Manika Assembly constituency

Manika
Manika
Constituency No. 73 for the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	East India
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Lok Sabha constituency	Chatra
Established	2000
Total electors	238,041
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
	6th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Ramchandra Singh
Party	INC
Alliance	MGB
Elected year	2024

Manika Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was previously in Latehar Assembly constituency. In 1977 it was partitioned forming new 'Manika (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)'.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Name
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Before 1977: Constituency did not exist
1977	Yamuna Singh	Janata Party
1980		Bharatiya Janata Party
1985
1990
1995	Ramchandra Singh	Janata Dal
2000	Yamuna Singh	Bharatiya Janata Party
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2005	Ramchandra Singh	Rashtriya Janata Dal
2009	Harikrishna Singh	Bharatiya Janata Party
2014	Harikrishna Singh	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Ramchandra Singh	Indian National Congress
2024	Ramchandra Singh	Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly election 2024

2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ramchandra Singh	74,946	42.50%	6.77
	BJP	Harikrishna Singh	58,092	32.94%	5.52
	Independent	Muneshwar Oraon	18,748	10.63%	New
	SP	Raghupal Singh	8,403	4.76%	2.81
	JLKM	Balwant Singh	3,583	2.03%	New
	Hindustani Awam Manch (United)	Atul Kumar Singh	2,820	1.60%	New
	Independent	Rakesh Kumar Singh	2,747	1.56%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	5,030	2.85%	0.46
Margin of victory			16,854	9.56%	1.26
Turnout			1,76,351	67.62%	4.52
Registered electors			2,60,816		9.57
	INC hold		Swing	6.77

Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ramchandra Singh	74,000	49.27%	27.58
	BJP	Raghupal Singh	57,760	38.46%	13.75
	SP	Victor Kerketta	2,941	1.96%	New
	BSP	Hardayal Singh	2,476	1.65%	New
	Independent	Ram Lagan Singh	1,945	1.30%	New
	Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation	Rajendra Singh	1,867	1.24%	New
	JVM(P)	Rajpal Singh	1,656	1.10%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,980	3.32%	0.33
Margin of victory			16,240	10.81%	9.97
Turnout			1,50,190	63.09%	3.32
Registered electors			2,38,041		11.29
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	24.57

Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Harikrishna Singh	31,583	24.70%	2.72
	RJD	Ramchandra Singh	30,500	23.86%	5.92
	INC	Muneshwar Oraon	27,731	21.69%	1.80
	AITC	Neera Devi	6,326	4.95%	New
	JMM	Shilpa Kumari	5,975	4.67%	0.78
	Independent	Anita Minj	4,750	3.72%	New
	CPI	Ganesh Bhagat	4,027	3.15%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	4,660	3.65%	New
Margin of victory			1,083	0.85%	1.24
Turnout			1,27,846	59.77%	4.17
Registered electors			2,13,888		40.20
	BJP hold		Swing	2.72

Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Harikrishna Singh	18,645	21.98%	10.52
	INC	Rameshwar Oraon	16,876	19.90%	New
	RJD	Ramchandra Singh	15,214	17.94%	1.40
	Jharkhand Janadikhar Manch	Muneshwar Oraon	7,425	8.75%	New
	JMM	Amrit Joy Kujur	3,300	3.89%	8.23
	Independent	Janeshwar Singh	3,057	3.60%	New
	Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation	Kanhai Singh	2,349	2.77%	0.06
Margin of victory			1,769	2.09%	5.14
Turnout			84,825	55.60%	1.61
Registered electors			1,52,558		36.21
	BJP gain from RJD		Swing	2.64

Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	RJD	Ramchandra Singh	26,460	19.34%	7.11
	JMM	Dr. Deepak Oraon	16,577	12.12%	8.12
	BJP	Yamuna Singh	15,680	11.46%	25.59
	Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation	Jai Prakash Minj	3,709	2.71%	11.68
	Independent	Rajeshwar Singh	3,419	2.50%	New
	BSP	Hardayal Singh	2,703	1.98%	0.05
	Independent	Jitendra Singh	2,548	1.86%	New
Margin of victory			9,883	7.22%	3.37
Turnout			1,36,824	57.21%	23.58
Registered electors			2,39,166		78.70
	RJD gain from BJP		Swing	17.71

Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Manika
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Yamuna Singh	16,674	37.05%	*New*
	RJD	Ramchandra Singh	11,905	26.45%	New
	INC	Rajeshwar Singh	7,239	16.08%	New
	Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation	Jai Prakash Minj	6,477	14.39%	New
	JMM	Vinod Kumar Bhagat	1,799	4.00%	New
	BSP	Nirmal Lakra	911	2.02%	New
Margin of victory			4,769	10.60%
Turnout			45,005	34.34%
Registered electors			1,33,838
	BJP win (new seat)

References

↑ "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
↑ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
↑ "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

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[jhceo-1] "AC & PC List- Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.

[delimitation2008-2] "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[3] Election Commission of India (24 November 2024). "Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM". Archived from the original on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

[4] "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[5] "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[6] "Jharkhand 2009". Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[7] "Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar" (PDF). ceobihar.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2025.