# Manbazar Assembly constituency

Manbazar is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled tribes.

## Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 243 Manbazar Assembly constituency (ST) is composed of the following: Manbazar I and Puncha community development blocks; Chatumadar, Daldali and Manguria Lalpur gram panchayats of Hura community development block.
Manbazar Assembly constituency is part of No. 35 Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election Year | Constituency | Name of M.L.A. | Party Affiliation |
| 1957 | Manbazar | Satya Kinkar Mahato and Chaitan Majhi | Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh) |
| 1962 | | Girish Mahato | Lok Sewak Sangh |
| 1967 | | Girish Mahato | Independent (Lok Sewak Sangh) |
| 1969 | | Girish Mahato | Lok Sewak Sangh |
| 1971 | | Sitaram Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | | Sitaram Mahato | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | | Nakul Chandra Mahata | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1982 | | Kamala Kanta Mahato | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1987 | | Kamala Kanta Mahato | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1991 | | Kamala Kanta Mahato | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1996 | | Kamala Kanta Mahato | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2001 | | Shyamapyari Mahata | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2006 | | Shyamapyari Mahata | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | | Sandhyarani Tudu | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2016 | | Sandhyarani Tudu | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 2021 | | Sandhyarani Tudu | All India Trinamool Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Manbazar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Sandhyarani Tudu | 103,298 | 48.33 | +10.98 |
| | BJP | Gouri Singh Sardar | 87,782 | 41.07 | +888.31 |
| | CPI(M) | Yamini Kanta Mandi | 16,849 | 7.88 | −79.93 |
| | BSP | Purna Chandra Tudu | 1,905 | 0.89 | |
| | Independent | Swapan Kumar Murmu | 1,604 | 0.75 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,291 | 1.07 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 213,729 | | |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election: Manbazar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AITC | Sandhyarani Tudu | 93,642 | 48.72 |
| | CPI(M) | Ipil Murmu | 83,967 | 43.69 |
| | BJP | Gouri Singh Sardar | 8,882 | 4.62 |
| | AJSU | Bivisan Sing Sardar | 1,807 | 0.94 |
| | SUCI(C) | Suniti Mudi | 1,356 | 0.71 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,532 | 1.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,186 | 84.05 |
| | AITC hold | AITC hold | Swing | |

### 2011

West Bengal assembly elections, 2011: Manbazar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AITC | Sandhyarani Tudu | 78,520 | 47.02 | +1.97# |
| | CPI(M) | Himani Hansda | 73,354 | 43.93 | −5.58# |
| | BJP | Gouri Sardar | 4,476 | 2.68 | |
| | JMM | Balahari Murmu | 3,175 | | |
| | JDP | Abhiram Besra | 2,797 | | |
| | Independent | Lakshi Kanta Soren | 2,114 | | |
| | PDS | Kartik Singh Sardar | 1,339 | | |
| | JVM(P) | Satyakinkar Murmu | 1,220 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 166,995 | 83.27 | |
| | AITC gain from CPI(M) | AITC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 7.55# | |
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.

### 1977-2006

In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Shamya Pyari Mahato of CPI(M) won the Manbazar assembly seat defeating his nearest rivals Kamakshya Prasad Singh Deo of Trinamool Congress and Sitaram Mahato of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Kamalakanta Mahato of CPI(M) defeated Sitaram Mahato of Congress in 1996, Nirmal Prasad Mahato of Congress in 1991, and Sitaram Mahato of Congress in 1987 and 1982. Nakul Chandra Mahata of CPI(M) defeated Sitaram Mahato of Congress in 1977.

### 1957-1972

Sitaram Mahato of Congress won in 1972 and 1971. Girish Mahato of Lok Sewak Sangh/ Independent won in 1969, 1967 and 1962. In 1957 Manbazar was a joint seat with one seat reserved for ST. Chaitan Majhi and Satya Kinkar Mahato, both contesting as Independents, won in 1957.