Bettiah is an assembly

Vidhan Sabha

The Vidhan Sabha or the Legislative Assembly is the lower house or the sole house of the provincial legislature in the different states of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the union territories, Delhi and Pondicherry...

 constituency in Paschim Champaran district in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

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Extent

As per orders of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, 8. Bettiah (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Bettiah

Bettiah

Bettiah is the headquarters of West Champaran district in the state of Bihar, near the Indo-Nepal border, 225 Kilometres north-west of Patna. Bettiah, pronounced as 'Betiya', derived its name from 'baint'...

 community development block

Community Development Block in India

The Community development block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer...

; 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 panchayat

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

s of Majhaulia CD Block.

Bettiah (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of 2. Paschim Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency)

Paschim Champaran (Lok Sabha constituency)

Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India...

.It was earlier part of Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency)

Bettiah (Lok Sabha constituency)

-Members of Parliament:*1962: Kamal Nath Tewari, Indian National Congress*1967: Kamal Nath Tewari, Indian National Congress*1971: Kamal Nath Tewari, Indian National Congress*1977: Fazlur Rahman, Janata Party*1980: Kedar Pandey, Indian National Congress...

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1977-2010

In the November 2010

Bihar legislative assembly election, 2010

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, October 2005, February 2005 and 2000 state assembly elections, Renu Devi of BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 won the 8 Bettiah assembly seat defeating her nearest rivals, Anil Kumar Jha, Independent, in November 2010, and Md. Shamim Akhtar of Congress

Indian National Congress

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 /Independent in the orther three elections. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Birbal Yadava of JD

Janata Dal

Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...

 defeated Dr. Madan Prasad Jaiswal of BJP in 1995. Dr. Madan Prasad Jaiswal of BJP defeated Nageswar Na. Shahi, Independent, in 1990. Gauri Shanker Pandey of Congress defeated Ahmad Ali of CPI

Communist Party of India

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 in 1985, Sheo Shankar Kanodia, Independent, in 1980 and Madan Lal Sinhania of Janata Party

Janata Party

The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...

in 1977.