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Winner — 1952 by-elections

KETAKI DEVI
Elected unopposed— the sole nominated candidate won without a contest, so no poll was held.
Votes
— share
Winning margin
no contest
Total candidates
1

Bettiah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than — votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

1 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KETAKI DEVI
00.0%

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.

Average turnout (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safeNOT REPORTED
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.6% · max 57.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
76th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
217th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
13 seats · 7 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

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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