MANOHARPUR
Assembly seat no. 298 in Bihar · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1985
DEVENDRA MANJHI
IND
Elections held
10
1962–2000
Most successful party
IND
won 3 of 10
Margin, 1985
7,069
15.98% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
INCSATRUGHAN BODRA
- Votes
- 9,435
- Vote share
- 21.33%
- Behind by
- 7,069
Electors
99,719
Total votes polled
44,226
Valid votes
44,226
NOTA votes
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Turnout
44.4%
Full result, 1985
10 candidates · 44,226 valid votes
DEVENDRA MANJHIINDwon
16,504
37.3%
SATRUGHAN BODRAINC
9,435
21.3%
RATNAKAR NAIKIND
6,646
15.0%
PAUL BHENGRAJMM
5,695
12.9%
BOBIND CHANDRA PURTYBJP
2,213
5.0%
ABRAHAN JOJOIND
1,724
3.9%
PRABHU DAYAL BAGELKD
1,476
3.3%
RAM GANES MUNDARIIND
201
0.5%
SAMSON RICHARDIND
195
0.4%
SALAI BODRAIND
137
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | JOBA MAJHI | UGDP | 29,607 | 35.34% | SHIVA BODRA | 9,035 |
| 1995 | JOBA MAJHI | JPP | 20,219 | 28.47% | GURU CHARAN NAYAK | 5,691 |
| 1990 | KRISHNA CHANDRA MUNDA | INC | 9,428 | 16.59% | GOVIND CHANDRA PURTY | 200 |
| 1985 | DEVENDRA MANJHI | IND | 16,504 | 37.32% | SATRUGHAN BODRA | 7,069 |
| 1980 | RATNAKAR NAYAK | BJP | 7,257 | 29.37% | MACHUWA GAGRAI | 862 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the MANOHARPUR assembly constituency in 2000?
JOBA MAJHI (UGDP) won MANOHARPUR in 2000, by a margin of 9,035 votes.
Which party has won MANOHARPUR the most times?
IND, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MANOHARPUR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2000.
Who has won MANOHARPUR the most times?
RATNAKAR NAYAK, with 3 wins between 1969 and 1980.
