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| Manihari | |
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| Constituency No. 67 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Katihar |
| LS constituency | 11. Katihar |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 17th Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2020 |
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 edit
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.[1]
Manihari Assembly constituency is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of Legislative Assembly edit
| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Parwathi Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Yuvraj | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Samyukta Socialist Party | ||
| 1977 | Ram Sipahi Yadav | Janata Party | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1985 | Mubarak Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | Vishwanath Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Mubarak Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Vishwanath Singh | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | Mubarak Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2006^ | Vishwanath Singh | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2010 | Manohar Prasad Singh | ||
| 2015 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2020 | |||
^ denotes By-elections
Election results edit
2020 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Manohar Prasad Singh | 83032 | |||
| JD(U) | Shambhu Suman | 61823 | |||
| LJP | Anil Kumar Oraon | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
1977-2010[3] edit
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.[4] 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.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "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 10 January 2011.
- ^ "Manihari Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Manihari Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar - Manihari". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
- ^ "146 - Manihari Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
External links edit
- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.