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, 2020
Renu Devi
BJP
Elections held
16
1962–2025
Most successful party
BJP
won 7 of 16
Margin, 2020
18,079
11.30% of valid votes
Result, 2020
Runner-up
INCMadan Mohan Tiwari
- Votes
- 66,417
- Vote share
- 41.53%
- Behind by
- 18,079
Electors
2,84,268
Total votes polled
1,59,932
Valid votes
1,59,932
NOTA votes
2,017
1.26% of votes polled
Turnout
56.3%
Full result, 2020
10 candidates · 1,59,932 valid votes
Renu DeviBJPwon
84,496
52.8%
Madan Mohan TiwariINC
66,417
41.5%
Avkash Kumar GuptaTPLRSP
1,559
1.0%
Parwez AlamNCP
1,192
0.8%
Sitaram SahaniRMGP
1,012
0.6%
Sameer HasenIND
981
0.6%
Savita Singh NepaliJAPL
677
0.4%
Nand Lal PrasadAPKSP
610
0.4%
Yuvraj Navin SinghBYPP
546
0.3%
Barkat AhmadJNSNGHDL
425
0.3%
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
