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The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India. The first state elections were held in 1952. [4] Before the partition of Bihar, the total strength of membership in the assembly was 331, including one nominated member.
In 1977, the total number of elected members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was further raised from 318 to 324. With the creation of a separate State of Jharkhand, by an Act of Parliament titled the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, the strength of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was reduced from 325 to 243 members.
The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora, announced on 25 September 2020 that the Bihar assembly election will be held from 28 October 2020, in three phases for 243 constituencies. [90] Per the Election Commission of India, approximately 60 registered parties are to contest in the Bihar elections. [clarification needed] [91]
This is a chronological list of current and past members of the Bihar Legislative Council by the date of appointment. The state elects members for a term of 6 years. 27 members are indirectly elected by the state legislators, 24 members are elected by Local Authorities, 6 from Graduates constituencies and 6 from teachers constituencies.
Ambika Sharan Singh of the Indian National Congress (INC) had won the Arrah Muffasil Assembly constituency in 1952, 1957 and 1962 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections. [5] The list of the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Arrah constituency is as follows:
This is a list of politicians from Bihar, India. It includes leaders from different political parties. Name Image Association Constituency Positions/Offices/Roles:
Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can work as a minister for more than 6 months. If a non-Member of the Legislative Assembly becomes a Chief Minister or a minister, he must become an MLA within 6 months to continue in the job. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can become the Speaker of the Legislature.
Bihar Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Ramgarh [4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% BJP: Ashok Kumar Singh : 62,179 : 36.99 : BSP: Satish Kumar Singh 60,895 36.18 RJD: Ajit Kumar Singh 35,825 21.28 JSUP: Sushil Kumar Singh 6513 3.74 NOTA: None of the Above: 1,287 0.76 Majority 1,362 Turnout: BJP gain from RJD: Swing