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{{About|the assembly constituency|its eponymous village|Matihani, India}}
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| map_caption = Location in Bihar
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Bihar|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Begusarai district|Begusarai]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[List of Assembly constituencies of Bihar|Constituency No.]]
|subdivision_name3 = 144
|subdivision_type4 = Type
|subdivision_name4 = Open
|subdivision_type5 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
|subdivision_name5 = [[Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)|24. Begusarai]]
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'''Matihani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)''' is an [[Vidhan Sabha|assembly]] constituency in [[Begusarai district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Bihar]].

==Overview==
As per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008, No. 144 Matihani (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is composed of the following: Matihani and Shambo Akha Kurha [[Community Development Block in India|community development blocks]]; Kaithma, Laduwara, Bhairwar, Maniappa, Chilmil, Dumri, Ulao, Sighaul, Pachmba, Mahmadpur Raghunathpur, Mohan Eghu, Shahpur, Bishanpur, Dhabauli, Bindpur, Puspura, Bahadarpur, Amraur Kiratpur, Rachiyahi [[gram panchayat]]s of Begusarai CD Block; Barauni IOC Township (CT); and Keshawe, Noorpur, Mahna and Mosadpur gram panchayats of Barauni CD Block.<ref name=commission>{{cite web|url = http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |title = Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India|work= Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies |access-date = 2011-01-10 }}</ref>

Matihani (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 24 [[Begusarai (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<ref name=commission/> and as per the delimitation in 2008, falls within [[Begusarai]] town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order 2008|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/}}</ref>

==Election results==

===1957 General elections===
The first instance of [[booth capturing]] in India was recorded in 1957 in the [[1957 Indian general election|General Elections]] of that year in Rachiyahi, in Begusarai's Matihani assembly seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Where-booth-capturing-was-born/articleshow/1020435.cms|title=Where booth capturing was born}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/In-central-Bihar-development-runs-into-caste-wall/articleshow/49038630.cms|title=In central Bihar, development runs into caste wall}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151010/jsp/bihar/story_47122.jsp#.VhikSeyqqko|title=Empty words in legend's forgotten village}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/politics/the-myth-of-historys-first-booth-capturing-taking-place-in-begusarais-rachiyahi-1150034.html|title=The myth of history's first booth capturing taking place in Begusarai's Rachiyahi}}</ref>

===1977-2010===
In the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|2010 state assembly elections]], Narendra Kumar Singh of [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]] won the Matihani seat defeating his nearest rival Abhay Kumar Sarjan of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]]. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Narendra Kumar Singh, Independent, defeated Abhay Kumar Singh of Congress in Bihar Assembly Election, [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|October 2005]] and Rajendra Rajan of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005]]. Rajendra Rajan of CPI defeated Pramod Kumar Sharma of Congress in 2000, 1995 and 1990, Pramod Kumar Sharma of Congress/ Congress(I) defeated Deoki Nandan Singh of CPI in 1985 and 1980, Sitaram Mishra of CPI defeated Mithilesh Kumar Singh of [[Janata Party]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.travelindia-guide.com/assembly-elections/bihar/constituency-results/matihani.php |title = Matihani Election Results since 1977| publisher = Travel India Guide|access-date = 2011-11-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp104.htm |title = 104 - Matihani Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-03-30 }}</ref>

==Members of Legislative Assembly==

* 1980: [[Pramod Kumar Sharma]], [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
* 1985: [[Pramod Kumar Sharma]], [[Indian National Congress]]
* 1990: [[Rajendra Rajan]], [[Communist Party of India]]
* 1995: [[Rajendra Rajan]], [[Communist Party of India]]
* 2000: [[Rajendra Rajan]], [[Communist Party of India]]
* 2005: [[Narender Kumar Singh]] Independent
* 2005: [[Narender Kumar Singh]] Independent
* 2010: [[Narendra Kumar Singh]] [[Janata Dal (United)]]
* 2015: [[Narendra Kumar Singh]] [[Janata Dal (United)]]
* 2020: [[Raj Kumar Singh Maithan|Raj Kumar Singh]] [[Lok Janshakti Party|LJP]] Switched to [[Janata Dal (United)]] in April 2021

==Election==

===2015===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, 2015]]: Maithani <ref>[https://ceobihar.nic.in/PDF/Stat_Assem_GE_Bihar_2015.pdf Bihar Assembly Election 2015]</ref>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Narendra Kumar Singh]]
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|votes = 89,297
|percentage = 48.94
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Sarvesh Kumar
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 66609
|percentage = 36.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes=182,458
|percentage=59.81
|change=
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 305,043
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Bihar}}
{{Munger Division topics}}

{{Bihar elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Bihar]]
[[Category:Politics of Begusarai district]]