Mahnar (Vidhan Sabha constituency): Difference between revisions

In the [[2010 Bihar legislative assembly election|2010 state assembly elections]], Dr. Achyuatanand of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] won the Mahnar assembly seat defeating Rama Kishor Singh of [[Lok Janshakti Party|LJP]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS04129.htm |title =  Bihar - Manhar |work =Bihar Assembly Elections Nov 2010 Results | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-02-07 }}</ref> Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Rama Kishore Singh of [[Lok Janshakti Party|LJP]] defeated Munshilal Rai of RJD in [[Bihar Assembly Election, Oct 2005|October 2005]] and [[Bihar Assembly Election, Feb 2005|February 2005]]. Rama Kishore Singh of JD(U) defeated Munshilal Rai of RJD in 2000. Munshilal Rai of [[Janata Dal|JD]] defeated Rama Kishore Singh, Independent, in 1995. Muneshwar Prasad Singh of SOP(L) defeated Raghupati of JD in 1985. Munshilal Rai of [[Lok Dal|LD]] defeated Mithleshwar Prasad of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1985. Munshilal Rai of Janata Party (Secular – Charan Singh) defeated Ram Prasad Singh of Congress in 1980. Munshwar Prasad Singh of [[Janata Party|JP]] defeated Akhilesh Kumar Ray of Congress in 1977.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S04/partycomp47.htm |title = 47 - Mahnar Assembly Constituency |work = Partywise Comparison Since 1977 | publisher = Election Commission of India|access-date = 2011-02-07 }}</ref>

In 2015 [[Janata Dal (United)]] deflected from the [[National Democratic Alliance]] and allied with its chief rival [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] to form a Grand Alliance called Mahagathbandhan. In the elections to Mahnar constituency in 2015 [[Umesh Kushwaha]] of JD (U) defeated Achyuthanand Singh with a large margin of 27000 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aajtak.in/elections/bihar-assembly-elections/story/mehnar-assembly-seat-election-2020-bihar-assembly-election-2020-mehnar-mla-umesh-singh-kushwaha-nitish-kumar-lalu-yadav-lbs-1137882-2020-09-30|title=महनार विधानसभा सीट: इस सीट पर NDA की मजबूत पकड़, RJD के लिए कठिन होगा सफर|website=Aaj Tak|first=अजीत|last=तिवारी |access-date=2020-10-13|quote=Transl:The 2015 mandate was won by JDU's Umesh Singh Kushwaha from the Mehanar seat in the 2015 assembly elections. He defeated Achuthanand of BJP by a margin of over 27 thousand votes. Umesh Singh Kushwaha received 69825 votes in this election, while only 43370 votes were cast in Achuthanand's court.  }}</ref> However, in 2020 Umesh Kushwaha lost to Bina Devi, the wife of [[Rama Kishor Singh]] who contested the 2020 election on [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] symbol.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115182737/https://www.news18.com/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/umesh-singh-kushwaha-mahnar-candidate-s04a129c03/|title=Mahnar election result 2020|website=News18|access-date=2020-11-15}}</ref>