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List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
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The Bihar Legislative Assembly currently have 243 members, each representing a separate electoral constituency.
Bihar Legislative Assembly came into existence in 1937. The Assembly had a strength of 155 members. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, the first General Elections in the state were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated member. Dr. Sri Krishna Singh became the first Leader of the house and the Chief Minister and Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha 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 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.
Bihar Assembly Constituencies[edit]
Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Bihar are as follows:[1]
Constituency 1-50[edit]
Constituency 51-100[edit]
Constituency 101-150[edit]
Constituency 151-200[edit]
Constituency 201-243[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Schedule – XIII of Constituencies Order, 2008 of Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order, 2008 of the Election Commission of India" (PDF). Schedule VI Bihar, Part A – Assembly constituencies, Part B – Parliamentary constituencies. Retrieved 26 December 2010.