Manihari Assembly Election Result 1990

Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1990

Bishwanath Singh of Janata Dal won the Manihari Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 1990 state assembly election, securing 30,974 votes (38.80% vote share). The runner-up was Mubarak Hussain (Indian National Congress) with 21,456 votes.

A total of 18 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Bihar
  • Constituency: Manihari
  • Constituency Number: 67
  • District: Katihar
  • Total Contestants: 18
  • Election Year: 1990
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Bishwanath Singh 30974 38.80% Janata Dal
2 Mubarak Hussain 21456 26.90% Indian National Congress
3 Sagir Ahmde 11103 13.90% Communist Party Of India
4 Praduman Kumar Singh 6749 8.50% Independent
5 Shivendra Kumar Mouwar 3910 4.90% Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Nalini Mandal 3382 4.20% Independent
7 Basudeo Singh 605 0.80% Independent
8 Rajendra Kumar Paswan 371 0.50% Independent
9 Shankar Mandal 352 0.40% Independent
10 Nand Lal Sah 242 0.30% Bahujan Samaj Party
11 Iradat Hussain 157 0.20% Independent
12 Sheo Pujan Yadav 136 0.20% Independent
13 Suresh Prasad Gupta 116 0.20% Independent
14 Fani Lal Sah 107 0.10% Independent
15 Jyotishna Devi 69 0.10% Independent
16 Zahir Khan 57 0.10% Independent
16 Saidur Rahman 57 0.10% Independent
18 Rajendra Yadav 30 0.00% Independent

About Manihari Assembly Constituency

The Manihari constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1990 Assembly election, 18 candidates contested for this seat. Bishwanath Singh (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 30,974 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

18 candidates contested from Manihari assembly constituency in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.

Manihari is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Bihar.

Bishwanath Singh (Janata Dal) won the Manihari assembly seat in the 1990 Vidhan Sabha election.