Manjhi Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in

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Overview

As per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 114 Manjhi Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Jalalpur

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; 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. Manjhi Assembly constituency is a part of No. 19 Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

2020

2015

2010

1977-2010

In 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

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won the Manjhi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Hem Narayan Singh of

RJD The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has traditionally been Othe ...

. 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

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and February 2005. Ravindranath Mishra, Independent, defeated Gautam Singh of

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in 2000. Budhan Prasad Yadav of

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.

References

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