Manihari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Manihari
—  Vidhan Sabha constituency  —
Manihari Location in Bihar
Coordinates: 25°21′N 87°38′E / 25.35°N 87.633°E / 25.35; 87.633Coordinates: 25°21′N 87°38′E / 25.35°N 87.633°E / 25.35; 87.633
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Constituency No	67
Type	Reserved for ST
Lok Sabha constituency	11. Katihar
Electoral system	First past the post

Manihari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: मनिहारी विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) 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.

Extent

As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No 67. Manihari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (ST) is composed of the following: Manihari, Mansahi and Amdabad community development blocks.^[1]

Manihari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

Results

1977-2010

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.^[2] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners 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.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India". Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-15. 
2. ^ "Bihar - Manihari". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0467.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
3. ^ "146 - Manihari Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp146.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-15.