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Bettiah

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Winner — 2010

RENU DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.6%IND 12.5%16 others 48.0%
Votes
42,010
39.6% share
Winning margin
28,789
27.1% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
55.3%
of 1,92,145

Bettiah is a safe seat — RENU DEVI won by 27.1%.

Seat history

8 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2010

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RENU DEVI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
42,01039.6%
2
ANIL KUMAR JHA
IND
13,22112.4%
3
MADAN MOHAN TIWARI
INC
INC
12,49911.8%
4
VIRVAL YADAV
LJP
11,51110.8%
5
RAMASHANKAR PRASAD KUSHAWAHA
IND
5,5805.3%
6
SHAMBHU PRASAD GUPTA
IND
3,7133.5%
7
PARWEZ ALAM
NCP
2,9322.8%
8
JAWAHAR GUPTA
IND
2,3702.2%
9
RANJIT GIRI
CPI
2,2032.1%
10
RAJESH KUMAR
BSP
BSP
1,7911.7%
11
MD ALAMGIR AFTAB
IND
1,5511.5%
12
PRAMOD SAH
SJP(R)
1,2161.1%
13
CHANDRIKA SAHNI
JPS
1,1781.1%
14
MAHFUZ ALAM
IND
1,1621.1%
15
ISHTAKHAR HUSEN
IND
1,0921.0%
16
VINDESHWARI SAH
IND
9860.9%
17
SURENDRA RAM
IJP
6780.6%
18
SHYAM CHANDRA GUPT
JMM
4700.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (131st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 37.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
131st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
211th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.6%IND 12.4%INC 11.8%LJP 10.8%IND 5.3%OTH 20.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 Cr

A 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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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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