BETTIAH
Assembly seat no. 8 in Bihar · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
Bihar also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BETTIAH. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 2025
Renu Devi
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2025
22,373
11.39% of valid votes
Result, 2025
Runner-up
INCWashi Ahmad
- Votes
- 69,534
- Vote share
- 35.39%
- Behind by
- 22,373
Electors
2,92,087
Total votes polled
1,96,464
Valid votes
1,96,464
NOTA votes
1,981
1.01% of votes polled
Turnout
67.3%
Full result, 2025
6 candidates · 1,96,464 valid votes
Renu DeviBJPwon
91,907
46.8%
Washi AhmadINC
69,534
35.4%
Rohit Kumar SikariaIND
24,665
12.6%
Anil Kumar SinghJNSRJP
6,297
3.2%
Satish KumarSUDRWDP
1,300
0.7%
Chhathu SharmaJRJP
780
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Renu Devi | BJP | 91,907 | 46.78% | Washi Ahmad | 22,373 |
| 2020 | Renu Devi | BJP | 84,496 | 52.83% | Madan Mohan Tiwari | 18,079 |
| 2015 | MADAN MOHAN TIWARI | INC | 66,786 | 45.26% | RENU DEVI | 2,320 |
| 2010 | RENU DEVI | BJP | 42,010 | 39.57% | ANIL KUMAR JHA | 28,789 |
| Nov 2005 | RENU DEVI | BJP | 55,184 | 47.87% | MOHAMMAD SHAMIM AKTHAR | 16,466 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
