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Bihar · PC 2 · 1998
Bettiah
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
DR.MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.2%RJD 37.2%7 others 19.7%
Votes
3,01,388
43.7% share
Winning margin
41,901
6.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,98,213
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR.MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | NDA (NDA) | 3,01,388 | 43.7% |
| 2 | MOTIURRAHMAN | 2,59,487 | 37.6% | |
| 3 | HARENDRA KUMAR | 69,484 | 10.1% | |
| 4 | BIRBAL SHARMA | 42,166 | 6.1% | |
| 5 | M.FAZLULLAH | IND | 6,456 | 0.9% |
| 6 | BABU MAN PATHAK | 4,340 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | SHANKAR PRASAD | IND | 3,761 | 0.5% |
| 8 | JAI JATI PRASAD YADAV | IND | 1,727 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MUNNA SINGH | IND | 1,549 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.1%
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 43.7%RJD 37.6%JD 10.1%CPI 6.1%OTH 2.6%
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
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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.