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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1967
Bettiah
Winner — 1967
H.P. SHAHI
IND
IND 40.7%INC 24.3%7 others 35.1%
Votes
18,081
40.7% share
Winning margin
7,297
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
54.9%
of 80,996
Bettiah is a safe seat — H.P. SHAHI won by 16.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.P. SHAHI | IND | 18,081 | 40.7% |
| 2 | S.P. VERMA | INC | 10,784 | 24.3% |
| 3 | M.L. SINGHANIA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 8,237 | 18.5% |
| 4 | G. RAI | Swatantra Party | 3,078 | 6.9% |
| 5 | ALLAUDDIN | IND | 1,382 | 3.1% |
| 6 | K. MALL | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1,190 | 2.7% |
| 7 | K. PRASAD | IND | 791 | 1.8% |
| 8 | A. KHAIR | Praja Socialist Party | 657 | 1.5% |
| 9 | R.S. ARUNESH | IND | 254 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (131st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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131st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
211th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 40.7%INC 24.3%BJS 18.5%SWA 6.9%OTH 9.6%
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%
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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