Manihari is a Muslim dominated constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Manihari is a sub-divisional headquarter in Katihar district of Purnea division.
Manihari Assembly constituency profile:
Blocks: Mansahi, Manihari & Amdabad
District: Katihar Zilla Panchayat
Parliament segment: Katihar Lok Sabha constituency
Politically dominant groups/castes: Scheduled Tribes and Muslims. 41% of voters are Muslims.
Famous personalities:
Manihari (ST) Assembly Election Results:
2010 Assembly elections results:
Election Result: Muslims will decide outcome. Manihari may give some idea on how muslims are going to vote in 2010 elections.
Note: Congress Party sitting MLA from Manihari, Mubarak Hussain was denied ticket as seat was reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
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Candidate Name |
Party |
Votes |
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Total Votes |
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Polled votes |
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Manohar Prasad Singh |
JD (U) |
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Champay Kisku |
LJP |
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Sikandar Mandal |
Congress |
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Geeta Kisku |
NCP |
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Gita Devi |
CPI (ML) |
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2009 Lok Sabha elections: Manihari Assembly:
Election Result: Bharatiya Janata Party Parliament candidate got 11,548 votes majority over Nationalist Congress Party leader Tariq Anwar.
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Political Party |
Percentage |
Votes |
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Total Votes: |
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Polled votes: |
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1,20,566 |
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BJP |
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47,066 |
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NCP |
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35,518 |
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Mohammad Hamid Mubarak |
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13,855 |
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LJP |
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8,711 |
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BSP |
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2,683 |
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CPI (ML) |
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849 |
2005 Manihari Assembly elections results:
Election Result: Congress Party (INC) party candidate Mubarak Hussain defeated Janata Dal (United) candidate Vishwanath Singh by a margin of 1,284 votes.
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Candidate Name |
Party |
Votes |
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Total Votes |
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1,57,511 |
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Polled votes |
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84,538 |
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Mubarak Hussain |
Congress |
27,822 (32.9%) |
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Vishwanath Singh |
JD (U) |
26,538 (31.4%) |
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Saghir Ahmad |
LJP |
12,262 (14.5%) |
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Nalini Mandal |
BSP |
5,376 (6.4%) |
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Chandu Murmu |
JDP |
2,476 (2.9%) |
Manihari (ST) Assembly segment election history:
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Winner |
Loser |
Majority |
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2015 |
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2010 |
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2005 |
Mubarak Hussain (Congress) |
Vishwanath Singh (JD U) |
1,284 |
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1995 |
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1990 |
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1985 |
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1980 |
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1977 |
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1972 |
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1969 |
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1967 |
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1962 |
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1957 |
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1951 |
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