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Bihar · PC 2 · 1989
Bettiah
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
DHARMESH PRASSAD VERMA
JD· National Front
JD 40.2%CPI 30.9%12 others 28.8%
Votes
2,09,009
40.9% share
Winning margin
48,348
9.5% of votes
Total votes cast
5,19,407
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARMESH PRASSAD VERMA | 2,09,009 | 40.9% | |
| 2 | ABDUL MOGANI KAIFI | 1,60,661 | 31.5% | |
| 3 | MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY | 1,07,990 | 21.1% | |
| 4 | AVADH KISHOR SAHA | IND | 16,928 | 3.3% |
| 5 | JAYA PRAKASH | 5,948 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | RAGHUNATH SAHA | 2,177 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | DEV NARAYAN PRASSAD SASTRI | IND | 1,844 | 0.4% |
| 8 | RAJINDRA PRASAD | IND | 1,294 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHIVAJI ARYA | LKD(B) | 1,239 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAMESHVAR MISRA | IND | 1,020 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MANJUR KHAN | IND | 853 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RAGHUNATH GUPTA | IND | 678 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MAYADEVI GUPTA | IND | 625 | 0.1% |
| 14 | HARISANKAR DUBE | IND | 281 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 4.3% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
7th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
36th of 40How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 40.9%CPI 31.5%INC 21.1%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%
Figures are for Pashchim Champaran, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.