Manihari Assembly constituency

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Manihari
Constituency No. 67 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region East India
State Bihar
District Katihar
Lok Sabha constituency Katihar
Established1951
Reservation ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
17th Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  INC
Alliance MGB
Elected year 2025
Preceded byVishwanath Singh

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.

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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. [1]

Manihari Assembly constituency is part of No 11 Katihar Lok Sabha constituency. [1] 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

YearName [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

*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 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Manohar Prasad Singh 114,754 48.16
JD(U) Shambhu Prasad99,58641.80
NCP Saif Ali Khan4,8652.04
RLJP Ram Ratan Prasad3,7611.58
NOTA None of the above 2,9411.23
Majority 15,168
Turnout 238,259
INC hold Swing

2020

2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Manihari [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Manohar Prasad Singh 83,032 45.81 +7.12
JD(U) Shambhu Suman61,82334.11
LJP Anil Kumar Oraon20,44111.28−18.84
Independent Rameshwar Hembram2,5681.42
AIMIM Goreti Murmu2,4751.37
Independent Shobha Soren1,8401.02
Independent Minakshi Shweta1,6670.92
NOTA None of the above 3,4561.91+1.14
Majority 21,20911.7+3.13
Turnout 181,26063.1−1.3
INC hold Swing

2015

2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Manihari [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Manohar Prasad Singh 61,704 38.69
LJP Anil Kumar Oraon48,02430.12
NCP Gita Kisku7,0094.4
SS Nagendra Chandra Mandal6,1343.85
Independent Shambhu Kumar Suman6,1233.84
Independent Champay Kisku5,7233.59
CPI Anirudh Prasad Singh5,1293.22
Independent Braj Lal Soren2,9761.87
JAP(L) Lila Madi1,9721.24
BSP Abhilashita Uraon1,8811.18
Independent Nirma Devi1,8731.17
SDPI Prabhulal Uraon1,8171.14
JMM Fulmani Hembram1,7791.12
NOTA None of the above 1,2330.77
Majority 13,6808.57
Turnout 159,46564.4

2010

Source: [6]

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. [6] 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. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ "Manihari Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India . 13 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bihar General Legislative Election 2015". Election Commission of India . 20 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Manihari Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
  7. ↑ "146 - Manihari Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 January 2011.

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