Country India District Saran Type Open | State Bihar Constituency No. 114 Lok Sabha constituency 19. Maharajganj | |
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Manjhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (Hindi: मांझी विधान सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is an assembly constituency in Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Map of Manjhi, Bihar 841313
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 114 Manjhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Jalalpur community development block; Sitalpur, Tajpur, Bareja, Madan Sath, Ghorhat, Dumari, Jaitpur, Inayatpur, Nasira, Baleshra, Daudpur, Lejuar, Bangara, Sonbarsa, Marhan, Manjhi East Part, Manjhi West Part and Kouru-Dhouru gram panchayats of Manjhi CD Block; Karhi, Manikpura and Lauwa Kala gram panchayats of Baniapur CD Block.
Manjhi (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 19 Maharajganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
1977-2010
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Gautam Singh of JD(U) won the Manjhi assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Hem Narayan Singh of RJD. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Gautam Singh of JD(U) defeated Ravindra Nath Mishra of Congress in October 2005 and February 2005. Ravindranath Mishra, Independent, defeated Gautam Singh of SAP in 2000. Budhan Prasad Yadav of Congress 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.