Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Bettiah

Faiyazulazam (JD) won by 98,358 votes (18.9%).

Electors
9,20,104
Votes polled
5,30,880
Valid votes
Turnout
57.7%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1991 national median: 18.9% (median 10.9%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1991 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 1991
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1FaiyazulazamWinnerJD2,83,07354.5%
2Madan Pra. JaiswalBJP1,84,71535.6%
3Sahir AhmadINC29,4545.7%
4Dharmesh Prasad VermaJP14,0722.7%
5Prem Chandra HazraIND1,2460.2%
6Ajoy KumarBSP1,1760.2%
7Prem Kumar JaiswalIND1,1690.2%
8Arjun PandeyICS(SCS)9870.2%
9Prabhu MishraIND9510.2%
10Sahjada MainuddinIND3270.1%
11Shambhu Prasad YadavIND3110.1%
12Nathuni KaurIND2870.1%
13Rajdeo TiwaryIND2370.0%
14Shambhu PrasadIND2250.0%
15Soogriva BhagatIND1840.0%
16Samsuddin MianIND1750.0%
17Maya Devi Gupta (w)IND1590.0%
18Sahid MianIND1440.0%
19Raghunath SahDDP1380.0%
20Hari Sankar SharmaIND1040.0%
21Rameshwar RautIND630.0%

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