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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1985
Bettiah
Winner — 1985
GAURI SHANKER PANDEY
INC· INC
INC 48.0%CPI 22.9%13 others 29.2%
Votes
31,459
48.0% share
Winning margin
16,475
25.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
46.0%
of 1,42,668
Bettiah is a safe seat — GAURI SHANKER PANDEY won by 25.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAURI SHANKER PANDEY | INC | 31,459 | 48.0% |
| 2 | AHMAD ALI | Left | 14,984 | 22.9% |
| 3 | VIJAI KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 6,151 | 9.4% |
| 4 | MAHENDRA | Lok Dal | 5,433 | 8.3% |
| 5 | BABU RAM MANJHI | IND | 2,574 | 3.9% |
| 6 | NEZAMUDDIN MIAN | IND | 1,193 | 1.8% |
| 7 | SHIVNATH TEWARI | IND | 984 | 1.5% |
| 8 | CHHEDI KHAN | IND | 963 | 1.5% |
| 9 | SYED SHAMIN AKHTAR URF SAHARWARDI | IND | 894 | 1.4% |
| 10 | PREM CHANDRA SINGH | IND | 254 | 0.4% |
| 11 | CHANDERESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 216 | 0.3% |
| 12 | MUKTI NATH SAH | IND | 196 | 0.3% |
| 13 | BHOLA PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 98 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BISHWANATH PRASAD | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
| 15 | BAIDYA NATH RAI | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (131st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 37.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
131st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
211th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.0%CPI 22.9%BJP 9.4%LKD 8.3%OTH 11.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
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