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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2015
Bettiah
Winner — 2015
MADAN MOHAN TIWARI
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 45.3%BJP 43.7%15 others 11.1%
Votes
66,786
45.3% share
Winning margin
2,320
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
59.2%
of 2,49,093
Bettiah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,320 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADAN MOHAN TIWARI | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 66,786 | 45.3% |
| 2 | RENU DEVI | NDA | 64,466 | 43.7% |
| 3 | SAMEER HASAN | IND | 2,851 | 1.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,918 | 1.3% |
| 5 | MOHAMMAD SAIDULLAH | 1,628 | 1.1% | |
| 6 | LAKSHMI RAM | BSP | 1,553 | 1.1% |
| 7 | PUNYDEO PRASAD | IND | 1,355 | 0.9% |
| 8 | RAMESH CHANDRA SINHA | 1,348 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | SHAMBHU PRASAD GUPTA | 1,237 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | POONAM SINGH ALIAS POONAM SINGH PATEL | IND | 1,178 | 0.8% |
| 11 | AMAR KUMAR KUSHAWAHA | IND | 717 | 0.5% |
| 12 | ARUN YADAV | JAPL | 651 | 0.4% |
| 13 | SHRIKANTI DEVI | RAJPA | 590 | 0.4% |
| 14 | RIZWANULLAH | JDR | 430 | 0.3% |
| 15 | MOHAMMAD FIROJ | GJDS | 328 | 0.2% |
| 16 | ARUN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA | SKLP | 312 | 0.2% |
| 17 | KEDAR PRASAD | NJPI | 215 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (131st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
131st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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211th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.3%BJP 43.7%OTH 9.8%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.53 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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