{{Short description|Constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | type = SLA | reservation = ST | name = Manika | map_image = Manika constituency map.svg | state = Jharkhand | loksabha_cons = Chatra | established = 2000 | district = Latehar | latest_election_year = 2024 | mla = Ramchandra Singh | party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} | alliance = {{Party index link|Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand)}} | electors = {{formatnum:238041}} | constituency_no = 73 }} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} ''' Manika Assembly constituency''' is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.<ref name=jhceo>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |title=AC & PC List- Jharkhand |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218152343/http://164.100.150.3/ceoweb_bk/ACPCList.htm |archive-date=18 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |title=Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005180821/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |archive-date=5 October 2010 |access-date=13 October 2021 }}</ref> It was previously in Latehar Assembly constituency. In 1977 it was partitioned forming new ''''Manika (Vidhan Sabha Constituency''')'.

==Members of Legislative Assembly== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Election ! Name ! colspan=2|Party |- ! colspan=4|Bihar Legislative Assembly |- | colspan="4" |{{center|''Before 1977: Constituency did not exist''}} |- |1977 |rowspan=4|Yamuna Singh |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |- |1980 |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}} |- |1985 |- |1990 |- |1995 |Ramchandra Singh |{{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}} |- | 2000 |Yamuna Singh |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- ! colspan=4|Jharkhand Legislative Assembly |- |2005 |Ramchandra Singh |{{Full party name with color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}} |- |2009 | rowspan=2|Harikrishna Singh |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |- |2014 |- |2019 |rowspan=2|Ramchandra Singh |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |- |2024 |}

== Election results == ===Assembly election 2024=== {{Election box begin|title= 2024 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika<ref>{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 - Seats won by JMM |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124045445/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenNov2024/partywisewinresult-852S27.htm |archive-date=24 November 2024}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramchandra Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=74,946 |percentage=42.50% |change={{decrease}}6.77 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Harikrishna Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=58,092 |percentage=32.94% |change={{decrease}}5.52 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Muneshwar Oraon |party=Independent politician |votes=18,748 |percentage=10.63% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raghupal Singh |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=8,403 |percentage=4.76% |change={{increase}}2.81 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balwant Singh |party=Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha |votes=3,583 |percentage=2.03% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Atul Kumar Singh |party=Hindustani Awam Manch (United) |votes=2,820 |percentage=1.60% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rakesh Kumar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=2,747 |percentage=1.56% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=5,030 |percentage=2.85% |change={{decrease}}0.46 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,854 |percentage=9.56% |change= {{decrease}}1.26 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=1,76,351 |percentage=67.62% |change= {{increase}}4.52 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,60,816 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.57 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}6.77 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2019=== {{Election box begin|title= 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11813-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=9 February 2022 |date=6 February 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramchandra Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=74,000 |percentage=49.27% |change={{increase}}27.58 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raghupal Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=57,760 |percentage=38.46% |change={{increase}}13.75 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Victor Kerketta |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=2,941 |percentage=1.96% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hardayal Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,476 |percentage=1.65% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ram Lagan Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,945 |percentage=1.30% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajendra Singh |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation |votes=1,867 |percentage=1.24% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajpal Singh |party=Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |votes=1,656 |percentage=1.10% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=4,980 |percentage=3.32% |change={{decrease}}0.33 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,240 |percentage=10.81% |change= {{increase}}9.97 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=1,50,190 |percentage=63.09% |change= {{increase}}3.32 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,38,041 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.29 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}24.57 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2014=== {{Election box begin|title= 2014 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3787-jharkhand-2014/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Harikrishna Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=31,583 |percentage=24.70% |change={{increase}}2.72 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramchandra Singh |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=30,500 |percentage=23.86% |change={{increase}}5.92 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Muneshwar Oraon |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,731 |percentage=21.69% |change={{increase}}1.80 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Neera Devi |party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes=6,326 |percentage=4.95% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shilpa Kumari |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=5,975 |percentage=4.67% |change={{increase}}0.78 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anita Minj |party=Independent politician |votes=4,750 |percentage=3.72% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ganesh Bhagat |party=Communist Party of India |votes=4,027 |percentage=3.15% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=4,660 |percentage=3.65% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,083 |percentage=0.85% |change= {{decrease}}1.24 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=1,27,846 |percentage=59.77% |change= {{increase}}4.17 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,13,888 |ref = |change= {{increase}}40.20 }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{increase}}2.72 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2009=== {{Election box begin|title= 2009 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3786-jharkhand-2009/ |title=Jharkhand 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=20 August 2018 |access-date= 23 May 2022}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Harikrishna Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=18,645 |percentage=21.98% |change={{increase}}10.52 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rameshwar Oraon |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,876 |percentage=19.90% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramchandra Singh |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=15,214 |percentage=17.94% |change={{decrease}}1.40 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Muneshwar Oraon |party=Jharkhand Janadikhar Manch |votes=7,425 |percentage=8.75% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Amrit Joy Kujur |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=3,300 |percentage=3.89% |change={{decrease}}8.23 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Janeshwar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=3,057 |percentage=3.60% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kanhai Singh |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation |votes=2,349 |percentage=2.77% |change={{increase}}0.06 }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,769 |percentage=2.09% |change= {{decrease}}5.14 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=84,825 |percentage=55.60% |change= {{decrease}}1.61 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,52,558 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}36.21 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser=Rashtriya Janata Dal |swing= {{increase}}2.64 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2005=== {{Election box begin|title= 2005 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election: Manika<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3785-jharkhand-2005/ |title=Jharkhand General Legislative Election 2005 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramchandra Singh |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=26,460 |percentage=19.34% |change={{decrease}}7.11 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dr. Deepak Oraon |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=16,577 |percentage=12.12% |change={{increase}}8.12 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yamuna Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=15,680 |percentage=11.46% |change={{decrease}}25.59 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jai Prakash Minj |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation |votes=3,709 |percentage=2.71% |change={{decrease}}11.68 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajeshwar Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=3,419 |percentage=2.50% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hardayal Singh |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=2,703 |percentage=1.98% |change={{decrease}}0.05 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jitendra Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=2,548 |percentage=1.86% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,883 |percentage=7.22% |change= {{decrease}}3.37 }} {{Election box turnout |votes=1,36,824 |percentage=57.21% |change= {{increase}}23.58 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 2,39,166 |ref = |change= {{increase}}78.70 }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Rashtriya Janata Dal |loser=Bharatiya Janata Party |swing= {{decrease}}17.71 }} {{Election box end}} ===Assembly election 2000=== {{Election box begin|title= 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election: Manika<ref>{{cite web|url = https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |title = Statistical Report on General Election, 2000 to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar |access-date = 16 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005142035/https://ceobihar.nic.in/BiharElection/Statistical%20Report/2000.pdf |archive-date= 5 October 2023 |website=ceobihar.nic.in |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Yamuna Singh |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=16,674 |percentage=37.05% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramchandra Singh |party=Rashtriya Janata Dal |votes=11,905 |percentage=26.45% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajeshwar Singh |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,239 |percentage=16.08% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jai Prakash Minj |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Liberation |votes=6,477 |percentage=14.39% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vinod Kumar Bhagat |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |votes=1,799 |percentage=4.00% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nirmal Lakra |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=911 |percentage=2.02% |change= ''New''}} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,769 |percentage=10.60% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=45,005 |percentage=34.34% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,33,838 |ref = |change= }} {{Election box new seat win |winner=Bharatiya Janata Party |loser= |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

==See also== *Vidhan Sabha *List of states of India by type of legislature

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand}}

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Category:Assembly constituencies of Jharkhand Category:Latehar district Category:Politics of Jharkhand Category:2000 establishments in Jharkhand Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2000