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{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Manihari
| type = SLA
| map_image = 67-Manihari constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| mla = [[Manohar Prasad Singh]]
| party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)}}
| latest_election_year = [[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]] 
| preceded_by = Vishwanath Singh
| region =
| state = [[Bihar]]
| district = [[Katihar district|Katihar]]
| division =
| loksabha_cons = [[Katihar Lok Sabha constituency|Katihar]]
| constituency_no = [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|67]]
| established = 1951
| electors = 297,676
| reservation = ST
| abolished = 
}}

'''Manihari Assembly constituency''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Katihar district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]]. It is reserved for [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes|scheduled tribes]] now, but earlier was an open seat.

==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 Block in India|community development blocks]].<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |publisher = |accessdate = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

Manihari Assembly constituency is part of No 11 [[Katihar Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name=commission/> Muslims, particularly [[Shershabadia]]s, 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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Name<ref name="prevMLAs">{{Cite web |title=Manihari Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs |url=https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/manihari.html |access-date= |website=Elections in India}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1952]]
|Parwathi Devi
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1957 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| rowspan="4" |Yuvraj
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|-
|[[1967 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
|[[1972 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}
|-
|[[1977 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="2" |Ram Sipahi Yadav
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|-
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|Mubarak Hussain
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Vishwanath Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}
|-
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|Mubarak Hussain
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]
|Vishwanath Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)| dab=yes}}
|-
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]
| rowspan="2" |Mubarak Hussain
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]*
|-
|2006^
|Vishwanath Singh
| {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]
|rowspan="4" |[[Manohar Prasad Singh]]
|-
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=3 |
|rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
|-
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Two elections took place in 2005, one in February and one in October

^denotes by-elections

==Election results==
=== 2025 ===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Manihari}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Manohar Prasad Singh]]
|votes = {{formatnum:114754}}
|percentage = 48.16
|change = +2.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Shambhu Prasad
|votes = {{formatnum:99586}}
|percentage = 41.8
|change = +7.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jan Suraaj Party
|candidate = Bablu Soren
|votes = {{formatnum:7647}}
|percentage = 3.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|candidate = Saif Ali Khan
|votes = {{formatnum:4865}}
|percentage = 2.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Ram Ratan Prasad
|votes = {{formatnum:3761}}
|percentage = 1.58
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Nalinee Mandal
|votes = {{formatnum:2738}}
|percentage = 1.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:2941}}
|percentage = 1.23
|change = -0.68
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:15168}}
|percentage = 6.36
|change = -5.34
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:238259}}
|percentage = 80.04
|change = +16.94
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2020 ===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Manihari<ref name="prevMLAs"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Manohar Prasad Singh]]
|votes = {{formatnum:83032}}
|percentage = 45.81
|change = +7.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Shambhu Suman
|votes = {{formatnum:61823}}
|percentage = 34.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Anil Kumar Oraon
|votes = {{formatnum:20441}}
|percentage = 11.28
|change = -18.84
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Rameshwar Hembram
|votes = {{formatnum:2568}}
|percentage = 1.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
|candidate = Goreti Murmu
|votes = {{formatnum:2475}}
|percentage = 1.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Shobha Soren
|votes = {{formatnum:1840}}
|percentage = 1.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Minakshi Shweta
|votes = {{formatnum:1667}}
|percentage = 0.92
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:3456}}
|percentage = 1.91
|change = +1.14
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:21209}}
|percentage = 11.7
|change = +3.13
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:181260}}
|percentage = 63.1
|change = -1.3
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2015 ===
{{Election box begin
|title = [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]: Manihari<ref name="election2015">{{cite web |date=2018-08-20 |title=Bihar General Legislative Election 2015 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3904-bihar-2015/ |website=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Manohar Prasad Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:61704}}
|percentage = 38.69
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Anil Kumar Oraon
|votes = {{formatnum:48024}}
|percentage = 30.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Nationalist Congress Party
|candidate = Gita Kisku
|votes = {{formatnum:7009}}
|percentage = 4.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Shiv Sena
|candidate = Nagendra Chandra Mandal
|votes = {{formatnum:6134}}
|percentage = 3.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Shambhu Kumar Suman
|votes = {{formatnum:6123}}
|percentage = 3.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Champay Kisku
|votes = {{formatnum:5723}}
|percentage = 3.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Anirudh Prasad Singh
|votes = {{formatnum:5129}}
|percentage = 3.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Braj Lal Soren
|votes = {{formatnum:2976}}
|percentage = 1.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)
|candidate = Lila Madi
|votes = {{formatnum:1972}}
|percentage = 1.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Abhilashita Uraon
|votes = {{formatnum:1881}}
|percentage = 1.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Nirma Devi
|votes = {{formatnum:1873}}
|percentage = 1.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Social Democratic Party of India
|candidate = Prabhulal Uraon
|votes = {{formatnum:1817}}
|percentage = 1.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
|candidate = Fulmani Hembram
|votes = {{formatnum:1779}}
|percentage = 1.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the above (India)|None of the above]]
|votes = {{formatnum:1233}}
|percentage = 0.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = {{formatnum:13680}}
|percentage = 8.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = {{formatnum:159465}}
|percentage = 64.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2010===
Source:<ref name="election2010">{{Cite web
|title = Manihari Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs
|url = https://www.elections.in/bihar/assembly-constituencies/manihari.html
|access-date=
|website = Elections in India
}}</ref>

In the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|2010 state assembly elections]], Manohar Prasad Singh of [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]] won the Minihari (ST) assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Gita Kisku of [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]].<ref name="election2010" name="election2010-1">{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0467.htm |title = Bihar - Manihari |work =Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results | publisher = Election Commission of India|accessdate = 2011-01-10 }}</ref> Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned. In the Manihari open constituency Mubarak Hussain of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] defeated Vishwanath Singh of JD(U) in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Oct 2005|October 2005]] and Sagir Ahmad of NCP in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005]]. Vishwanath Singh of JD(U) defeated Sagir Ahmad of NCP in 2000. Mubarak Hussain of Congress defeated Viswanath Singh of [[Janata dal|JD]] in 1995. Viswanath Singh of JD defeated Mubarak Hussain of Congress in 1990. Mubarak Hussain of Congress defeated Ram Sipahi Yadav of [[Janata Party|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.<ref name="election1977">{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp146.htm
|title = 146 - Manihari Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|accessdate = 2011-01-15 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Bihar Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/68-bihar/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

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