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Bihar · PC 2 · 1996
Bettiah
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL
BJP· BJP
BJP 50.0%JD 41.9%18 others 8.1%
Votes
3,15,899
50.6% share
Winning margin
51,489
8.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,31,754
Candidates
20
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | 3,15,899 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | NASIM AHMAD | 2,64,410 | 42.3% | |
| 3 | MANOJ PANDEY | 19,921 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | VIRENDRA PRASAD GUPTA | CPI(ML)(L) | 4,768 | 0.8% |
| 5 | RAMJI SHARMA | IND | 4,280 | 0.7% |
| 6 | MADHURANJAN VERMA | IND | 2,841 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SUBHASH CHANDRA KUSHWAHA | 2,042 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | RAMESH PRASAD | IND | 2,041 | 0.3% |
| 9 | NAGINA YADAV | IND | 1,887 | 0.3% |
| 10 | DHURUP SAHA | IND | 1,446 | 0.2% |
| 11 | DASHRATH RAM | IND | 1,345 | 0.2% |
| 12 | DEVI SHANKAR PRASAD | IND | 1,099 | 0.2% |
| 13 | UDAY PRASAD | IND | 573 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAM BABU KUMAR | AIIC(T) | 493 | 0.1% |
| 15 | LACHHUMAN RAI | IND | 488 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RAJENDRA SAH | IND | 348 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAVINDRA PANDEY | IND | 297 | 0.1% |
| 18 | TARKESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 240 | 0.0% |
| 19 | SUMAN KUMAR | IND | 146 | 0.0% |
| 20 | HARENDRA YADAV | IND | 117 | 0.0% |
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
safe8.2%
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
BJP 50.6%JD 42.3%OTH 7.1%
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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