| Manigachhi | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Darbhanga |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darbhanga |
| Established | 1977 |
| Abolished | 2010 |
Manigachhi Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency in Darbhanga district in the Indian state of Bihar.
As a consequence of the orders of the Delimitation Commission of India, Manigachhi Assembly constituency ceased to exist in 2010. [1]
It was part of Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency. [2]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Nagendra Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1985 | Madan Mohan Jha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1990 | |||
| 1995 | Lalit Kumar Yadav | Janata Dal | |
| 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
| 2005 | Prabhakar Choudhary | Janata Dal (United) | |
| 2005 | Lalit Kumar Yadav | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
2010 onwards : Constituency delimited | |||
In the October 2005 state assembly elections, Lalit Kmar Yadav of RJD won the Manigachhi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Prabhakar Chaudhary of JD(U). Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Prabhakar Chaudhary of JD(U) defeated Lalit Kumar Yadav of RJD in February 2009. Lalit Kumar Yadav of RJD/ JD defeated Dr. Madan Mohan Jha of Congress in 2000 and 1995. Madan Mohan Jha of Congress defeated Ashok Kumar of JD in 1990 and Ramakant Choudhary of JP in 1985. Nagendra Jha of Congress defeated Indrakant Jha of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh)/JP in 1980 and 1977. [3]