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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1990
Bettiah
Winner — 1990
MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL
BJP· BJP
BJP 40.8%IND 34.4%26 others 24.7%
Votes
42,968
40.9% share
Winning margin
6,739
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
57.5%
of 1,83,062
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
28 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | BJP | 42,968 | 40.9% |
| 2 | NAGESHWAR NA. SHAHI | IND | 36,229 | 34.4% |
| 3 | GAURISHANKER PANDEY | INC | 9,320 | 8.9% |
| 4 | AHMAD ALI | Left | 7,041 | 6.7% |
| 5 | SHILENDRA SINHA | National Front | 1,779 | 1.7% |
| 6 | KIRSHNA MO. PANDEY | JNP(JP) | 1,688 | 1.6% |
| 7 | NIZAMUDDIN MIAN | 1,631 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | ADALAT MAHTO | IND | 517 | 0.5% |
| 9 | PARAMJIT SINGH | IND | 396 | 0.4% |
| 10 | ASHOK CHAUDHARY | IND | 372 | 0.3% |
| 11 | HIRDYANAND MISHRA | IND | 357 | 0.3% |
| 12 | ALOK KUMAR | IND | 320 | 0.3% |
| 13 | JAY PRAKASH | 289 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | HARISHANKER SHARMA | IND | 280 | 0.3% |
| 15 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD | LKD(B) | 268 | 0.3% |
| 16 | MADAN PRASAD | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 17 | KAMESHWAR SINGH | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 18 | NASIM AKHTAR | UCPI | 209 | 0.2% |
| 19 | JAMIL | IND | 197 | 0.2% |
| 20 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 164 | 0.2% |
| 21 | GOPAL PRASAD GOR | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RAGHUNANDAN JHA | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 23 | RAMESHWAR PR. GUPTA | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 24 | UMESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 25 | RAVI BHUSHAN TIWARY | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 26 | BHOLA PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 27 | SHIV RAM | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
| 28 | BINOD KR. TIWARY | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
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
lean6.4%
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%
lowerhigher
211th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.9%IND 34.4%INC 8.9%CPI 6.7%OTH 9.2%
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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