Mahnar Assembly constituency
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
|name = Mahnar
|type= SLA
| map_image = 129-Mahnar constituency.svg
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
|mla = Bina Singh
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|alliance =
| latest_election_year = 2020
|region =
|state = Bihar
|district = Vaishali
|division =
| loksabha_cons = 21. Hajipur (SC)
|constituency_no = 129
|established = 1957
|electors =
| reservation = None
|abolished =
}}
Mahnar is an assembly constituency in Vaishali district in the Indian state of Bihar.
Overview
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 129 Mahnar Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Mahnar community development block; Borhan urf Rasulpur Gaus, Basantpur, Mohiuddinpur Garahi, Harprasad, Mahipura, Sohrathi, Mahisaur, Chandsarai, Dihbuchauli, Peerapur, Rasalpur Purushottam, Bishunpur Bedauliya, Saiyad Mahammad urf Salha, Khopi, Arniyan, Hazrat Jandaha, Bahsi Saidpur, Mukundpur Bhath and Loma gram panchayats of Jandaha community development block.{{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 |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}
Mahnar Assembly constituency is part of No. 21 Hajipur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year ! colspan="2" |Party |
| 1952
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1957
|Banarsi Devi |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1962
| rowspan="5" |Muneshwar Prasad Singh |{{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}} |
| 1967
|{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}} |
| 1969
|{{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}} |
| 1972
|{{Full party name with color|Socialist Party}} |
| 1977
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1980
| rowspan="2" |Munshilal Rai |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1985
|{{Full party name with color|Lok Dal}} |
| 1990
|Muneshwar Prasad Singh |{{Full party name with color|Socialist Party-Lohia}} |
| 1995
|Munshilal Rai |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |
| 2000
| rowspan="3" |Rama Kishore Singh |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}} |
| 2005
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Lok Janshakti Party}}" | | rowspan="2" |Lok Janshakti Party |
| 2005 |
| 2010
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2015
|{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal (United)|dab=y}} |
| 2020
|{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |
Election results
= 2020 =
{{Election box begin | title=Bihar Assembly election, 2020: Mahnar}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = Bina Singh
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal
|votes = 61,721
|percentage = 37.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Umesh Singh Kushwaha
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|votes = 53,774
|percentage = 32.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Rabindra Kumar Singh
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|votes = 31,315
|percentage = 18.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = None of the above
|party = None of the above
|votes = 4,481
|percentage = 2.71
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Triveni Kumar Choudhary
|party = RLSP
|votes = 2,547
|percentage = 1.54
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Shyam Babu Singh
|party = Sathi Aur Aapka Faisala Party
|votes = 1,960
|percentage = 1.19
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Hareram Kumar
|party = Janshakti Vikas Party (Democratic)
|votes = 1,840
|percentage = 1.11
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Raghupati Singh
|party = Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik)
|votes = 1,507
|percentage = 0.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Karuna Verma
|party = Independent politician
|votes = 1,381
|percentage = 0.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,947
|percentage = 4.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 165274
|percentage = 54.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:303945}}
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|loser= Janata Dal (United)
|winner= Rashtriya Janata Dal
|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=1977-2010=
In the 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Achyutanand Singh of BJP won the Mahnar assembly seat defeating Rama Kishore Singh of LJP.{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS04129.htm |title = Bihar - Manhar |work =Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-02-07 }} Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners up are being mentioned.
Rama Kishore Singh of LJP defeated Munshilal Rai of RJD in October 2005 and February 2005. Rama Kishore Singh of JD(U) defeated Munshilal Rai of RJD in 2000.
Munshilal Rai of JD defeated Rama Kishore Singh, Independent, in 1995.
Muneshwar Prasad Singh of SOP(L) defeated Raghupati of JD in 1990.
Munshilal Rai of LD defeated Mithleshwar Prasad of Congress in 1985.
Munshilal Rai of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Ram Prasad Singh of Congress in 1980.
Muneshwar Prasad Singh of JP defeated Akhilesh Kumar Ray of Congress in 1977.{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp47.htm |title = 47 - Mahnar Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-02-07 }}
=2015 and 2020=
In 2015 Janata Dal (United) deflected from the National Democratic Alliance and allied with its chief rival Rashtriya Janata Dal to form a coalition called Mahagathbandhan. In the elections to Mahnar constituency in 2015 Umesh Kushwaha of JD (U) defeated Achyutanand Singh with a large margin of 27000 votes.{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/mehnar-assembly-seat-election-2020-bihar-assembly-election-2020-mehnar-mla-umesh-singh-kushwaha-nitish-kumar-lalu-yadav-lbs-1137882-2020-09-30|title=महनार विधानसभा सीट: इस सीट पर NDA की मजबूत पकड़, RJD के लिए कठिन होगा सफर|website=Aaj Tak|first=अजीत|last=तिवारी |access-date=2020-10-13|quote=Transl:The 2015 mandate was won by JDU's Umesh Singh Kushwaha from the Mahanar seat in the 2015 assembly elections. He defeated Achyutanand Singh of BJP by a margin of over 27 thousand votes. Umesh Singh Kushwaha received 69825 votes in this election, while only 43370 votes were cast in Achyutanand Singh's court. }} However, in 2020 Umesh Kushwaha lost to Bina Singh, the wife of Rama Kishore Singh who contested the 2020 election on Rashtriya Janata Dal symbol.{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/umesh-singh-kushwaha-mahnar-candidate-s04a129c03/|title=Mahnar election result 2020|website=News18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115182737/https://www.news18.com/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/umesh-singh-kushwaha-mahnar-candidate-s04a129c03/|access-date=2020-11-15|archive-date=15 November 2020}}
References
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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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Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar
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