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{{Short description|Lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Bihar}}
{{Short description|Lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Bihar}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox legislature
{{Infobox legislature
  | name              = Bihar Legislative Assembly
  | name              = Bihar Legislative Assembly
  | native_name        = Bihar Vidhan Sabha
  | native_name        =  
  | coa_pic            = Seal of Bihar.svg
  | coa_pic            = Seal of Bihar.svg
  | coa_res            =
  | coa_res            =
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  | leader3            = [[Nitish Kumar]]
  | leader3            = [[Nitish Kumar]]
  | party3            = [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
  | party3            = [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
  | election3          = 16 November 2020
  | election3          = 22 February 2015
  | leader4_type      =Deputy Leader of the House<br /> [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar|Deputy Chief Minister]]
  | leader4_type      =Deputy Leader of the House<br /> [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar|Deputy Chief Minister]]
  | leader4            = [[Tarkishore Prasad]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<br/>[[Renu Devi]]
  | leader4            = [[Tarkishore Prasad]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<br/>[[Renu Devi]]
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  | election5          = [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
  | election5          = [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
  | members            = '''243'''
  | members            = '''243'''
  | structure1        = File:India Bihar Legislative Assembly 2022.svg
  | structure1        = [[File:Bihar Vidhan Sabha Structure 2022.svg|300px|Bihar Vidhan Sabha Structure 2022]]
  | structure1_res = 300px
  | structure1_res     = 250px
  | political_groups1 =  
  | political_groups1 = <!-- Do not make changes to Party totals without making corresponding changes under section 'Members of Legislative Assembly' -->
'''[[Government of Bihar|Government]] (127)'''<br>'''[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] (127)'''
'''[[Government of Bihar|Government]] (127)'''<br>'''[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] (127)'''
*{{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (74)
*{{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (77)
*{{Color box|#003366}} [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]] (45)
*{{Color box|#003366}} [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]] (45)
*{{Color box|#FFFF00}} [[Hindustani Awam Morcha|HAM]] (4)
*{{Color box|#FFFF00}} [[Hindustani Awam Morcha|HAM]] (4)
*{{Color box|#0000FF}} [[Vikassheel Insaan Party|VIP]] (3)
*{{Color box|#CDCDCD}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (1)
*{{Color box|#CDCDCD}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (1)
'''Opposition (91)'''<br>'''[[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|MGB]] (91)'''
'''Opposition (92)'''<br>'''[[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|MGB]] (92)'''
*{{Color box|#008000}} [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] (75)
*{{Color box|#008000}} [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]] (76)
*{{Color box|#FF0000}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|CPI(M-L)]] (12)
*{{Color box|#FF0000}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|CPI(M-L)]] (12)
*{{Color box|#FF0000}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] (2)
*{{Color box|#FF4A4A}} [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] (2)
*{{Color box|#FF4A4A}} [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] (2)
*{{Color box|#FF0000}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] (2)
'''Others (24)'''
'''Others (24)'''
*{{Color box|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (19)
*{{Color box|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (19)
*{{Color box|#24D330}} [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] (5)
*{{Color box|#24D330}} [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] (5)
'''Vacant (1)'''
*{{colorbox|#FFFFFF}} Vacant (1)


<!-- Do not make changes to Party totals without making corresponding changes under section 'Members of Legislative Assembly' -->
| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post]]
| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post]]
  | last_election1    = [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
  | last_election1    = [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]
  | next_election1    = [[Next Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]
  | next_election1    = [[Next Bihar Legislative Assembly election|Next]]
  | session_room      = Vidhan-sabha-bihar.jpg
  | session_room      = Vidhan-sabha-bihar.jpg
  | session_res        = 300
  | session_res        = 250
  | meeting_place      = Bihar State Assembly, [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
  | meeting_place      = Bihar State Assembly, [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
  | website            = {{URL|http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in}}
  | website            = {{URL|http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in}}
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|-
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| [[Nineth Legislative Assembly of Bihar|9th]]
| [[Ninth Legislative Assembly of Bihar|9th]]
| 12 March 1985
| 12 March 1985
| 10 March 1990
| 10 March 1990
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==Working==
==Working==
The Bihar Legislative Assembly is not a permanent body and subject to dissolution. The tenure of the [[Vidhan Sabha|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.
The Bihar Legislative Assembly is not a permanent body and is subject to dissolution. The tenure of the [[Vidhan Sabha|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.
There are three sessions (Budget session, Monsoon session, Winter session) every year.
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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. [[Vijay Kumar Sinha]] is the current Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tewary |first1=Amarnath |title=NDA nominee Vijay Kumar Sinha elected Bihar Assembly Speaker |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/nda-nominee-vijay-kumar-sinha-elected-bihar-assembly-speaker/article33175746.ece |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=25 November 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> 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.
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. [[Vijay Kumar Sinha]] is the current Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tewary |first1=Amarnath |title=NDA nominee Vijay Kumar Sinha elected Bihar Assembly Speaker |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/nda-nominee-vijay-kumar-sinha-elected-bihar-assembly-speaker/article33175746.ece |access-date=29 January 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=25 November 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> 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.


== Membership by party ==
== Composition ==
Members of Bihar assembly by their political party (As on 4 August 2021) :
Composition of the seventeenth Bihar Legislative Assembly by alliance and party, after the election results in 2020
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=2|Alliance
! colspan=2| Party
! MLAs
|-
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="FF99933" |
| rowspan="5" |'''[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]''' '''(127)'''
| bgcolor=#Ff9933|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| 74
|-
| bgcolor=#004285|
| [[Janata Dal (United)|JD(U)]]
| 45
|-
| bgcolor=#E74c3c|
| [[Hindustani Awam Morcha|HAM]]
| 4
|-
| bgcolor=#0000ff|
|[[Vikassheel Insaan Party|VIP]]
| 3
|-
| bgcolor=#CDCDCD|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
| 1
|-
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="008000" |
| rowspan="4" |[[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|'''MGB''']] '''(91)'''
| bgcolor="#008000" |
| [[Rashtriya Janata Dal|RJD]]
| 75
|-
| bgcolor=#ff0000|
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|CPI(ML)]]
| 12
|-
| bgcolor=#ff0000|
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| 2
|-
| bgcolor=#ff0000|
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
| 2
|-
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|'''[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] (19)'''
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 19
|-
| bgcolor=#CDCDCD|
|'''Others'''
| bgcolor=#1A7920|
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]]
| 5
|-
|bgcolor=#FFFFFF|
|colspan=3|Vacant
|1
|-
!colspan=4|Total
!243
|}


== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
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|73
|73
|[[Madhepura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Madhepura]]
|[[Madhepura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Madhepura]]
|[[Chandra Shekhar]]
|[[Chandra Shekhar Yadav]]
| bgcolor=#008000|
| bgcolor=#008000|
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
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|[[Gaura Bauram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gaura Bauram]]
|[[Gaura Bauram (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gaura Bauram]]
|[[Swarna Singh]]
|[[Swarna Singh]]
| bgcolor=#0000FF|
| bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Vikassheel Insaan Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]  
|style="background-color: {{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|style="background-color: {{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|Switched from VIP to BJP<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=23 March 2022 |title=All 3 VIP MLAs join BJP in Bihar making it the largest party in Assembly |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/all-3-vip-mlas-join-bjp-in-bihar-making-it-the-largest-party-in-assembly/article65253402.ece |access-date=23 March 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|-
|80
|80
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|[[Alinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alinagar]]
|[[Alinagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Alinagar]]
|[[Mishrilal Yadav]]
|[[Mishrilal Yadav]]
| bgcolor=#0000FF|
| bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Vikassheel Insaan Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|style="background-color: {{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|Switched from VIP to BJP<ref name=":0" />
|-
|-
|82
|82
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|91
|91
|[[Bochahan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bochahan]]
|[[Bochahan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bochahan]]
|colspan=5| '''Vacant'''
|[[Amar Kumar Paswan]]
|Death of [[Musafir Paswan]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 November 2021|title=Bihar MLA Musafir Paswan dies at 66|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/nov/25/bihar-mla-musafir-paswan-dies-at-66-2388007.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-29|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
| bgcolor=#008000|
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}|
|[[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|MGB]]
|Won in 2022 by-poll necessitated after the death of [[Musafir Paswan]].
|-
|-
|92
|92
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|[[Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sahebganj]]
|[[Sahebganj, Muzaffarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sahebganj]]
|[[Raju Kumar Singh]]
|[[Raju Kumar Singh]]
| bgcolor=#0000FF|
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Vikassheel Insaan Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|style="background-color: {{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|
|Switched from VIP to BJP<ref name=":0" />
|-
|-
| colspan=8 align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Gopalganj district, India|<span style="color:white;">'''Gopalganj District'''</span>]]
| colspan=8 align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Gopalganj district, India|<span style="color:white;">'''Gopalganj District'''</span>]]
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|104
|104
|[[Hathua (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hathua]]
|[[Hathua (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hathua]]
|[[Rajesh Kumar Singh]]
|[[Rajesh Kumar Singh (Bihar politician)|Rajesh Kumar Singh]]
| bgcolor=#008000|
| bgcolor=#008000|
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
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|115
|115
|[[Baniapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baniapur]]
|[[Baniapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baniapur]]
|[[Kedar Nath Singh]]
|[[Kedar Nath Singh (Baniapur politician)|Kedar Nath Singh]]
| bgcolor=#008000|
| bgcolor=#008000|
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
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|[[Matihani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Matihani]]
|[[Matihani (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Matihani]]
|Raj Kumar Singh
|Raj Kumar Singh
|bgcolor=#0093DD|
|bgcolor=#{{Party color|Janata Dal (United)}}|
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|style="background-color: {{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|Separated from [[Lok Janshakti Party|LJP]] in April 2021
|Switched from LJP to JD(U)<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 April 2021 |title=Lone Lok Janshakti Party MLA Raj Kumar Singh joins JD(U) in Bihar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/lone-lok-janshakti-party-mla-raj-kumar-singh-joins-jd-u-in-bihar-101617768444228.html |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|145
|145
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|-
|-
|159
|159
|[[Amarpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Amarpur]]
|[[Amarpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Amarpur]]
|Jayant Raj
|Jayant Raj
|bgcolor=#003366|
|bgcolor=#003366|
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|190
|190
|[[Paliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Paliganj]]
|[[Paliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Paliganj]]
|[[Sandeep Yadav, Bihar|Sandeep Yadav]]
|[[Sandeep Saurav|Sandeep Yadav]]
|bgcolor=#FF0000|
|bgcolor=#FF0000|
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]]
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]]
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|-
|-
|198
|198
|[[Shahpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shahpur]]
|[[Shahpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Shahpur]]
|Rahul Tiwary
|Rahul Tiwary
| bgcolor=#008000|
| bgcolor=#008000|
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|style="background-color: {{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|style="background-color: {{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|Separated From [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] in January 2021
|Switched from BSP to JD(U)<ref>{{Cite web|title=BSP's lone MLA in Bihar Md Zama Khan joins ruling JD(U) after meeting with CM Nitish Kumar {{!}} Patna News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bsps-lone-mla-in-bihar-md-zama-khan-joins-ruling-jdu-after-meeting-with-cm-nitish-kumar/articleshow/80410728.cms |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| colspan=8 align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Rohtas district|<span style="color:white;">'''Rohtas District'''</span>]]
| colspan=8 align="center" bgcolor="grey" | [[Rohtas district|<span style="color:white;">'''Rohtas District'''</span>]]
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|216
|216
|[[Jehanabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jehanabad]]
|[[Jehanabad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jehanabad]]
|[[Krishna Mohan Yadav|Suday Yadav]]
|[[Suday Yadav]]
| bgcolor=#008000|
| bgcolor=#008000|
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|[[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Bihar Legislative Council]]
* [[Government of Bihar]]
* [[Patna Secretariat]]
* [[Patna Secretariat]]
* [[Administration in Bihar]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
* [[State governments of India]]
* [[List of governors of Bihar]]
* [[Member of the Legislative Council (India)|Member of the Legislative Council]]
* [[List of chief ministers of Bihar]]
* [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[List of deputy chief ministers of Bihar]]
* [[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly]]


==References==
==References==