Mahnar Assembly constituency
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Mahnar is an assembly constituency in Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 129 Mahnar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Mahnar community development block; Borhan urf Rasulpur Gaus, Basantpur, Mohiuddinpur Garahi, Harprasad, Mahipura, Sohrathi, Mahisaur, Chandsarai, Dihbuchauli, Peerapur, Rasalpur Purushottam, Bishunpur Bedauliya, Saiyad Mahammad urf Salha, Khopi, Arniyan, Hazrat Jandaha, Bahsi Saidpur, Mukundpur Bhath and Loma gram panchayats of Jandaha community development block.
Mahnar Assembly constituency is part of No. 21 Hajipur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Deep Narayan Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Banarsi Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Muneshwar Prasad Singh | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 1969 | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 1972 | Socialist Party | ||
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Munshilal Rai | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Lok Dal | ||
| 1990 | Muneshwar Prasad Singh | Socialist Party-Lohia | |
| 1995 | Munshilal Rai | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Rama Kishore Singh | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | Lok Janshakti Party | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | Achyutanand Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2015 | Umesh Kushwaha | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2020 | Bina Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| 2025 | Umesh Kushwaha | Janata Dal (United) |
Election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Umesh Singh Kushwaha | 98,050 | 48.59 | +16.05 | |
| RJD | Ravindra Kumar Singh | 59,492 | 29.48 | −7.86 | |
| Independent | Sanjay Kumar Ray | 14,153 | 7.01 | ||
| Independent | Vipin Kumar | 7,657 | 3.79 | ||
| JSP | Dr. Rajesh Kumar | 4,512 | 2.24 | ||
| RLJP | Achutanand | 2,554 | 1.27 | ||
| Independent | Subodh Singh | 2,029 | 1.01 | ||
| Independent | Ramesh Sahni | 1,974 | 0.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,321 | 0.65 | −2.06 | |
| Majority | 38,558 | 19.11 | +14.31 | ||
| Turnout | 201,787 | 66.94 | +12.56 | ||
| JD(U) gain from RJD | Swing |
2020
In 2015 Janata Dal (United) deflected from the National Democratic Alliance and allied with its chief rival Rashtriya Janata Dal to form a coalition called Mahagathbandhan. In the elections to Mahnar constituency in 2015 Umesh Kushwaha of JD (U) defeated Achyutanand Singh with a large margin of 27000 votes. However, in 2020 Umesh Kushwaha lost to Bina Singh, the wife of Rama Kishore Singh who contested the 2020 election on Rashtriya Janata Dal symbol.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJD | Bina Singh | 61,721 | 37.34 | ||
| JD(U) | Umesh Singh Kushwaha | 53,774 | 32.54 | 14.58 | |
| LJP | Rabindra Kr. Singh | 31,315 | 18.95 | ||
| RLSP | Triveni Kumar Choudhary | 2,547 | 1.54 | ||
| Sathi Aur Aapka Faisala Party | Shyam Babu Singh | 1,960 | 1.19 | ||
| Janshakti Vikas Party (Democratic) | Hareram Kumar | 1,840 | 1.11 | ||
| JAP(L) | Raghupati Singh | 1,507 | 0.91 | 2.75 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,481 | 2.71 | 1.66 | |
| Majority | 7,947 | 4.8 | 13.05 | ||
| Turnout | 165,274 | 54.38 | 0.09 | ||
| RJD gain from JD(U) | Swing |
2015
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Umesh Singh Kushwaha | 69,825 | 47.12 | ||
| BJP | Dr. Achuta Nand | 43,370 | 29.27 | ||
| JAP(L) | Amod Kumar Ray | 5,425 | 3.66 | ||
| Independent | Rabindra Kumar Singh | 2,881 | 1.94 | ||
| BSP | Braj Nandan Kumar Singh | 2,777 | 1.87 | ||
| Rastriya Sadabahar Party | Ram Sagar Hajra | 2,733 | 1.84 | ||
| LKD | Sanjit Thakur | 2,601 | 1.76 | ||
| Independent | Arjun Das | 2,307 | 1.56 | ||
| Independent | Annpurna Singh | 1,993 | 1.34 | ||
| Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party | Kundan Kumar | 1,598 | 1.08 | ||
| Independent | Mahesh Paswan | 1,546 | 1.04 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,561 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 26,455 | 17.85 | |||
| Turnout | 148,186 | 54.29 |
2010
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Achyutanand Singh of BJP won the Mahnar assembly seat defeating Rama Kishore Singh of LJP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Rama Kishore Singh of LJP defeated Munshilal Rai of RJD in October 2005 and February 2005. Rama Kishore Singh of JD(U) defeated Munshilal Rai of RJD in 2000. Munshilal Rai of JD defeated Rama Kishore Singh, Independent, in 1995. Muneshwar Prasad Singh of SOP(L) defeated Raghupati of JD in 1990. Munshilal Rai of LD defeated Mithleshwar Prasad of Congress in 1985. Munshilal Rai of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Ram Prasad Singh of Congress in 1980. Muneshwar Prasad Singh of JP defeated Akhilesh Kumar Ray of Congress in 1977.
External links
- . eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.