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, 2015
MADAN MOHAN TIWARI
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2015
2,320
1.57% of valid votes
Result, 2015
Runner-up
BJPRENU DEVI
- Votes
- 64,466
- Vote share
- 43.69%
- Behind by
- 2,320
Electors
2,49,093
Total votes polled
1,47,563
Valid votes
1,47,563
NOTA votes
1,918
1.30% of votes polled
Turnout
59.2%
Full result, 2015
16 candidates · 1,47,563 valid votes
MADAN MOHAN TIWARIINCwon
66,786
45.3%
RENU DEVIBJP
64,466
43.7%
SAMEER HASANIND
2,851
1.9%
MOHAMMAD SAIDULLAHCPM
1,628
1.1%
LAKSHMI RAMBSP
1,553
1.1%
PUNYDEO PRASADIND
1,355
0.9%
RAMESH CHANDRA SINHASHS
1,348
0.9%
SHAMBHU PRASAD GUPTASP
1,237
0.8%
POONAM SINGH ALIAS POONAM SINGH PATELIND
1,178
0.8%
AMAR KUMAR KUSHAWAHAIND
717
0.5%
ARUN YADAVJAPL
651
0.4%
SHRIKANTI DEVIRAJPA
590
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BETTIAH assembly constituency in 2025?
Renu Devi (BJP) won BETTIAH in 2025, by a margin of 22,373 votes.
Which party has won BETTIAH the most times?
BJP, with 7 of the 16 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has BETTIAH gone to the polls?
16 times, from 1962 to 2025.
Who has won BETTIAH the most times?
RENU DEVI, with 4 wins between 2000 and 2010.
