Samastipur is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar in India. The district headquarters are located at Samastipur. The district occupies an area of 2904km² and has a population of 27,16,929 (as of 2001 Census).
History
As per district Gazetteers, Darbhanga, pages 33 to 34 Darbhanga under the Oinwaras (1325-1525 AD), After a temporary period of instability, Darbhanga came under the control of the Oinwaras, also known as the Kameshwara Thakur or Sugauna Dynasty. These Hindu Chiefs were left undisturbed by the Muslim conquerors, who has by now conquered the whole of Mithila and whose exploits are indicated. The Oinwara Dynasty is noted for their encouragement of leaning and fine arts and their court served as the centre of Sanskrit belle's letters and philosophy. Among the prominent scholars of age were Gadadhara, Sankara, Vachaspati Mishra, Vidyapati, Amartakara and Amiykara. Kameshwara, the founder of dynasty, was resident of village Oini, near Pusa Road, in the District of Darbhanga. When Hazi Ilyas of Bengal divided Torhut into two parts, the Oinwara Raja shifted his Capital to Sugauna near Madhubani. The southern part of the district was under Hazi Ilyas and the northern part under the Oinwaras. The modern subdivision of Samastipur (originally Shamsuddinpur) was founded by Hazi Shamsuddin Ilyas of West Bengal.
As per district Gazetteers, Darbhanga, pages 33 to 34 Darbhanga under the Oinwaras (1325-1525 AD), After a temporary period of instability, Darbhanga came under the control of the Oinwaras, also known as the Kameshwara Thakur or Sugauna Dynasty. These Hindu Chiefs were left undisturbed by the Muslim conquerors, who has by now conquered the whole of Mithila and whose exploits are indicated. The Oinwara Dynasty is noted for their encouragement of leaning and fine arts and their court served as the centre of Sanskrit belle's letters and philosophy. Among the prominent scholars of age were Gadadhara, Sankara, Vachaspati Mishra, Vidyapati, Amartakara and Amiykara. Kameshwara, the founder of dynasty, was resident of village Oini, near Pusa Road, in the District of Darbhanga. When Hazi Ilyas of Bengal divided Torhut into two parts, the Oinwara Raja shifted his Capital to Sugauna near Madhubani. The southern part of the district was under Hazi Ilyas and the northern part under the Oinwaras. The modern subdivision of Samastipur (originally Shamsuddinpur) was founded by Hazi Shamsuddin Ilyas of West Bengal.
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 133 Warisnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Samastipur municipality, Samastipur community development block; and Shahpur Baghauni, Bherokhara, Tajpur, Adharpur and Baghi gram panchayats of Tajpur CD Block. In Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015, Samastipur will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Akhtarul Islam Sahin of RJD won the Samstipur seat defeating his nearest rival Ramnath Thakur of Janata Dal (United)|JD(U). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Ramnath Thakur of JD(U) defeated Nizam Ahmed of RJD in October 2005, Shahid Ahmed of RJD in February 2005 and Ashok Singh of RJD in 2000. Ashok Singh of Janata Dal defeated Shahid Hushan Khan of BPP in 1995 and Visheshwar Rai of Indian National Congress in 1990. Ashok Singh of Lok Dal defeated Jai Narain Rai of Congress in 1985. Karpoori Thakur of Janata Party (SC) defeated Chandra Shekhar Verma of Congress(I) in 1980. Chandra Sekhar Singh of Janata Party defeated Ram Chandra Rai of Congress in 1977.
Armed miscreants gunned down a 46-year-old man over a love marriage dispute while he was asleep at Madhopur village under Mohanpur police station area of Samastipur district on Sunday night.
... in Samastipur district, Chauhan participated in the 101st birth anniversary celebration of socialist icon and former CM Karpoori Thakur, who was conferred with the Bharat Ratna last year.
... district education officer (DEO) Rajnee Kant Praveen in Bettiah - where he is posted - as well as Samastipur, Madhubani and Darbhanga districts in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
... birth anniversary celebrations of the socialist icon, who was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna last year by the Union government, at Karpoorigram in Samastipur district, around 70km from Patna.
... in Samastipur district, the birthplace of former CM and Bharat Ratna awardee Karpoori Thakur, where a function was organised to commemorate the popular socialist leader on his 101st birth anniversary.
... in Samastipur district, the birthplace of former CM and Bharat Ratna awardee Karpoori Thakur, where a function was organised to commemorate the popular socialist leader on his 101st birth anniversary.
A forensic team from Patna also came ... The Barh-Mokama area of rural Patna bordering Begusarai, Samastipur and Nalanda district, is known for its fertile agricultural land and high-quality pulse cultivation, but it also has a long history of gang wars.
... — as well as Samastipur, Madhubani and Darbhanga districts in connection with a disproportionate assets case ... So far, he has served as an education officer in Darbhanga, Samastipur and other districts.
Speaking to the media in Bihar’s Samastipur district, Jha explained that Rahul Gandhi raised concerns about the lack of follow-up on the caste survey findings in Bihar ... “Unfortunately, this BJP-JDU government has stalled the process ... .
