About Manihari Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
In Katihar district of Bihar, Manihari is one of the 243 legislative assembly constituencies of the state. The constituency is reserved for the candidates from the Scheduled Tribes (ST). Manihari consists of Amdabad, Mansahi and Manihari community development blocks as per the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India, 2008.
The Manihari assembly constituency is home to a total of 2,27,078 people who are eligible to vote. Amongst the voters of the constituency are 1,21,049 men and 1,06,022 women. Manohar Prasad Singh of JD (U) is the sitting MLA of the constituency, who defeated NCP candidate Gita Kisku by a margin of 4,165 votes in the assembly elections held in 2010. Manohar Prasad Singh got 44,938 votes, while Gita Kisku settled for 40,773 votes. The assembly segment of Manihari is a part of the Katihar Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency of Bihar.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Manihari Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Manihari assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2020 | 67 | Manihari | (ST) | Manohar Prasad Singh | M | INC | 83032 | Shambhu Kumar Suman | M | JD(U) | 61823 |
| 2015 | 67 | Manihari | (ST) | Manohar Prasad Singh | M | INC | 61704 | Anil Kumar Oraon | M | LJP | 48024 |
| 2010 | 67 | Manihari | (ST) | Manohar Prasad Singh | M | JD(U) | 44938 | Gita Kisku | F | NCP | 40773 |
| 2006 | By Polls | Manihari | GEN | Sri Vishwanath Singh | M | JD(U) | 38613 | Sri Mahammad Hamid Mubarak | M | INC | 35855 |
| OCT 2005 | 146 | Manihari | GEN | Mubarak Hussain | M | INC | 27822 | Vishwanath Singh | M | JD(U) | 26538 |
| FEB 2005 | 146 | Manihari | GEN | Mubaraque Hussain | M | INC | 21149 | Sagir Ahmad | M | NCP | 15729 |
| 2000 | 146 | Manihari | GEN | Vishwanath Singh | M | JD(U) | 28881 | Saghir Ahmad | M | NCP | 22005 |
| 1995 | 146 | Manihari | GEN | Mubarak Hussain | M | INC | 35498 | Bishwa Nath Singh | M | JD | 25574 |
| 1990 | 146 | Manihari | GEN | Bishwanath Singh | M | JD | 30974 | Mubarak Hussain | M | INC | 21456 |
| 1985 | 146 | Manihari | GEN | Md. Mobarak Hussain | M | INC | 33029 | Ram Sipahi Yadav | M | JNP | 8040 |
| 1980 | 146 | Manihari | GEN | Ram Sipahi Yadav | M | JNP(JP) | 20175 | Mubarak Hussain | M | INC(I) | 18580 |
| 1977 | 146 | Manihari | GEN | Ram Siphai Yadav | M | JNP | 17788 | Amarnath Singh Yadav | M | INC | 5365 |
| 1972 | 138 | Manihari | GEN | Yuvraj | M | SOP | 16684 | Purna Nand Ray | M | INC | 16158 |
| 1969 | 138 | Manihari | GEN | Yuvraj | M | PSP | 14698 | Ram Vilas Rai | M | INC | 12069 |
| 1967 | 138 | Manihari | GEN | Yuvraj | M | PSP | 18530 | R.C. Mandal | M | INC | 10373 |
| 1962 | 136 | Manihari | GEN | Jubraj | M | PSP | 18108 | Parvati Devi | F | INC | 7474 |
| 1957 | 114 | Manihari | GEN | Parwati Debi | F | INC | 8824 | Yavraj | M | PSP | 8689 |
Last Updated on Aug 13, 2021