# Bettiah Assembly constituency

Bettiah Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Paschim Champaran district in the Indian state of Bihar. In 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Bettiah will be one of the 36 seats to have VVPAT enabled electronic voting machines.

## Overview

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 8. Bettiah Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Bettiah community development block; and Mohaddipur, Majhaulia, Parsa, Bahuarawa, Gudara, Jaukatia, Bakharia, Rulahi, Rajabhar, Karamawa, Lal Saraiya, Ramnagar Bankat, Amawa Majhar, Majharia Sheikh, Ahawar Kuria, Madhopur, Senuwaria and Bishambharpur gram panchayats of Majhaulia CD Block.
Bettiah Assembly constituency is part of 2. Paschim Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency). It was earlier part of Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Name | Party |
| 1952 | Prajapati Mishra | Indian National Congress |
| 1952^ | Ketaki Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Jay Narayan Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Jagannath Pd. Swatantra | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Jay Narayan Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | H.P. Shahi | Independent |
| 1969 | Gauri Shankar Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Krishna Mohan Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Gauri Shankar Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Gauri Shankar Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Gauri Shankar Pandey | Indian National Congress |
| 1990 | Madan Prasad Jaiswal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1995 | Birval Yadava | Janata Dal |
| 2000 | Renu Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2005 | Renu Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2005 | Renu Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2010 | Renu Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2015 | Madan Mohan Tiwari | Indian National Congress |
| 2020 | Renu Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2020

Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Bettiah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Renu Devi | 84,496 | 52.83 |
| | INC | Madan Mohan Tiwari | 66,417 | 41.53 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,017 | 1.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,079 | 11.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,59,932 | 56.26 |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bettiah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Madan Mohan Tiwari | 66,786 | 45.26 |
| | BJP | Renu Devi | 64,466 | 43.69 |
| | Independent | Sameer Hasan | 2,851 | 1.93 |
| | none of the above | None Of The Above | 1,918 | 1.30 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,320 | 1.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,836 | 59.35 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 2010

2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Bettiah :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Renu Devi | 42,010 | 39.57 |
| | Independent | Anil Kumar Jha | 13,221 | 12.45 |
| | INC | Madan Mohan Tiwari | 12,499 | 11.77 |
| | LJP | Virval Yadav | 11,511 | 10.84 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,789 | 27.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,06,163 | 55.25 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |