Bihar Legislative Assembly
Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
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| 17th Bihar Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Bihar Legislature |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Deputy Leader of the House (Deputy Chief Minister) | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 243 |
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Political groups | Government (164) MGB (164)[1][2] Opposition (76)
Vacant (3)
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | October - November 2020 |
Next election | October - November 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Bihar State Assembly, Patna, Bihar, India | |
| Website | |
| vidhansabha | |
The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952.[3]
The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated member. Dr. Shri Krishna Singh became the first Leader of the House and the Chief Minister, Dr. Anugrah Narayan Singh was elected the first Deputy Leader of the Assembly and became state's first Deputy Chief Minister. It was reduced to 318 during the second General Elections. In 1977, the total number of elected members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was further raised from 318 to 325.
With the creation of a separate State of Jharkhand, by an Act of Parliament titled as the Bihar Reorganisation Act, the strength of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was reduced from 325 to 243 members. Among 243 seats 38 are Scheduled Castes and 2 are Scheduled Tribes reserved seats.
History
After the passing of the Government of India Act 1935, Bihar and Orissa became separate states. A bicameral system of legislature was introduced according to the act. In 22 July 1936, first Bihar legislative council was set up. It had 30 members and Rajiv Ranjan Prasad was the chairman. First joint session of the two houses of the Bihar Assembly took place in 22 July 1937. Ram Dayalu Singh was elected as the speaker of the Bihar Assembly.[4]
Bihar Legislative Assembly terms
Following are the dates of constitution and dissolution of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. First sitting date and date of completion of term for each Vidhan Sabha can be different from the constitution and dissolution dates (respectively).
| Vidhan Sabha | Constitution | Dissolution | Days | Speaker | Ministry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 20 May 1952 | 31 March 1957 | 1,776 | Bindeshwari Prasad Verma | First Shri Krishna Singh ministry |
| 2nd | 20 May 1957 | 15 March 1962 | 1,760 | Second Sri Krishna Singh ministry 1957-1961 | |
| 3rd | 16 March 1962 | 16 March 1967 | 1,826 | Dr Laxmi Narayan Sudhanshu | |
| 4th | 17 March 1967 | 26 February 1969 | 712 | Dhaniklal Mandal | |
| 5th | 26 February 1969 | 28 March 1972 | 1,126 | Ram Narayan Mandal | |
| 6th | 29 March 1972 | 30 April 1977 | 1,858 | Hari Nath Mishr | |
| 7th | 24 June 1977 | 17 February 1980 | 968 | Tripurari Prasad Singh | |
| 8th | 8 June 1980 | 12 March 1985 | 1,738 | Radhanandan Jha | |
| 9th | 12 March 1985 | 10 March 1990 | 1,824 | Shiva Chandra Jha (till 1989)
Mohammad Hidayatullah Khan |
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| 10th | 10 March 1990 | 28 March 1995 | 1,844 | Ghulam Sarwar | |
| 11th | 4 April 1995 | 2 March 2000 | 1,795 | Devnarayan Yadav | |
| 12th | 3 March 2000 | 6 March 2005 | 1,830 | Sadanand Singh | Third Rabri Devi ministry |
| 13th | 7 March 2005 | 24 November 2005 | 263 | Uday Narayan Chaudhary | |
| 14th | 24 November 2005 | 26 November 2010 | 1,829 | Second Nitish Kumar ministry | |
| 15th | 26 November 2010 | 20 November 2015 | 1,821 | Third Nitish Kumar ministry (2010–14) Jitan Ram Manjhi ministry (2014-15) Fourth Nitish Kumar ministry (2015-15) | |
| 16th | 20 November 2015 | 14 November 2020[5] | 1821 | Vijay Kumar Chaudhary | Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry (2015–17) Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry (2017-20) |
| 17th | 16 November 2020 | Incumbent | 1,358 | Vijay Kumar Sinha (till 2022) | Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry(2020-22) Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry |
Working
The Bihar Legislative Assembly is not a permanent body and is subject to dissolution. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first sitting unless dissolved sooner. Members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected by the people.
There are three sessions (Budget session, Monsoon session, Winter session) every year.
The Sessions of Legislative Assembly are presided by Speaker and The Speaker certifies that whether a bill is ordinary bill or money bill. Generally he does not participate in voting but he casts his vote in the case of tie. Vijay Kumar Sinha is the current Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly.[6] The Legislative Assembly also has a Secretariat which is headed by Secretary. He is under the disciplinary control of Speaker. The function of Secretary is to assist the Speaker. Bateshwar Nath Pandey is the current Secretary of Bihar Legislative Assembly.
Composition
2020
Following was the composition of the Bihar Legislative Assembly after 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
| Alliance | Party | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | +/− | Total | ||||
| NDA | BJP | 74 |  21
|
125 | ||
| JDU | 43 |  28
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| VIP | 4 | 4
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| HAM | 4 | 3
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| MGB (UPA) |
RJD | 75 | 5
|
110 | ||
| INC | 19 | 8
| ||||
| CPI(ML)L | 12 | 9
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| CPI | 2 | 2
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| CPI(M) | 2 | 2
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| GDSF | AIMIM | 5 | 5
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6 | ||
| BSP | 1 | 1
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| None | LJP | 1 | 1
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2 | ||
| IND | 1 | 3
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| Total | 243 | 243 | ||||
2022
Following is the current composition of the Bihar Legislative Assembly which is after some elected members changed parties, various bye-elections and after Nitish Kumar left NDA and formed alliance with Mahagathbandhan on 10 August 2022.
| Alliance | Party | Seats | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGB (UPA) |
RJD | 78 | 164 | ||
| JD(U) | 45 | ||||
| INC | 19 | ||||
| CPI(ML)L | 12 | ||||
| HAM | 4 | ||||
| CPI | 2 | ||||
| CPI(M) | 2 | ||||
| AIMIM | 1 | ||||
| IND | 1 | ||||
| NDA | BJP | 76 | 76 | ||
| Vacant | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total | 243 | 243 | |||
Members of Legislative Assembly
See also
- Bihar Legislative Council
- Government of Bihar
- Patna Secretariat
- List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
- List of governors of Bihar
- List of chief ministers of Bihar
- List of deputy chief ministers of Bihar
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
References
- ^ "Nitish leaves ally BJP in the cold, claims support of 164 MLAs of seven Mahagathbandhan parties to form government". The New Indian Express. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Bihar Government Floor Test : नीतीश कुमार को AIMIM का समर्थन, अख्तरुल ईमान ने की घोषणा". News18 हिंदी (in Hindi). 24 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Bihar poll dates announced: Some facts youn need to know about Bihar Legislative Assembly". www.oneindia.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Bihar Vidhan Sabha" (PDF). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Etemaad (14 November 2020). "Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan Formally Dissolved 16th Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Tewary, Amarnath (25 November 2020). "NDA nominee Vijay Kumar Sinha elected Bihar Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Bihar: Four of five AIMIM MLAs join RJD, making it single-largest party again with 80 seats". The Indian Express. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "All 3 VIP MLAs join BJP in Bihar making it the largest party in Assembly". The Hindu. 23 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "All 3 VIP MLAs join BJP in Bihar making it the largest party in Assembly". The Hindu. 23 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Bihar: RJD MLA Anil Kumar Sahni disqualified upon conviction by CBI court". www.telegraphindia.com. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "All 3 VIP MLAs join BJP in Bihar making it the largest party in Assembly". The Hindu. 23 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Bihar BJP MLA Subhash Singh passes away". The Hindu. PTI. 16 August 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Lone Lok Janshakti Party MLA Raj Kumar Singh joins JD(U) in Bihar". Hindustan Times. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Anant Singh loses assembly membership, RJD tally down to 79". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "BSP's lone MLA in Bihar Md Zama Khan joins ruling JD(U) after meeting with CM Nitish Kumar | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
External links
- Official website Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Government of Bihar
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