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.[1][2]
| Bettiah | |
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| Constituency No. 8 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Paschim Champaran |
| LS constituency | 2. Paschim Champaran |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party |  BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2020 |
| Preceded by | Madan Mohan Tiwari,  INC |
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.[3]
Bettiah Assembly constituency is part of 2. Paschim Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[3] It was earlier part of Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Prajapati Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1952^ | Ketaki Devi | ||
| 1957 | Jay Narayan Prasad | ||
| Jagannath Pd. Swatantra | |||
| 1962 | Jay Narayan Prasad | ||
| 1967 | H.P. Shahi | Independent | |
| 1969 | Gauri Shankar Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Krishna Mohan Pandey | ||
| 1977 | Gauri Shankar Pandey | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Madan Prasad Jaiswal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1995 | Birval Yadava | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Renu Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Madan Mohan Tiwari | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 | Renu Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2020
| 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 | 18,079 | 11.30 | |||
| Turnout | 1,59,932 | 56.26 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2015
| 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 | 2,320 | 1.57 | |||
| Turnout | 1,47,836 | 59.35 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2010
| 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 | 28,789 | 27.12 | |||
| Turnout | 1,06,163 | 55.25 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
References
External links
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.