16th Bihar Assembly

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The Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Bihar (Sixteenth Vidhan Sabha of Bihar) was constituted on 20 November 2015 as a result of Bihar Legislative Assembly election, 2015 held between 12 October to 5 November 2015.[1] The Legislative Assembly has total of 243 MLAs.

Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Bihar
Seal of Bihar.svg
Type
Type
HousesBihar Legislative Assembly
History
Preceded by15th Bihar Assembly
Succeeded by17th Bihar Assembly
Leadership
Speaker
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, JD(U) (2015 To 2020)
Nitish Kumar (2015 - 2020), JD(U)
Leader of the Opposition
Structure
Seats243
Political groups
Government (117)

NDA (117)

  •   JD(U) (64)
  •   BJP (48)
  •   HAM (1)
  •   IND (4)

Opposition (92)

MGB-UPA (92)

Others (3)

Vacant (31)

  •   Vacant (31)
Length of term
2015–2020
Elections
first-past-the-post
Last election
2015
Next election
2020

2015 Legislative Assembly

e • d Summary of results of the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election[2][3]
Alliance Political party Votes Vote % Change
in vote %
Vote % in
Seats Contested
Seats
Contested
Won Net change
in seats
% of
Seats
Mahagathbandhan Rashtriya Janata Dal 6,995,509 18.4  0.44  44.35 101 80  68 32.92
Janata Dal (United) 6,416,414 16.8  5.81  40.65 101 71  44 29.21
Indian National Congress 2,539,638 6.7  1.68  39.49 41 27  23 11.11
NDA Bharatiya Janata Party 9,308,015 24.4  7.94  37.48 157 53  38 21.81
Lok Janshakti Party 1,840,834 4.8  1.95  28.79 42 2  1 0.82
style="background-color:Template:Rashtriya Lok Samata Party/meta/color;" width=0.3em | Rashtriya Lok Samata Party 976,787 2.6 - 0.64 23 2  2 0.82
Hindustani Awam Morcha 864,856 2.3 - 26.90 21 1  1 0.41
Left parties Communist Party of India 516,699 1.4  0.29  3.43 91 0  1 0
style="background-color:Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)/meta/color;" width=0.3em | CPI(ML) Liberation 587,701 1.5  0.29  3.82 98 3  3 1.23
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 232,149 0.6  0.21  3.32 38 0   0
style="background-color:Template:Socialist Unity Centre of India/meta/color;" width=0.3em | Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 11,621 0.03  0.02  0.74 10 0   0
All India Forward Bloc 6,936 0.00  0.00  0.21 8 0   0
Revolutionary Socialist Party 3,045 0.01  0.00  0.64 3 0   0
Socialist
Secular
Morcha
Samajwadi Party 385,511 1.0  0.45  1.83 85 0   0
Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) 514,748 1.4 N/A N/A 64 0   0
Nationalist Congress Party 185,437 0.5  1.32  2.82 40 0   0
Samras Samaj Party N/A N/A N/A N/A 28 0   0
Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic N/A N/A N/A N/A 23 0   0
National People's Party N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 0   0
Others Bahujan Samaj Party 788,024 2.1  1.11  2.21 243 0   0
Shiv Sena 211,131 0.6  0.21  1.84 150 0   0
Sarvajan Kalyan Loktantrik Party 108,851 0.3 N/A 0.91 90 0   0
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 103,940 0.3  0.31  2.02 N/A 0   0
Garib Janata Dal (Secular) 92,279 0.2 N/A 0.66 N/A 0   0
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 80,248 0.2 N/A 8.04 6 0   0
Independents 3,580,953 9.4  3.82  9.57 1150 4  2 1.64
NOTA 947,276 2.5 N/A 2.49 243 N/A N/A N/A
Total 37,673,594 100.00 243
Valid votes 37,673,594 99.94
Invalid votes 23,384 0.06
Votes cast / turnout 37,673,594 56.91
Abstentions 2,85,46,215 43.09
Registered voters 6,62,43,193

Constituencies

S.No Constituency Elected MLA Party Remarks
West Champaran District
1 Valmiki Nagar Dhirendra Pratap Singh Independent
2 Ramnagar Bhagirathi Devi Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Narkatiaganj Vinay Verma Indian National Congress
4 Bagaha Raghaw Sharan Pandey Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Lauriya Vinay Bihari Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Nautan Narayan Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party
7 Chanpatia Prakash Rai Bharatiya Janata Party
8 Bettiah Madan Mohan Tiwari Indian National Congress
9 Sikta Khurshid (Feroz Ahmad) Janata Dal (United)
East Champaran District
10 Raxaul Ajay Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Vacant Joined BSP
11 Sugauli Ramchandra Sahani Bharatiya Janata Party
Vacant Joined VIP
12 Narkatiya Shamim Ahmad Rashtriya Janata Dal
13 Harsidhi Rajendra Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
14 Govindganj Raju Tiwari Lok Janshakti Party
15 Kesaria Rajesh Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Resigned From RJD And Contested As Independent
16 Kalyanpur Sachindra Prasad Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
17 Pipra Shyambabu Prasad Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
18 Madhuban Rana Randhir Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
19 Motihari Pramod Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
20 Chiraia Lal Babu Prasad Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party
21 Dhaka Faisal Rahman Rashtriya Janata Dal
Sheohar District
22 Sheohar Sharfuddin Janata Dal (United)
Sitamarhi District
23 Riga Amit Kumar Tuna Indian National Congress
24 Bathnaha Dinkar Ram Bharatiya Janata Party
25 Parihar Gayatri Devi Bharatiya Janata Party
26 Sursand Syed Abu Dojana Rashtriya Janata Dal
27 Bajpatti Ranju Geeta Janata Dal (United)
28 Sitamarhi Sunil Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
29 Runnisaidpur Mangita Devi Rashtriya Janata Dal
30 Belsand Sunita Singh Chauhan Janata Dal (United)
Madhubani District
31 Harlakhi Basant Kumar Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (Died on 29 November 2015)
Sudhanshu Shekhar Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (Elected on 16 February 2016)
Janata Dal (United) (Merged With JD(U) On 26 May 2019)
32 Benipatti Bhawana Jha Indian National Congress
33 Khajauli Sitaram Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
34 Babubarhi Kapil Deo Kamat Janata Dal (United)
Vacant (Died On 16 October 2020)
35 Bisfi Faiyaz Ahmad Rashtriya Janata Dal
36 Madhubani Samir Kumar Mahaseth Rashtriya Janata Dal
37 Rajnagar Ram Prit Paswan Bharatiya Janata Party
38 Jhanjharpur Gulab Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
39 Phulparas Guljar Devi Yadav Janata Dal (United)
Vacant Resigned From JD(U) And Contested As Independent
40 Laukaha Lakshmeshwar Roy Janata Dal (United)
Supaul District
41 Nirmali Aniruddha Prasad Yadav Janata Dal (United)
42 Pipra Yaduvansh Kumar Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
43 Supaul Bijendra Prasad Yadav Janata Dal (United)
44 Triveniganj Veena Bharti Janata Dal (United)
45 Chhatapur Neeraj Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Araria District
46 Narpatganj Anil Kumar Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
47 Raniganj Achmit Rishidev Janata Dal (United)
48 Forbesganj Vidya Sagar Keshri Bharatiya Janata Party
49 Araria Avidur Rahman Indian National Congress
50 Jokihat Sarfaraz Alam Janata Dal (United) (Resigned On 10 February 2018)
Shahnawaz Alam Rashtriya Janata Dal (Elected On 31 May 2018)
Vacant Joined AIMIM
51 Sikti Vijay Kumar Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party
Kishanganj District
52 Bahadurganj Md. Tauseef Alam Indian National Congress
53 Thakurganj Naushad Alam Janata Dal (United)
54 Kishanganj Mohammad Jawed Indian National Congress (Resigned On 24 May 2019)
Qamrul Hoda All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (Elected On 24 October 2019)
55 Kochadhaman Mujahid Alam Janata Dal (United)
Purnia District
56 Amour Abdul Jalil Mastan Indian National Congress
57 Baisi Abdus Subhan Rashtriya Janata Dal
58 Kasba Md. Afaque Alam Indian National Congress
59 Banmankhi Krishna Kumar Rishi Bharatiya Janata Party
60 Rupauli Bima Bharti Janata Dal (United)
61 Dhamdaha Leshi Singh Janata Dal (United)
62 Purnia Vijay Kumar Khemka Bharatiya Janata Party
Katihar District
63 Katihar Tarkishore Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party
64 Kadwa Shakeel Ahmad Khan Indian National Congress
65 Balrampur Mahbub Alam Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) L
66 Pranpur Binod Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
Vacant (Died on 12 October 2020)
67 Manihari Manohar Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
68 Barari Neeraj Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
69 Korha Punam Paswan Indian National Congress
Madhepura District
70 Alamnagar Narendra Narayan Yadav Janata Dal (United)
71 Bihariganj Niranjan Kumar Mehta Janata Dal (United)
72 Singheshwar Ramesh Rishidev Janata Dal (United)
73 Madhepura Chandra Shekhar Rashtriya Janata Dal
Saharsa District
74 Sonbarsha Ratnesh Sada Janata Dal (United)
75 Saharsa Arun Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
76 Simri Bakhtiarpur Dinesh Chandra Yadav Janata Dal (United) (Resigned On 24 May 2019)
Zafar Alam Rashtriya Janata Dal (Elected On 24 October 2019)
Vacant Joined JAP(L)
77 Mahishi Abdul Ghafoor Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant (Died On 28 January 2020)
Darbhanga District
78 Kusheshwar Asthan Shashi Bhushan Hajari Janata Dal (United)
79 Gaura Bauram Madan Sahni Janata Dal (United)
80 Benipur Sunil Choudhary Janata Dal (United)
81 Alinagar Abdul Bari Siddiqui Rashtriya Janata Dal
82 Darbhanga Rural Lalit Kumar Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
83 Darbhanga Sanjay Saraogi Bharatiya Janata Party
84 Hayaghat Amarnath Gami Janata Dal (United)
Vacant Joined RJD
85 Bahadurpur Bhola Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
86 Keoti Faraz Fatmi Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Joined JD(U)
87 Jale Jibesh Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
Muzaffarpur District
88 Gaighat Maheshwar Prasad Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Joined JD(U)
89 Aurai Surendra Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Resigned From RJD And Contested As Independent
90 Minapur Rajeev Kumar (Munna Yadav) Rashtriya Janata Dal
91 Bochahan Baby Kumari Independent
92 Sakra Lal Babu Ram Rashtriya Janata Dal
93 Kurhani Kedar Prasad Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party
94 Muzaffarpur Suresh Kumar Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
95 Kanti Ashok Kumar Choudhary Independent
96 Baruraj Nand Kumar Rai Rashtriya Janata Dal
97 Paroo Ashok Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
98 Sahebganj Ram Vichar Ray Rashtriya Janata Dal
Gopalganj District
99 Baikunthpur Mithlesh Tiwari Bharatiya Janata Party
100 Barauli Md. Nematullah Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Joined JD(U)
101 Gopalganj Subash Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
102 Kuchaikote Amrendra Kumar Pandey Janata Dal (United)
103 Bhore Anil Kumar Indian National Congress
104 Hathua Ramsewak Singh Janata Dal (United)
Siwan District
105 Siwan Vyas Deo Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party
Vacant Resigned From BJP And Contested As Independent
106 Ziradei Ramesh Singh Kushwaha Janata Dal (United)
107 Darauli Satyadeo Ram Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) L
108 Raghunathpur Hari Shankar Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
109 Daraunda Kavita Singh Janata Dal (United) (Resigned On 24 May 2019)
Karanjeet Singh Independent (Elected On 24 October 2019)
110 Barharia Shyam Bahadur Singh Janata Dal (United)
111 Goriakothi Satyadeo Prasad Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Joined RLSP
112 Maharajganj Hem Narayan Sah Janata Dal (United)
Saran District
113 Ekma Manoranjan Singh Janata Dal (United)
114 Manjhi Vijay Shanker Dubey Indian National Congress
115 Baniapur Kedar Nath Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
116 Taraiya Mudrika Prasad Roy Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Resigned From RJD And Contested As Independent
117 Marhaura Jitendra Kumar Ray Rashtriya Janata Dal
118 Chapra C.N. Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party
119 Garkha Muneshwar Chaudhary Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Resigned From RJD And Contested As Independent
120 Amnour Shatrudhan Tiwari Bharatiya Janata Party
Vacant Resigned From BJP And Contested As Independent
121 Parsa Chandrika Rai Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Joined JD(U)
122 Sonepur Ramanuj Prasad Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vaishali District
123 Hajipur Awadhesh Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
124 Lalganj Raj Kumar Sah Lok Janshakti Party
125 Vaishali Raj Kishore Singh Janata Dal (United)
126 Mahua Tej Pratap Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
127 Raja Pakar Shivchandra Ram Rashtriya Janata Dal
128 Raghopur Tejashwi Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
129 Mahnar Umesh Singh Kushwaha Janata Dal (United)
130 Patepur Prema Chaudhary Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Joined JD(U)
Samastipur District
131 Kalyanpur Maheshwar Hazari Janata Dal (United)
132 Warisnagar Ashok Kumar Janata Dal (United)
133 Samastipur Akhtarul Islam Sahin Rashtriya Janata Dal
134 Ujiarpur Alok Kumar Mehta Rashtriya Janata Dal
135 Morwa Vidya Sagar Singh Nishad Janata Dal (United)
136 Sarairanjan Vijay Kumar Chaudhary Janata Dal (United)
137 Mohiuddinnagar Ejya Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
138 Bibhutipur Ram Balak Singh Janata Dal (United)
139 Rosera Ashok Kumar Indian National Congress
140 Hasanpur Raj Kumar Ray Janata Dal (United)
Begusarai District
141 Cheria-Bariarpur Manju Verma Janata Dal (United)
142 Bachhwara Ramdeo Rai Indian National Congress
Vacant (Died on 29 August 2020)
143 Teghra Birendra Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Joined JD(U)
144 Matihani Narendra Kumar Singh Janata Dal (United)
145 Sahebpur Kamal Shreenarayan Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
146 Begusarai Amita Bhushan Indian National Congress
147 Bakhri Upendra Paswan Rashtriya Janata Dal
Khagaria District
148 Alauli Chandan Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
149 Khagaria Poonam Devi Yadav Janata Dal (United)
150 Beldaur Panna Lal Singh Patel Janata Dal (United)
151 Parbatta Ramanad Prasad Singh Janata Dal (United)
Bhagalpur District
152 Bihpur Varsha Rani Rashtriya Janata Dal
153 Gopalpur Narendra Kumar Niraj Janata Dal (United)
154 Pirpainti Ram Vilash Paswan Rashtriya Janata Dal
155 Kahalgaon Sadanand Singh Indian National Congress
156 Bhagalpur Ajeet Sharma Indian National Congress
157 Sultanganj Subodh Roy Janata Dal (United)
158 Nathnagar Ajay Kumar Mandal Janata Dal (United) (Resigned On 24 May 2019)
Lakshmikant Mandal Janata Dal (United) (Elected On 24 October 2019)
Banka District
159 Amarpur Janardan Manjhi Janata Dal (United)
160 Dhoraiya Manish Kumar Janata Dal (United)
161 Banka Ramnarayan Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party
162 Katoria Sweety Sima Hembram Rashtriya Janata Dal
163 Belhar Giridhari Yadav Janata Dal (United) (Resigned On 24 May 2019)
Ramdeo Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal (Elected On 24 October 2019)
Munger District
164 Tarapur Mewa Lal Choudhary Janata Dal (United)
165 Munger Vijay Kumar 'vijay' Rashtriya Janata Dal
166 Jamalpur Shailesh Kumar Janata Dal (United)
Lakhisarai District
167 Suryagarha Prahlad Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
168 Lakhisarai Vijay Kumar Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party
Sheikhpura District
169 Sheikhpura Randhir Kumar Soni Janata Dal (United)
170 Barbigha Sudarshan Kumar Indian National Congress
Vacant Joined JD(U)
Nalanda District
171 Asthawan Jitendra Kumar Janata Dal (United)
172 Biharsharif Sunil Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
173 Rajgir Ravi Jyoti Kumar Janata Dal (United)
Vacant Joined INC
174 Islampur Chandrasen Prasad Janata Dal (United)
175 Hilsa Shakti Singh Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
176 Nalanda Shrawan Kumar Janata Dal (United)
177 Harnaut Hari Narayan Singh Janata Dal (United)
Patna District
178 Mokama Anant Kumar Singh Independent
179 Barh Gyanendra Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
180 Bakhtiarpur Ranvijay Singh Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
181 Digha Sanjeev Chaurasiya Bharatiya Janata Party
182 Bankipur Nitin Nabin Bharatiya Janata Party
183 Kumhrar Arun Kumar Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party
184 Patna Sahib Nand Kishore Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
185 Fatuha Rama Nand Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
186 Danapur Asha Devi Bharatiya Janata Party
187 Maner Bhai Virendra Rashtriya Janata Dal
188 Phulwari Shyam Rajak Janata Dal (United)
Vacant Joined RJD
189 Masaurhi Rekha Devi Rashtriya Janata Dal
190 Paliganj Jai Vardhan Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Joined JD(U)
191 Bikram Siddharth Indian National Congress
Bhojpur District
192 Sandesh Arun Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
193 Barhara Saroj Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
194 Arrah Mohammad Nawaz Alam Rashtriya Janata Dal
195 Agiaon Prabhunath Prasad Janata Dal (United)
196 Tarari Sudama Prasad Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) L
197 Jagdishpur Ram Vishnun Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
198 Shahpur Rahul Tiwary Rashtriya Janata Dal
Buxar District
199 Brahampur Shambhu Nath Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
200 Buxar Sanjay Kumar Tiwari Indian National Congress
201 Dumraon Dadan Yadav Janata Dal (United)
Vacant Resigned From JD(U) And Contested As Independent
202 Rajpur Santosh Kumar Nirala Janata Dal (United)
Kaimur District
203 Ramgarh Ashok Kumar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
204 Mohania Niranjan Ram Bharatiya Janata Party
205 Bhabua Anand Bhushan Pandey Bharatiya Janata Party (Died On 30 November 2017)
Rinki Rani Pandey Bharatiya Janata Party (Elected On 14 March 2018)
206 Chainpur Brij Kishor Bind Bharatiya Janata Party
Rohtas District
207 Chenari Lalan Paswan Rashtriya Lok Samta Party
Janata Dal (United) (Merged With JD(U) On 26 May 2019)
208 Sasaram Ashok Kumar Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vacant Joined JD(U)
209 Kargahar Bashisht Singh Janata Dal (United)
210 Dinara Jai Kumar Singh Janata Dal (United)
211 Nokha Anita Devi Rashtriya Janata Dal
212 Dehri Mohammad Iliyas Hussain Rashtriya Janata Dal (Disqualified On November 2018)
Satyanarayan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party (Elected On 23 May 2019)
213 Karakat Sanjay Kumar Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
Arwal District
214 Arwal Ravinder Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal
215 Kurtha Satyadeo Singh Janata Dal (United)
Jehanabad District
216 Jehanabad Mudrika Singh Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal (Died On 24 October 2017)
Suday Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal (Elected On 14 March 2018)
217 Ghosi Krishan Nandan Prasad Verma Janata Dal (United)
218 Makhdumpur Subedar Das Rashtriya Janata Dal
Aurangabad District
219 Goh Manoj Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
220 Obra Birendra Kumar Sinha Rashtriya Janata Dal
221 Nabinagar Virendra Kumar Singh Janata Dal (United)
222 Kutumba Rajesh Kumar Indian National Congress
223 Aurangabad Anand Shankar Singh Indian National Congress
224 Rafiganj Ashok Kumar Singh Janata Dal (United)
Gaya District
225 Gurua Rajiv Nandan Bharatiya Janata Party
226 Sherghati Vinod Prasad Yadav Janata Dal (United)
227 Imamganj Jitan Ram Manjhi Hindustani Awam Morcha
228 Barachatti Samta Devi Rashtriya Janata Dal
229 Bodh Gaya Kumar Sarvjeet Rashtriya Janata Dal
230 Gaya Town Prem Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
231 Tikari Abhay Kumar Sinha Janata Dal (United)
232 Belaganj Surendra Prasad Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
233 Atri Kunti Devi Rashtriya Janata Dal
234 Wazirganj Awadhesh Kumar Singh Indian National Congress
Nawada District
235 Rajauli Prakash Veer Rashtriya Janata Dal
236 Hisua Anil Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
237 Nawada Rajballabh Prasad Rashtriya Janata Dal (Disqualified On 27 December 2018)
Kaushal Yadav Janata Dal (United) (Elected On 23 May 2019)
238 Gobindpur Purnima Yadav Indian National Congress
Vacant Joined JD(U)
239 Warsaliganj Aruna Devi Bharatiya Janata Party
Jamui District
240 Sikandra Sudhir Kumar Indian National Congress
241 Jamui Vijay Prakash Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal
242 Jhajha Rabindra Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party
Vacant Joined LJP
243 Chakai Savitri Devi Rashtriya Janata Dal

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