesh Kumar SinhaBharatiya Sampuran Krantikari PartyDeposit lost6840.34%
  3. 9Vinay Kumar RamBSPDeposit lost5910.3%
  4. 10Rakesh KumarSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost4920.25%
  5. 11Dinesh Kumar RayRashtriya Jansambhavna PartyDeposit lost4320.22%
  6. 12Premjeet KumarAadarsh Mithila PartyDeposit lost4310.22%
  7. 13Irshad AhmadApna Kisan PartyDeposit lost3420.17%
Total votes1,98,865

Deposit lost: 10 of 12 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2025

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,75,257

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,98,898

incl. 668 postal

Turnout
72.26%
Polling stations
322

Turnout of men and women

Women74.2%

95,086 of 1,28,233 voted on EVMs

Men70.2%

1,03,143 of 1,47,016 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 8; 1 voted.

  • Candidates12 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit10
  • NOTA4,527
  • Valid votes1,94,338

Women candidates: Ashwamedh Devi, Chetna Jhamb — a woman won this seat.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Samastipur?

Ashwamedh Devi (JD(U)) won Samastipur in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 with 95,728 votes.

What was the winning margin in Samastipur?

Ashwamedh Devi defeated Akhtarul Islam Shahin (RJD) by 13,875 votes.

What was the turnout in Samastipur in 2025?

72.26% — 1,98,898 of 2,75,257 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 74.2%, men's 70.2%.

How many voters does Samastipur have?

2,75,257 electors at the 2025 election — 1,47,016 men, 1,28,233 women, 8 third gender (service voters included), and 322 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Samastipur?

The last general election was completed in November 2025. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2030; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer