BETTIAH
Constituency no. 2 in Bihar · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Bihar also has an assembly constituency called BETTIAH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2004
RAGHUNATH JHA
RJD
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 2004
24,671
4.33% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPMADAN PRASAD JAISWAL
- Votes
- 1,86,919
- Vote share
- 32.80%
- Behind by
- 24,671
Electors
12,78,163
Total votes polled
5,69,909
Valid votes
5,69,909
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.6%
Full result, 2004
14 candidates · 5,69,909 valid votes
RAGHUNATH JHARJDwon
2,11,590
37.1%
MADAN PRASAD JAISWALBJP
1,86,919
32.8%
RAMCHANDRA SAHANICPI
47,841
8.4%
RAJAN TIWARIIND
32,759
5.8%
FAIYAZUL AZAMBSP
32,289
5.7%
PRAKASH JHAIND
25,978
4.6%
DHARMESH PRASAD VERMASJPR
7,935
1.4%
VIRENDRA PRASAD GUPTACPI(ML)(L)
6,161
1.1%
AKBAR HUSAININD
5,714
1.0%
NASIM AHMADSP
4,151
0.7%
RAHMAT ALIIND
3,537
0.6%
NAFIS AHMADIND
2,059
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | RAGHUNATH JHA | RJD | 2,11,590 | 37.13% | MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | 24,671 |
| 1999 | Dr Madan Prasad Jaiswal | BJP | 3,43,027 | 49.78% | Mataur Rahman | 39,650 |
| 1998 | DR.MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | BJP | 3,01,388 | 43.66% | MOTIURRAHMAN | 41,901 |
| 1996 | MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL | BJP | 3,15,899 | 50.57% | NASIM AHMAD | 51,489 |
| 1991 | FAIYAZULAZAM | JD | 2,83,073 | 54.52% | MADAN PRA. JAISWAL | 98,358 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above