Bettiah Lok Sabha Election Result 2004

Bihar · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 2004 GEN

Raghunath Jha of Rashtriya Janata Dal won the Bettiah Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar in the 2004 general election, with a winning margin of 24,671 votes (4.30%).

14 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 1,278,163 registered electors and 569,868 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 44.60%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.

Winner Rashtriya Janata Dal

Raghunath Jha

Rashtriya Janata Dal

Victory Margin
24,671
Margin %
4.30%
Total Electors
1,278,163
Votes Polled
569,868
Turnout
44.60%
Candidates
14
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Bihar
Constituency Number
554
Election Type
Lok Sabha (Parliament)
Election Year
2004
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Raghunath Jha

Rashtriya Janata Dal

211,590
37.10%
Male
#2
Madan Prasad Jaiswal

Bharatiya Janata Party

186,919
32.80%
Male
#3
Ramchandra Sahani

Communist Party Of India

47,841
8.40%
Male
#4
Rajan Tiwari

Independent

32,759
5.70%
Male
#5
Faiyazul Azam

Bahujan Samaj Party

32,289
5.70%
Male
#6
Prakash Jha

Independent

25,978
4.60%
Male
#7
Dharmesh Prasad Verma

Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA)

7,935
1.40%
Male
#8
Virendra Prasad Gupta

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)

6,161
1.10%
Male
#9
Akbar Husain

Independent

5,714
1.00%
Male
#10
Nasim Ahmad

Samajwadi Party

4,151
0.70%
Male
#11
Rahmat Ali

Independent

3,537
0.60%
Male
#12
Nafis Ahmad

Independent

2,059
0.40%
Male
#13
Diwakar Mani Tripathi

Independent

1,538
0.30%
Male
#14
Krishn Nand Prasad

Independent

1,438
0.30%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Raghunath Jha Rashtriya Janata Dal 211,590 37.10%
2 Madan Prasad Jaiswal Bharatiya Janata Party 186,919 32.80%
3 Ramchandra Sahani Communist Party Of India 47,841 8.40%
4 Rajan Tiwari Independent 32,759 5.70%
5 Faiyazul Azam Bahujan Samaj Party 32,289 5.70%
6 Prakash Jha Independent 25,978 4.60%
7 Dharmesh Prasad Verma Samajwadi Janata Party (RASHTRIYA) 7,935 1.40%
8 Virendra Prasad Gupta Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) 6,161 1.10%
9 Akbar Husain Independent 5,714 1.00%
10 Nasim Ahmad Samajwadi Party 4,151 0.70%
11 Rahmat Ali Independent 3,537 0.60%
12 Nafis Ahmad Independent 2,059 0.40%
13 Diwakar Mani Tripathi Independent 1,538 0.30%
14 Krishn Nand Prasad Independent 1,438 0.30%

Bettiah — 2004 Election Analysis

In the 2004 Lok Sabha election, Raghunath Jha of Rashtriya Janata Dal secured victory in the Bettiah constituency (Bihar) with a margin of 24,671 votes.

Out of 1,278,163 registered electors, 569,868 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 44.60%. A total of 14 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.

India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Raghunath Jha (Rashtriya Janata Dal) won the Bettiah Lok Sabha seat in 2004.

The margin was 24,671 votes (4.30%%).

The voter turnout in Bettiah for the 2004 Lok Sabha election was 44.60%%.

14 candidates contested from Bettiah constituency in the 2004 Lok Sabha election.

Bettiah is a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.