Manjhi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
| Manjhi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 114 for the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| District | Saran |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2020 |
Overview
editAs per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 114 Manjhi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Jalalpur Community Development Block; Sarbisarya, Sitalpur, Tajpur, Adarsh Gram Bareja, Madan Sath, Ghorhat, Dumari, Jaitpur, Inayatpur, Nasira, Baleshra, Daudpur, Lejuar, Bangara, Sonbarsa, Marhan, Manjhi Purbi, Manjhi Pashchimi and Kouru-Dhouru Gram Panchayats of Manjhi CD Block; Karhi, Manikpura and Lauwa Kala gram panchayats of Baniapur CD Block.[1]
Manjhi Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Name[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Girish Tiwari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Ram Bahadur Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1969 | Rameshwar Dut Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Ram Bahadur Singh | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | Rameshwar Dut Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Budhan Prasad Yadav | Independent politician | |
| 1990 | Hazari Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1995 | Budhan Prasad Yadav | Indian National Congress | |
| 2000 | Ravindra Nath Mishra | Independent politician | |
| 2005 | Gautam Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2010 | |||
| 2015 | Vijay Shanker Dubey | Indian National Congress | |
| 2020 | Satyendra Yadav | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Election results
edit2020
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Dr Satyendra Yadav | 59,324 | 37.56% | ||
| Independent | Rana Pratap Singh | 33938 | 21.49% | ||
| JD(U) | Madhavi Kumari | 29155 | 18.46% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | [3] | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2015
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijay Shankar Dubey | 29,558 | 20.57 | ||
| LJP | Keshav Singh | 20,692 | 14.40 | ||
| CPI(M) | Dr. Satyendra Yadav | 17,803 | 12.39 | ||
| Independent | Rana Pratap Singh | 14,322 | 9.97 | ||
| Turnout | 143,720 | 50.70 | |||
| Registered electors | 283,478 | ||||
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Gautam Singh | 28,687 | 26.88 | ||
| RJD | Hem Narayan Singh | 20,783 | 19.47 | ||
| Independent | Rabindra Nath Mishra | 8,423 | 7.89 | ||
| Independent | Om Prakash Prasad | 7,012 | 6.57 | ||
| Turnout | 106,721 | 49.35 | |||
| Registered electors | 216,242 | ||||
1977-2010
editIn the 2015 state assembly elections Vijay Shanker Dubey of Congress won the Manjhi assembly seat defeating Keshav Singh of LJP. In the 2010 state assembly elections, Gautam Singh of JD(U) won the Manjhi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Hem Narayan Singh of RJD.[6] Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. Gautam Singh of JD(U) defeated Ravindra Nath Mishra of Congress in October 2005 and February 2005. Ravindranath Mishra, Independent, defeated Gautam Singh of SAP in 2000. Budhan Prasad Yadav of Congress defeated Ram Bahadur Singh of SJP(R) in 1995. Hazari Singh of JD defeated Budhan Prasad Yadav of Congress in 1990. Budhan Prasad Yadav, Independent, defeated Hazari Singh of JP in 1985. Rameshwar Dutta Sharma of Congress defeated Ram Bahadur Singh of Janata Party (JP) in 1980. Ram Bahadur Singh of JP defeated Rameshwar Dutta Sharma of Congress in 1977.[7]
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.
- ^ "Manjhi Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ "Bihar Legislative Election 2020". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Bihar 2015". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Bihar 2010". Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Bihar - Manjhi". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ "35 - Manjhi Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
External links
edit- "Results of all Bihar Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.