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Bihar · PC 3 · 1967

Bettiah

Winner — Lok Sabha 1967

K. N. TIWARI
INC· INC
INC 32.7%SSP 13.7%6 others 53.6%
Votes
78,294
34.1% share
Winning margin
45,483
19.8% of votes
Total votes cast
2,39,262
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. N. TIWARI
78,29434.1%
2
J. K. SHUKLA
32,81114.3%
3
R. SINGH
31,47213.7%
4
M. D. PURI
IND
26,50711.6%
5
N. L. SINGH
IND
21,2369.3%
6
C. B. M. MISRA
20,9019.1%
7
S. P. JHUNJHUNWALA
IND
12,9015.6%
8
V. P. THAKUR
IND
5,1432.2%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (10th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 1.6% · max 55.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
10th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
25th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.1%SSP 14.3%BJS 13.7%IND 11.6%IND 9.3%SWA 9.1%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️LitchiGI🏺Seep Buttons
Buddhist stupa

Buddhist stupa

🏛️MonumentASI

Buddhist stupa

🏛️

Fort ruins, Sagardih

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort ruins

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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