# Manika Assembly constituency

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)'.
And after partition from Bihar, new state Jharkhand came into existence on 15 November 2000 and Manika Vidhansabha came under Jharkhand.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Name | Party |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly ||||
| Before 1977: Constituency did not exist ||||
| 1977 | Yamuna Singh | Janata Party |
| 1980 | Yamuna Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1985 | Yamuna Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1990 | Yamuna Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 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 | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,854 | 9.56% | 1.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,76,351 | 67.62% | 4.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,60,816 | | 9.57 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 6.77 | |

### Assembly election 2019

2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,240 | 10.81% | 9.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,50,190 | 63.09% | 3.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,38,041 | | 11.29 |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | 24.57 | |

### Assembly election 2014

2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,083 | 0.85% | 1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,27,846 | 59.77% | 4.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,13,888 | | 40.20 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.72 | |

### Assembly election 2009

2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,769 | 2.09% | 5.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,825 | 55.60% | 1.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,52,558 | | 36.21 |
| | BJP gain from RJD | BJP gain from RJD | Swing | 2.64 | |

### Assembly election 2005

2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,883 | 7.22% | 3.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,36,824 | 57.21% | 23.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,39,166 | | 78.70 |
| | RJD gain from BJP | RJD gain from BJP | Swing | 17.71 | |

### Assembly election 2000

2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Manika :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,769 | 10.60% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,005 | 34.34% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,33,838 | | |
| | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) | BJP win (new seat) |