Manihari (ST) Assembly Constituency 2025: Full Candidate List, Poll Date, Past Results and Winning Margin

Manihari (ST) Assembly Constituency 2025: Manihari (ST) is Assembly Constituency No. 67 in Katihar district, in Bihar. It is a seat reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.

The constituency consists of three Community Development Blocks: Manihari, Mansahi, and Amdabad, under the delimitation order of 2008.

Manihari (ST) also falls under the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency.

On the electorate side, in 2020 there were about 2,27,078 eligible voters in the constituency, with somewhat more male voters (~121,049) than female (~106,022).

Voters, and Local Issues

Local issues tend to revolve around:

Development of infrastructure (roads, connectivity, public utilities) especially in the rural/ST areas.

Access to basic services (healthcare, education).

Issues related to tribal welfare, land rights, forest rights etc., which are often important in ST-reserved constituencies.

Voter expectations about administrative accessibility and MLA responsiveness.

Also, women’s voter turnout has been improving, indicating increasing political awareness among women.

Manihari (ST) Assembly Constituency 2025: Recent Political History

Manohar Prasad Singh is a central figure in Manihari’s recent political history. He won from this constituency in 2010, 2015, and 2020. In 2010, he was with JD(U); in subsequent elections, he contested (and won) on an Indian National Congress (INC) ticket.

The seat has been fairly competitive: runner-ups have come from parties like JD(U), LJP, NCP and independent candidates. Vote margins have varied but there has been a consistent challenge to the incumbent/major party.

Because it’s ST reserved, party strategies often consider tribe affiliations, local leaders, and issues specific to tribals. INC has had relative strength here in recent elections.

Election Numbers (2010-2020)

2010: Manohar Prasad Singh (JD(U)) won with 44,938 votes. The runner-up was Gita Kisku (NCP) with 40,773 votes. Margin ~ 4,165 votes. Total valid votes ~1,26,139. Electors ~2,10,473.

2015: Manohar Prasad Singh (INC) won with 61,704 votes; second was Anil Kumar Oraon (LJP) with 48,024 votes. Margin ~ 13,680 votes. Total valid votes ~1,59,465; turnout higher than 2010.

2020: Manohar Prasad Singh (INC) won again, with 83,032 votes and ~45.81 % vote share. Runner-up was Shambhu Kumar Suman (JD(U)) with 61,823 votes (~34.11 %). Margin ~ 21,209 votes. Total valid votes ~1,81,260; electors ~2,87,266.

These show steadily increasing margins for the winner from 2010 → 2020, growth in votes for INC candidate, and a reasonably stable turnout with rising engagement.

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Manihari (ST) Assembly Constituency 2025: Past Complete Winners List

2020: Manohar Prasad Singh (Indian National Congress)

2015: Manohar Prasad Singh (Indian National Congress)

2010: Manohar Prasad Singh (Janata Dal (United))

Oct 2005: Mubarak (Indian National Congress)

Feb 2005: Mubaraque (Indian National Congress)

2000: Vishwanath Singh (Janata Dal (United))

1995: Mubarak Hussain (Indian National Congress)

1990: Bishwanath Singh (Janata Dal)

1985: Md Mobarak Hussain (Indian National Congress)

1980: Ram Sipahi Yadav (Janata Party)

Manihari Assembly Elections 2025 Voting Date

Manihari is voting today (11.11.2025) as part of Bihar’s second phase of polling.

Manihari Assembly Elections 2025 Result Date

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set 14.11.2025 as the date of results for the Manihari constituency, along with the polling result of all Bihar Assembly seats.

Manihari Assembly Elections 2025 Candidates List