Bettiah Election Result 2025 Highlights: BJP's Renu Devi wins key seat by 22,373 votes margin

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BJP candidate and incumbent Renu Devi has won the Bettiah assembly seat on November 14 with 91,907 votes. She beat opposition Congress leader Washi Ahmad by a margin of 22,737 votes.

As of 5 pm on November 14, BJP's Renu Devi has gained 91,621 votes, according to ECI data. She is leading against Congress candidate Washi Ahmad by a margin of 22,363 votes and looks set to regain the seat.

Majority mark in the Bihar assembly election results is 212 seats, at 4.25 pm on November 14, EC data showed the ruling NDA leading in over 200 seats. The opposition Mahagathbandhan is leading in 54 seats.

Among the seats already declared include six won by the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U), and two won by the alliance partner BJP.

BJP's Renu Devi has maintained her lead in round 21 of counting with 85,112 votes, according to ECI data. She is leading against Congress candidate Washi Ahmad by a margin of 17,975 votes. With only three more rounds of counting left, the incumbent leader looks set to win the Bettiah assembly seat again.

In a major shift away from the last political performance in Bihar, the Tejasvi Yadav-led RJD has faced a dramatic set back in the 2025 assembly elections. While it was the single largest party in Bihar in the last polls, this time the BJP has swept 95 seats, with Nitish Kumar's JD(U) securing another 85.

Bettiah assembly seat vote count update:

• BJP's Rebu Devi leading with 70,243 votes (12,679 margin)
• Congress' Washi Ahmad trailing with 57,564 votes.
• Independent candidate Rohit Kumar Sikaria — 21,840 votes.
• Jan Suraaj Party's Anil Kumar Singh — 4,375 votes.
• Sudharwadi Party's Satish Kumar — 897 votes.
• Jagrook Janta Party's Chhahu Sharma — 607 votes.
• None of the Above aka NOTA — 1,465 votes (68,778 vote margin)

BJP's Renu Devi has maintained her first place in round 18 of counting with 65,718 votes, according to ECI data. She is leading against Congress candidate Washi Ahmad by a margin of 11,322 votes. With only seven more rounds of counting left, the incumbent leader looks set to win the Bettiah assembly seat again.

Bihar saw milestone voter turnout in the 2025 assembly elections, as 65.08% and 68.76% of eligible voters casting their ballots on 6 November (first phase) and 11 November (second phase), respectively.

Notably, turnout in the first phase was record-breaking and the highest in Bihar’s electoral history.

The 2025 Bihar assembly election results are likely to be declared by 7 pm today, on November 14, 2025. However, the EC has not set a deadline for vote count, which began at 8 am.

BJP's Renu Devi keeps first place in round 15 of counting with 51,613 votes, according to ECI data. She is leading against Congress candidate Washi Ahmad by 7,458 votes.

Early data from EC show that NDA in clear majority with BJP and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) holding leads in key seats, paving the way for a possible 10th term as Bihar Chief Minister for the politician.

In contrast, Tejashwi Yadav’s RJD seems to have lost ground even in strongholds such as Raghopur, early trends showed.

BJP's Renu Devi has a 6,152 vote lead over Congress candidate Washi Ahmad in round 13 of counting with total of 43,470 votes, according to ECI data.

The ruling NDA is leading in 197 seats in Bihar, while the opposition Mahagatbandhan is leading in 54 seats, according to Election Commission trends at 1.05 pm on November 14.

Among parties, BJP is leading in in 85 seats, while Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) was ahead on 76 seats, and Lalu Prasad-led Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leads in 34 seats.

Speaking to ANI in Bettiah, BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal expressed confidence in an NDA victory in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections.

“I was saying from the start that NDA will win elections with a thumping majority. The picture is almost clear. The NDA will form the government with a huge majority. Mahagathbandhan only made claims. They raised slogans like ‘Shahabuddin-Taslimuddin amar rahe’. This made the people realise that RJD will not leave support of criminals,” he said.

BJP has emerged as the single largest party with leads in 87 seats, according to EC data. The NDA is closing in on the 200-seat mark in Bihar.

BJP's Renu Devi continues to lead over Congress candidate Washi Ahmad in round 11 of counting with 33,381 votes, according to ECI data.

The majority mark in Bihar assembly elections is 122 seats. Voting took place in two phases on November 6 and 11, with the state recording one of its highest voter turnouts in history.

A majority of the exit polls after the Bihar assembly election voting have called a win for the incumbent NDA. However, one has predicted a close fight between the ruling alliance and the opposition's Mahagathbandhan.

The exit polls in Bihar have historically been inaccurate.

The NDA is showcasing commanding victory in Bihar, leading in 191 seats — far past the 122 majority mark — according to early EC trends. As opposed to this, the Mahagathbandhan is trailing heavily, ahead in only 48 of the 243 Assembly seats.

BJP's Renu Devi has overtaken Congress candidate Washi Ahmad in round nine of counting with 25,908 votes, according to ECI data.

The candidates in the fray from Bettiah includes BJP's incumbent Renu Devi, Congress' Washi Ahmad, and Jan Suraaj Party's Anil Kumar Singh, among others.

In seven districts of Bihar, the voter turnout from women was 14 percentage points and higher during the assembly elections on November 11, as per EC data.

Further, in another 10 other districts too, women outdid men with a gap of over 10 percentage points.

Capital Patna was the only district that recorded more turnout of men than women.

Congress candidate Washi Ahmad is leading against incumbent BJP leader Renu Devi by 1,068 votes in Bettiah assembly constituency after rounding 7 of counting.

According to data on the EC website, Ahmad is leading with 19,744 votes, while Renu Devi is trailing with 18,676 votes, as of 11 am.

According to the Election Commission's official press note, 2,616 candidates and 12 recognised political parties took part in the two-phase elections on 6 and 11 November, with no requests for re-polling in any constituency.

INC's Washi Ahmad is leading after round five of counting with 15,215 votes, according to ECI data.

After round four of vote counting, INC's Washi Ahmad leads in the Bettiah constituency with 11,894 votes.

TheThe two-phase Bihar elections on 6 November and 11 November recorded a voter turnout of 67.13%, the highest since 1951. Women's participation was at 71.6%, the highest in the state's history.

After round 2 of vote counting, BJP's Renu Devi has maintained the lead in Bettiah constituency with 6,023 votes.

BJP national spokesperson Tuhin A Sinha told ANI, "This is as per our expectations. Voting was done against Jungle Raj. Our M-Y Factor - Mahila (Women) and Yuva (Youth) is more impactful than their (Mahagathbandhan) M-Y Factor. It is unfortunate that RJD people are threatening and trying to turn Bihar into Nepal and Bangladesh...I think we will get more than 160-170 seats."

According to ECI data, at around 9 am, BJP's Renu Devi is leading in the Bettiah constituency with 2,811 votes.

BJP is leading in 5 seats and RJD in 2, as per the early trends of the Election Commission.

Bihar Minister Ashok Chaudhary told ANI, "Nitish Kumar is going to become the Chief Minister. The people who used to marginalise Nitish Kumar have now understood what Nitish Kumar is..."

According to reports, the NDA is currently leading in four seats, while the MGB is leading in one seat.

The Election Commission has begun vote counting for the Bihar polls 2025.

The vote counting will begin at 8 am on Friday, November 14.

BJP’s Renu Devi won with 84,496 votes (52.83%) in the 2020 Assembly elections, beating Congress candidate Madan Mohan Tiwari, who received 66,417 votes (41.53%).

The Election Commission has set up over 4,372 counting tables, 243 Returning Officers, and 18,000 counting agents for the Bihar Election 2025 vote counting. VVPAT verification will be conducted for five polling stations per constituency.

The primary competition is between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Mahagathbandhan in the Bihar Assembly Elections.

The NDA includes the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha.

The Mahagathbandhan led by Rashtriya Janata Dal includes the Congress party, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML) led by Deepankar Bhattacharya, the Communist Party of India (CPI), the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), and Mukesh Sahani's Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP).

The two-phase Bihar elections held on 6 November and 11 November saw a record voter turnout of 67.13%, the highest since 1951. The participation rate among women voters was 71.6 per cent, marking the highest in the state's history.

The Bihar Legislative Assembly has 243 seats, hence the majority mark is 122 seats, which is the minimum number a party or alliance needs to form the government.

In the 2015 Assembly election, Madan Mohan Tiwari from the Indian National Congress secured the Bettiah seat.

The vote counting for all 243 assembly seats is expected to commence at 8:00 am today. The postal ballot counting will begin first, followed by the counting of EVMs at 8:30 am.

In Bihar's Bettiah constituency, the main candidates for the Assembly elections include Renu Devi from the BJP, Washi Ahmed from the INC, Anil Kumar Singh representing the Jan Suraaj Party, among others.