Manihari Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Katihar district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is reserved for scheduled tribes now, but earlier was an open seat.

Overview

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 67. Manihari Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: Manihari, Mansahi and Amdabad community development blocks.

Manihari Assembly constituency is part of No 11 Katihar Lok Sabha constituency. Muslims, particularly Shershabadias, are the largest community in this constituency with 41% of the population in 2011. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 7% and 13% of the population in 2011.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearNameParty
1952Parwathi DeviIndian National Congress
1957YuvrajPraja Socialist Party
1962
1967
1972Samyukta Socialist Party
1977Ram Sipahi YadavJanata Party
1980
1985Mubarak HussainIndian National Congress
1990Vishwanath SinghJanata Dal
1995Mubarak HussainIndian National Congress
2000Vishwanath SinghJanata Dal (United)
2005Mubarak HussainIndian National Congress
2005*
2006^Vishwanath SinghJanata Dal (United)
2010Manohar Prasad Singh
2015Indian National Congress
2020
2025

*Two elections took place in 2005, one in February and one in October

^denotes by-elections

Election results

2025

2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Manihari
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCManohar Prasad Singh114,75448.16+2.35
JD(U)Shambhu Prasad99,58641.8+7.69
JSPBablu Soren7,6473.21
NCPSaif Ali Khan4,8652.04
RLJPRam Ratan Prasad3,7611.58
AAPNalinee Mandal2,7381.15
NOTANone of the above2,9411.23−0.68
Majority15,1686.36−5.34
Turnout238,25980.04+16.94
INC holdSwing

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Manihari
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCManohar Prasad Singh83,03245.81+7.12
JD(U)Shambhu Suman61,82334.11
LJPAnil Kumar Oraon20,44111.28−18.84
IndependentRameshwar Hembram2,5681.42
AIMIMGoreti Murmu2,4751.37
IndependentShobha Soren1,8401.02
IndependentMinakshi Shweta1,6670.92
NOTANone of the above3,4561.91+1.14
Majority21,20911.7+3.13
Turnout181,26063.1−1.3
INC holdSwing

2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Manihari
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCManohar Prasad Singh61,70438.69
LJPAnil Kumar Oraon48,02430.12
NCPGita Kisku7,0094.4
SSNagendra Chandra Mandal6,1343.85
IndependentShambhu Kumar Suman6,1233.84
IndependentChampay Kisku5,7233.59
CPIAnirudh Prasad Singh5,1293.22
IndependentBraj Lal Soren2,9761.87
JAP(L)Lila Madi1,9721.24
BSPAbhilashita Uraon1,8811.18
IndependentNirma Devi1,8731.17
SDPIPrabhulal Uraon1,8171.14
JMMFulmani Hembram1,7791.12
NOTANone of the above1,2330.77
Majority13,6808.57
Turnout159,46564.4

2010

Source:

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Manohar Prasad Singh of JD(U) won the Minihari (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Gita Kisku of NCP. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. In the Manihari open constituency Mubarak Hussain of Congress defeated Vishwanath Singh of JD(U) in October 2005 and Sagir Ahmad of NCP in February 2005. Vishwanath Singh of JD(U) defeated Sagir Ahmad of NCP in 2000. Mubarak Hussain of Congress defeated Viswanath Singh of JD in 1995. Viswanath Singh of JD defeated Mubarak Hussain of Congress in 1990. Mubarak Hussain of Congress defeated Ram Sipahi Yadav of JP in 1985. Ram Sipahi Yadav of Janata Party (JP) defeated Mubarak Hussain of Congress in 1980. Ram Sipahi Yadav of JP defeated Amarnath Singh Yadav of Congress in 1977.

External links

  • . eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.

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