Elections Archive

GEN · Bihar 1947 1999

Bettiah

Dr.madan Prasad Jaiswal (BJP) won by 41,901 votes (6.1%).

Electors
10,98,319
Votes polled
6,98,213
Valid votes
Turnout
63.6%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 6.1% (median 7.6%). Back to Bihar 1947 1999 · 1998 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 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr.madan Prasad JaiswalWinnerBJP3,01,38843.7%
2MotiurrahmanRJD2,59,48737.6%
3Harendra KumarJD69,48410.1%
4Birbal SharmaCPI42,1666.1%
5M.fazlullahIND6,4560.9%
6Babu Man PathakINC4,3400.6%
7Shankar PrasadIND3,7610.5%
8Jai Jati Prasad YadavIND1,7270.3%
9Munna SinghIND1,5490.2%

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