Bihar Legislative Council
Bihar Legislative Council Bihar Vidhan Parishad | ||
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Chief Minister) | ||
Rabri Devi since 16 February 2024 | ||
| Structure | ||
| Seats | 75 (63 Elected + 12 Nominated) | |
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Political groups | Government (49) NDA (50) Opposition (18) Others (6)
Vacant (1)
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| Elections | ||
| Single transferable vote | ||
| Meeting place | ||
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| Bihar Legislative Council, Patna, Bihar, India | ||
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| Bihar Legislative Council | ||
Bihar Legislative Council also known as Bihar Vidhan Parishad is the
.History
A new Province of
Bihar Reorganisation Act
, 2000 passed by the Parliament, the strength of the Bihar Legislative Council has been reduced from 96 to 75 members. Some veteran council members B. P. Mandal, Jagannath Mishra, Satyendra Narain Singh and Lalu Prasad Yadav have also served as Chief Minister of Bihar.
Working
Bihar Legislative Council is a permanent body and not subject to dissolution. But as nearly as possible, one-third of the members thereof retire as soon as may be on the expiration of every second year. Members are now elected or nominated for six years and one-third of them retire every second year. The presiding officers of Vidhan Parishad are now known as Chairman and Deputy Chairman. Members of the upper house, the
Legislative Council
are indirectly elected through an electoral college. There are 27 Committees which are, at present, functional in the Council. Besides, there are three Financial Committees consisting of the members of the two Houses of the State Legislature.
Current members
- Chairman :
- Deputy Chairman :
- Leader of the House : Nitish Kumar
- Deputy Leader of the House :
- Government's Chief Whip :
- Leader of the Opposition : Rabri Devi
Elected by Legislative Assembly (27)
Keys: JD(U) (9) RJD (7) BJP (7) INC (2) HAM (1)
| # | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabindra Prasad Singh | JDU | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | |
| 2 | Afaque Ahmad Khan | JDU | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | |
| 3 | Ghulam Ghaus | JDU | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |
| 4 | Bhishm Sahni | JDU | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |
| 5 | Kumud Verma | JDU | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |
| 6 | Nitish Kumar | JDU | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |
| 7 | Rameshwar Mahto | JDU | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |
| 8 | Khalid Anwar | JDU | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |
| 9 | Sanjay Kumar Jha | JDU | 31-May-2019 | 06-May-2024 | |
| 10 | Munni Rajak | RJD | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | |
| 11 | Ashok Pandey | RJD | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | |
| 12 | Qari Sohaib | RJD | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | |
| 13 | Sunil Singh | RJD | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |
| 14 | Farooq Shaikh | RJD | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |
| 15 | Rabri Devi | RJD | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |
| 16 | Ram Chandra Purve | RJD | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |
| 17 | Hari Sahni | BJP | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | |
| 18 | Anil Sharma | BJP | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | |
| 19 | Samrat Chaudhary
|
BJP | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |
| 20 | Sanjay Mayukh | BJP | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |
| 21 | Mangal Pandey
|
BJP | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |
| 22 | Sanjay Paswan | BJP | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |
| 23 | Shahnawaz Hussain
|
BJP | 21-Jan-2021 | 06-May-2024 | |
| 24 | Samir Kumar Singh | INC | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |
| 25 | Prem Chandra Mishra | INC | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |
| 26 | Santosh Suman | HAM | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |
| 27 | Vacant[1] | 06-Feb-2024 | 28-Jun-2026 | ||
Elected from Local Authorities Constituencies (24)
Keys: BJP (7) RJD (6) JD(U) (5) INC (1) RLJP (1) IND (4)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patna | Kartikey Kumar | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 2 | Bhojpur | Radhacharan Sah | JDU | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 3 | Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal | Rinku Yadav | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 4 | Nalanda | Reena Yadav | JDU | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 5 | Rohtas-Kaimur | Santosh Singh
|
BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 6 | Nawada | Ashok Yadav | Ind | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 7 | Aurangabad | Dileep Singh | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 8 | Saran | Sachchidanand Rai | Ind | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 9 | Siwan | Vinod Jaiswal | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 10 | Darbhanga | Sunil Chaudhary | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 11 | East Champaran | Maheshwar Singh | Ind | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 12 | Muzaffarpur | Dinesh Prasad Singh | JDU | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 13 | Vaishali | Bhushan Ray | RLJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 14 | Samastipur | Tarun Kumar | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 15 | West Champaran | Saurabh Kumar | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 16 | Sitamarhi-Sheohar | Rekha Devi | JDU | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 17 | Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj | Dilip Kumar Jaiswal | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 18 | Bhagalpur-Banka | Vijay Singh | JDU | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 19 | Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura | Ajay Kumar Singh | RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 20 | Katihar | Ashok Kumar Agrawal | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 21 | Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul | Ajay Singh
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RJD | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 22 | Madhubani | Ambika Gulab Yadav | Ind | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 23 | Gopalganj | Rajeev Singh | BJP | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
| 24 | Begusarai-Khagaria | Rajeev Kumar | INC | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |
Elected from Graduates Constituencies (6)
Keys: JD(U) (3) BJP (2) Independent (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tirhut | Devesh Chandra Thakur | JDU | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |
| 2 | Patna | Neeraj Kumar | JDU | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |
| 3 | Koshi | Narendra Kumar Yadav | BJP | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |
| 4 | Darbhanga | Sarvesh Kumar | IND | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |
| 5 | Saran | Virendra Narayan Yadav | JDU | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 | |
| 6 | Gaya | Awadhesh Narain Singh | BJP | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 | |
Elected from Teachers Constituencies (6)
Keys: BJP (2) JD(U) (1) CPI (1) INC (1) Independent (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patna | Nawal Kishore Yadav | BJP | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |
| 2 | Darbhanga | Madan Mohan Jha | INC | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |
| 3 | Saran | Afaque Ahmad | IND | 06-Apr-2023 | 16-Nov-2026 | |
| 4 | Tirhut | Sanjay Kumar Singh
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CPI | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |
| 5 | Koshi | Sanjeev Kumar Singh | JDU | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 | |
| 6 | Gaya | Jeevan Kumar | BJP | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 | |
Nominated (12)
| # | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janak Ram | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
| 2 | Devesh Kumar | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
| 3 | Rajendra Prasad Gupta | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
| 4 | Pramod Kumar Chandravanshi | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
| 5 | Ghanshyam Thakur | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
| 6 | Nivedita Singh | BJP | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
| 7 | Ashok Choudhary | JDU | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
| 8 | Ram Bachan Rai | JDU | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
| 9 | Sanjay Kumar Singh | JDU | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
| 10 | Lallan Kumar Saraf | JDU | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
| 11 | Sanjay Singh | JDU | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
| 12 | Raj Vardhan Azad | JDU | 13-Oct-2023 | 16-Mar-2027 | |
See also
- List of members of the Bihar Legislative Council
- Vidhan Parishad
- Administration in Bihar
- List of states of India by type of legislature
External links
References
- ^ "RJD MLC Rambali Singh Chandravanshi disqualified from Bihar Legislative Council". www.indiatvnews.com. 6 February 2024.
