Mahnar
SLA
MlaUmesh Singh Kushwaha
Latest election year2025
StateBihar
DistrictVaishali
Loksabha cons21. Hajipur (SC)
Constituency no129
Established1957
Electors301,439
Incumbent imageFile:Umesh kushwaha with Leshi Singh (cropped).jpg

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.[1]

Mahnar Assembly constituency is part of No. 21 Hajipur (Lok Sabha constituency) (SC).[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMember[2]Party
1952Deep Narayan Singh
1957Banarsi Devi
1962Muneshwar Prasad Singh
1967
1969
1972
1977
1980Munshilal Rai
1985
1990Muneshwar Prasad Singh
1995Munshilal Rai
2000Rama Kishore Singh
2005Lok Janshakti Party
2005
2010Achyutanand Singh
2015Umesh Kushwaha
2020Bina Singh
2025Umesh Kushwaha

Election results

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.[3] 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.[4]

2010

In the 2010 state assembly elections, Dr. Achyutanand Singh of BJP won the Mahnar assembly seat defeating Rama Kishore Singh of LJP.[5] 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.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India". Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. ^ "Manhar Election and Results 2020, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India
  3. ^ तिवारी, अजीत. "महनार विधानसभा सीट: इस सीट पर NDA की मजबूत पकड़, RJD के लिए कठिन होगा सफर". Aaj Tak. Retrieved 2020-10-13. 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.
  4. ^ "Mahnar election result 2020". News18. Archived 15 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  5. ^ "Bihar - Manhar". Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  6. ^ "47 - Mahnar Assembly Constituency". Partywise Comparison Since 1977. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2011-02-07.