GEN · Bihar 1947 1999
Bettiah
Kamal Nath Tiwari (INC) won by 1,10,377 votes (55.0%).
- Electors
- 5,49,914
- Votes polled
- 2,04,520
- Valid votes
- 2,00,763
- Turnout
- 37.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 55.0% (median 21.5%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1971 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 | Kamal Nath TiwariWinner | INC | 1,45,965 | 72.7% |
| 2 | Ranvijai Sahi | IND | 35,588 | 17.7% |
| 3 | Ambika Prasad Singh | SSP | 16,121 | 8.0% |
| 4 | Faiazul Azam | IND | 3,089 | 1.5% |
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