Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Bettiah

Bhola Raut (INC) won by 41,790 votes (29.5%).

Electors
3,80,043
Votes polled
1,45,637
Valid votes
1,41,707
Turnout
38.3%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 29.5% (median 12.2%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 1998
Margin · 1999
5.8%(-0.3%)
Turnout
63.4%(-0.2%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
93.8%

Winning margin over time · Bettiah

1962196719711977198019841989199119961998199955%

Candidates

Candidates · Bettiah 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bhola RautWinnerINC79,04355.8%
2Shio PrasadSWA37,25326.3%
3Shattrudhan RamPSP25,41117.9%

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