Manihari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Manihari 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.OverviewAs 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.Manihari (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No 11 Katihar (Lok Sabha constituency).Election results1977-2010In 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. 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.