Bihar Legislative Assembly

Bihar Legislative Assembly

Bihar Vidhan Sabha
Bihar Legislative Assembly ; Bihar Vidhan Sabha
17th Bihar Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house of the Bihar Legislature
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
Governor of Bihar	Rajendra Arlekar ; since 17 February 2023
Secretary-in-charge to the Legislature	Smt khyati Singh
Speaker	Nand Kishore Yadav, BJP ; since 15 February 2024
Deputy Speaker	Narendra Narayan Yadav, JD(U) ; since 23 February 2024
Leader of the House; (Chief Minister)	Nitish Kumar, JD(U) ; since 22 February 2015
Deputy Leader of the House; (Deputy Chief Minister)	Vijay Kumar Sinha, BJP; Samrat Choudhary, BJP ; since 28 January 2024
Leader of the Opposition	Tejashwi Yadav, RJD ; since 14 February 2024
Structure
Seats	243
Political groups	Government (134) NDA (134) BJP (82); JD(U) (47); HAM(S) (3); IND (2); Official Opposition (105) INDIA (105) RJD (72); INC (17); LF (16); CPI(ML)L (12); CPI (2); CPI(M) (2); Other opposition (1) AIMIM (1) Vacant (4) Vacant (4)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	October - November 2020
Next election	October - November 2025
Meeting place
	Bihar State Assembly, Patna, Bihar, India
Website
	Bihar Legislative Assembly

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.^[5]

Before partition of Bihar, the total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated member. After partition, seats were reduced to 243 members. Shri Krishna Singh became the first Leader of the House and the first Chief Minister, Anugrah Narayan Singh was elected as the first Deputy Leader of the house and the first Deputy Chief Minister.^[6]

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.^[7]

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
Interim Government	25 April 1946	19 May 1952	2,041	Bindeshwari Prasad Verma	First Shri Krishna Sinha ministry
1st	20 May 1952	31 March 1957	1,776		Second Shri Krishna Sinha ministry
2nd	20 May 1957	15 March 1962	1,760		Third Shri Krishna Sinha ministry (Till 1961) Deep Narayan Singh interim ministry (17 days) First Binodanand Jha ministry (1961-62)
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) Md Hidayatullah Khan
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
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^[8]	1,821	Vijay Kumar Chaudhary	Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry (2015–17) Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry (2017-20)
17th	16 November 2020	Incumbent	1,625	Vijay Kumar Sinha (till 9 August 2022) Awadh Bihari Choudhary (till 28 January 2024) Nand Kishore Yadav (since 15 February 2024)^[9]	Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry (2020-22) Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry (2022-2024) Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry (2024-present)

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. Nand Kishore Yadav is the current Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly.^[9]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

Members of Legislative Assembly

{{#Section-h:17th Bihar Assembly|Members of Legislative Assembly}}

References

^ "JD(U)'s Narendra Narayan Yadav elected unopposed as Bihar assembly deputy speaker". The Indian Express. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Congress MLAs Murari Prasad Gautam and Siddharth Saurav, and RJD MLA Sangita Kumari join BJP". India TV News. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ https://www.lokmattimes.com/national/independent-mla-to-support-nitish-govt-in-bihar/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ "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.
^ "First Polls, first rift, first rush:Bihar 1952 CM SK Sinha Dy CM Dr AN Sinha". 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "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.
^ ^9.0 ^9.1 "BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

External links

Official website Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine; Government of Bihar

[1] "JD(U)'s Narendra Narayan Yadav elected unopposed as Bihar assembly deputy speaker". The Indian Express. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.

[2] "BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[3] "Congress MLAs Murari Prasad Gautam and Siddharth Saurav, and RJD MLA Sangita Kumari join BJP". India TV News. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[4] ttps://www.lokmattimes.com/national/independent-mla-to-support-nitish-govt-in-bihar/ ^{[bare URL]}

[5] "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.

[6] "First Polls, first rift, first rush:Bihar 1952 CM SK Sinha Dy CM Dr AN Sinha". 11 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[7] "Bihar Vidhan Sabha" (PDF). Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[8] Etemaad (14 November 2020). "Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan Formally Dissolved 16th Legislative Assembly". Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[:0-9] 9.0 ^9.1 "BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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