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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Manbazar
| type= SLA
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Vidhan Sabha constituencies/West Bengal/Manbazar.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Manbazar Assembly Constituency
| map_alt =
| state = [[West Bengal]]
| district = [[Purulia district|Purulia]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Purulia]]
| constituency_no = 243
| established = 1957
| reservation = ST
| abolished =
| mla = [[Sandhya Rani Tudu]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| alliance =
| latest_election_year = [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| electors = 200,549
}}
'''Manbazar''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Purulia district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled tribes]].

==Overview==
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 243 Manbazar Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: [[Manbazar I (community development block)|Manbazar I]] and [[Puncha (community development block)|Puncha]] [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]]; Chatumadar, Daldali and Manguria Lalpur [[gram panchayat]]s of [[Hura (community development block)|Hura]] community development block.<ref name=delimitation>{{cite web|url=http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |title=Delimitation Commission Order No. 18 dated 15 February 2006 |access-date=2011-01-27 |publisher=Government of West Bengal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813092204/http://ceowestbengal.nic.in/news_pdf/gazette123.pdf |archive-date=13 August 2011 }}</ref>

Manbazar Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 [[Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=delimitation/>

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Member
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[1957 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| Satya Kinkar Mahato
| {{Full party name with color|Independent|rowspan=2}}
|-
| Chaitan Majhi
|-
| [[1962 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| rowspan="3"|Girish Mahato
| {{Full party name with color|Lok Sewak Sangh}}
|-
| [[1967 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| {{Full party name with color|Independent}}
|-
| [[1969 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
| {{Full party name with color|Lok Sewak Sangh}}
|-
| [[1971 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1971]]
| rowspan="2"|Sitaram Mahato
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1972 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
| [[1977 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| Nakul Chandra Mahata
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=7}}
|-
| [[1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| rowspan="4"|Kamala Kanta Mahato
|-
| [[1987 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|-
| [[1991 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
| [[1996 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
| [[2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| rowspan="2"|Shyamapyari Mahata
|-
| [[2006 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| [[2011 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| rowspan="3"|Sandhyarani Tudu
| {{Full party name with color|All India Trinamool Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
| [[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|}

==Election results==
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Manbazar}}
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|candidate = Sandhya Rani Tudu
|party = Trinamool Congress
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Moyna Murmu
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sonamoni Tudu
|party = Left Front (West Bengal)
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===2021===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election|West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2021]]: Manbazar<ref name=1vidhansabha2021>{{cite web | url = https://www.timesnownews.com/elections/manbazar-west-bengal-election-result-2021 | title = Manbazar Election Result 2021 | publisher = Times Now News.com |access-date =22 May 2021 }}</ref><ref name=2vidhansabha2021>{{cite web | url = https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS25243.htm?ac=243 | title = Assembly Election Result 2021 – West Bengal, Manbazar | publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date =22 May 2021 }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party= All India Trinamool Congress |candidate=Sandhyarani Tudu |votes=103298|percentage= 48.33|change=+10.98}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate= Gouri Singh Sardar |votes=87,782|percentage=41.07|change=+888.31}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Yamini Kanta Mandi |votes=16,849|percentage= 7.88|change=-79.93}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Bahujan Samaj Party||candidate= Purna Chandra Tudu|votes=1,905|percentage=0.89|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party= Independent (politician)|candidate=Swapan Kumar Murmu |votes=1,604|percentage=0.75|change=}}
{{Election box candidate||party=NOTA|candidate=None of the above|votes=2,291|percentage=1.07|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=213,729 |percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin
|title=[[2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election]]: Manbazar<ref name=1vidhansabha2016>{{cite web | url = https://resultuniversity.com/election/manbazar-west-bengal-assembly-constituency| title= Manbazar| work= 2016 Legislative Assembly Election| publisher = Result University |access-date =22 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=2vidhansabha2016>{{cite web | url = https://infoelections.com/infoelection/electionresult/index.php/home/state-assembly-constituency/west-bengal-election-result/865-Manbazar_(ST)assembly_election_result_2016.html | title= Manbazar| work= Assembly Election Result 2016 Live| publisher = InfoElections |access-date =22 May 2021}}</ref>}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Sandhyarani Tudu
|votes = 93,642
|percentage = 48.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Ipil Murmu
|votes = 83,967
|percentage = 43.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Gouri Singh Sardar
|votes = 8,882
|percentage = 4.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All Jharkhand Students Union
|candidate = Bivisan Sing Sardar
|votes = 1,807
|percentage = 0.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Suniti Mudi
|votes = 1,356
|percentage = 0.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,532
|percentage = 1.32
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes =
|percentage =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 192,186
|percentage = 84.05
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 West Bengal state assembly election|West Bengal assembly elections, 2011]]: Manbazar<ref>{{cite web |url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS25243.htm |title = Manbazar |work = Assembly Elections May 2011 Results |publisher = Election Commission of India |access-date = 2011-05-22 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=243| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120526070332/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=736&cid=243| url-status = usurped| archive-date = 26 May 2012|title = West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work = Manbazar| publisher =Empowering India |access-date = 2011-05-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |title=West Bengal Assembly Election 2011 |work=Manbazar |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=2011-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912030706/http://www.ceowestbengal.nic.in/mis_pdf/election_2011/canddtl_5th_phase.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-12 }}</ref> }}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Sandhyarani Tudu
|votes = 78,520
|percentage = 47.02
|change = +1.97#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Himani Hansda
|votes = 73,354
|percentage = 43.93
|change = -5.58#
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Gouri Sardar
|votes = 4,476
|percentage = 2.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Balahari Murmu
|votes = 3,175
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Disom Party
|candidate = Abhiram Besra
|votes = 2,797
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate
|party = Independent
|candidate = Lakshi Kanta Soren
|votes = 2,114
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Party of Democratic Socialism (India)
|candidate = Kartik Singh Sardar
|votes = 1,339
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)
|candidate = Satyakinkar Murmu
|votes = 1,220
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 166,995
|percentage = 83.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = All India Trinamool Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = 7.55#
}}
{{Election box end}}
<small>.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.</small>

===1977-2006===
In the [[2006 West Bengal state assembly election|2006]] and 2001 state assembly elections, Shamya Pyari Mahato of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] won the Manbazar assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Kamakshya Prasad Singh Deo of [[All India Trinamool Congress|Trinamool Congress]] and Sitaram Mahato of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalakanta Mahato of CPI(M) defeated Sitaram Mahato of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1996, Nirmal Prasad Mahato of Congress in 1991, and Sitaram Mahato of Congress in 1987 and 1982. Nakul Chandra Mahata of CPI(M) defeated Sitaram Mahato of Congress in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.nic.in/archive/ElectionAnalysis/AE/S25/Partycomp234.htm |title = 234 - Manbazar Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-01-26 }}</ref>

===1957-1972===
Sitaram Mahato of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Girish Mahato of Lok Sewak Sangh/ Independent won in 1969, 1967 and [[1962 West Bengal state assembly election|1962]]. In 1957 Manbazar was a joint seat with one seat reserved for ST. Chaitan Majhi and Satya Kinkar Mahato, both contesting as Independents, won in [[1957 West Bengal state assembly election|1957]].

==References==
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politics of Purulia district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in West Bengal]]

Manbazar Assembly constituency - Revision history

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