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(Redirected from Legislature of Bihar) Bicameral Legislature of Indian state of Bihar
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Bihar Legislature
Bihar Vidhan Mandal
Coat of arms or logoEmblem of Bihar
Type
TypeBicameral
HousesBihar Legislative Council (Upper house)
Bihar Legislative Assembly (Lower house)
History
Founded26 January 1950 (74 years ago) (1950-01-26)
Leadership
Governor of BiharRajendra Arlekar
since 17 February 2023
Leader of the House (Chief Minister)Nitish Kumar
since 28 January 2024
Structure
Seats318
Bihar Legislative Council political groupsGovernment (49)
NDA (50)

Opposition (18)
MGB (18)

Others (6)

Vacant (1)

  •   Vacant (1)
Bihar Legislative Assembly political groupsGovernment (134)
  NDA (134)


Official Opposition (107)

  I.N.D.I.A (106)

Others (1)

Vacant (2)

  •   Vacant (2)
Elections
Bihar Legislative Council voting systemSingle transferable vote
Bihar Legislative Assembly voting systemFirst-past-the-post
Last Bihar Legislative Council election2022 Bihar Legislative Council elections
Last Bihar Legislative Assembly election2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
Next Bihar Legislative Assembly electionNovember 2025
Meeting place
Bihar State Assembly, Patna, Bihar, India
Website
Bihar Legislative Council
Bihar Legislative Assembly

The Bihar Legislature (IAST: Bihar Vidhan Mandal) is the supreme legislative body of the state of Bihar. It is a bicameral legislature composed of two houses, The Bihar Legislative Council (Bihar Vidhan Parishad) and The Bihar Legislative Assembly (Bihar Vidhan Sabha). The Governor of Bihar in his role as head of the legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of legislature or to dissolve the Legislative Assembly. The governor can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the Chief minister and his ministry.

Those elected or nominated (by the governor) to either house of legislature are referred to as Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) (MLAs). The Member of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected by the Bihari public voting in single-member districts and the Member of the Legislative Council are elected by the MLAs, panchayat, teachers, graduates and local governing body by proportional representation. The Legislature has a sanctioned strength of 243 in the Legislative Assembly and 75 in the Legislative Council including 12 nominees from the expertise of different fields of literature, art, science, and social service. The Assembly meets at Bihar Legislative House in Patna.

References

  1. "Bihar Legislature". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. "Chapter 18, Administrative Set-Up of Bihar". Know Your State Bihar. Arihant Publication India Limited. 2020. p. 225. ISBN 9789313199755.
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