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, 1996
MADAN PRASAD JAISWAL
BJP
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1996
51,489
8.24% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JDNASIM AHMAD
- Votes
- 2,64,410
- Vote share
- 42.33%
- Behind by
- 51,489
Electors
10,91,777
Total votes polled
6,24,681
Valid votes
6,24,681
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.2%
Full result, 1996
20 candidates · 6,24,681 valid votes
MADAN PRASAD JAISWALBJPwon
3,15,899
50.6%
NASIM AHMADJD
2,64,410
42.3%
MANOJ PANDEYINC
19,921
3.2%
VIRENDRA PRASAD GUPTACPI(ML)(L)
4,768
0.8%
RAMJI SHARMAIND
4,280
0.7%
MADHURANJAN VERMAIND
2,841
0.5%
SUBHASH CHANDRA KUSHWAHABSP
2,042
0.3%
RAMESH PRASADIND
2,041
0.3%
NAGINA YADAVIND
1,887
0.3%
DHURUP SAHAIND
1,446
0.2%
DASHRATH RAMIND
1,345
0.2%
DEVI SHANKAR PRASADIND
1,099
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 20. 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
