Bettiah (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Bettiah (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: बेतिया विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) 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 | |
|---|---|
Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
  Bettiah Location in Bihar | |
| Coordinates: 26°48′N 84°30′E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Paschim Champaran |
| Constituency No | 8 |
| Type | Open |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 2. Paschim Champaran |
| Electoral system | First past the post |
Overview
As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 8. Bettiah (Vidhan Sabha 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 (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 2. Paschim Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency).[3] It was earlier part of Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency).
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Prajapati Mishra | Indian National Congress | |
| 1952 (By-Polls) |
Ketaki Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Jaya Narayan Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 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 | Kirshna Mohan Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Gauri Shankar Pandey | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Gauri Shankar Pandey | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 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 | |
| FEB-2005 | Renu Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| NOV-2005 | Renu Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2010 | Renu Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Madan Mohan Tiwari | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 | TBA | ||
Election results
Assembly Elections 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 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,918 | 1.30 | ||
| Majority | 2,320 | 1.57 | |||
| Turnout | 1,47,836 | 59.35 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 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
- "EC move to allay fears about errors in EVMs".
- "General Election to the State Legislative Assembly of Bihar, 2015- Use of EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail System(VVPAT)-reg" (PDF).
- "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 2011-01-10.