Narendra Modi who was also the Chief Minister of the Gujarat State Government had represented this constituency as a Member of the Legislative Assembly till 21 May 2014, when he resigned as Gujarat CM for the position of Prime Minister of India and also resigned as Maninagar MLA.

Maninagar is originally a land that belonged to Seth Maneklal Manilal, a powerful banker.

He donated a big piece of this land to develop the first organized settlement outside the walled city.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel created the first town planning scheme for Manipur, now called Maninagar.

The stadium serves place to play sports like cricket, football, badminton, chess, wrestling, judo, and basketball.