GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Bettiah
K. N. Tiwari (INC) won by 45,483 votes (19.8%).
- Electors
- 4,84,032
- Votes polled
- 2,39,262
- Valid votes
- 2,29,265
- Turnout
- 49.4%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1967-02-15
Margin vs 1967 national median: 19.8% (median 11.7%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1967 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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. N. TiwariWinner | INC | 78,294 | 34.2% |
| 2 | J. K. Shukla | SSP | 32,811 | 14.3% |
| 3 | R. Singh | BJS | 31,472 | 13.7% |
| 4 | M. D. Puri | IND | 26,507 | 11.6% |
| 5 | N. L. Singh | IND | 21,236 | 9.3% |
| 6 | C. B. M. Misra | SWA | 20,901 | 9.1% |
| 7 | S. P. Jhunjhunwala | IND | 12,901 | 5.6% |
| 8 | V. P. Thakur | IND | 5,143 | 2.2% |
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