Bihar Legislative Council
Bihar Legislative Council | |
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Type | |
Type | of the Bihar Legislature |
Term limits | 6 years |
Leadership | |
Chairman (Acting) | |
Deputy Chairman | |
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister) | |
Government's Chief Whip | Sanjay Kumar Singh, JD(U) since 27 July 2017 |
Government's Deputy Chief Whip | Rajnish Kumar, BJP since 27 July 2017 |
Leader of the Opposition | Vacant, None have more than 10% membership since 23 June 2020 |
Structure | |
Seats | 75 (63 Elected + 12 Nominated) |
Political groups | Government (45)
Opposition (12) Others (2) Vacant (16)
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Elections | |
Single transferable vote | |
Meeting place | |
Bihar Legislative Council, Patna, Bihar, India | |
Website | |
http://www.biharvidhanparishad.gov.in |
Bihar Vidhan Parishad, also known as Bihar Legislative Council, is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the state of Bihar in India.
History
A new Province of Bihar and Odisha was created by the Government of India on 12 December 1911. The Legislative Council with a total of 43 members belonging to different categories was formed in 1912. The first sitting of the Council was convened on 20 January 1913 at Patna College Bankipore. In 1920 Bihar and orrisa declared governor province, as per Government of India Act 1919. As per Government of India Act 1935 Bihar and Orissa was split into separate provinces of Bihar and Orissa. In 1936, [Bihar] attained its separate Statehood. Under the Government of India Act, 1919, the unicameral legislature got converted into bicameral one, i.e., the Bihar Legislative Council and the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Under the Government of India Act, 1935, the Bihar Legislative Council consisted of 29 members. On March 21, 1938, the session of the Bihar Legislative Council took place in a newly built building. On 1 April 1950, the secretariat of BLC started functioning. After the first General Elections 1952, the number of members was increased up to 72 and by 1958 the number was raised to 96. With the creation of Jharkhand, as a result of the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 passed by the Parliament, the strength of the Bihar Legislative Council has been reduced from 96 to 75 members. Some veteran council members B. P. Mandal, Jagannath Mishra, Satyendra Narain Singh and Lalu Prasad Yadav have also served as Chief Minister of Bihar.
Working
Bihar Legislative Council is a permanent body and not subject to dissolution. But as nearly as possible, one-third of the members thereof retire as soon as may be on the expiration of every second year. Members are now elected or nominated for six years and one-third of them retire every second year. The presiding officers of Vidhan Parishad are now known as Chairman and Deputy Chairman. Members of the upper house, the Legislative Council are indirectly elected through an electoral college. There are 27 Committees which are, at present, functional in the Council. Besides, there are three Financial Committees consisting of the members of the two Houses of the State Legislature.
Current members
- Chairman (Acting): Awadhesh Narayan Singh
- Deputy Chairman : Awadhesh Narayan Singh
- Leader of the House : Nitish Kumar
- Deputy Leader of the House : Vacant
- Government's Chief Whip : Sanjay Kumar Singh
- Government's Deputy Chief Whip : Rajnish Kumar
- Leader of the Opposition : Vacant
Elected by Legislative Assembly Members
Keys: JD(U) (12) BJP (6) RJD (5) INC (2) HAM(S) (1) VIP (1)
Elected from Local Authorities Constituencies
Keys: BJP (11) JD(U) (6) RJD (1) INC (1) LJP (1) Vacant (4)
# | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
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1 | Patna | Vacant | 16-July-2021 | |||
2 | Bhojpur | Radha Charan Sah | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (United) | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
3 | Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal | Manorama Devi | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (United) | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
4 | Nalanda | Reena Devi | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (United) | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
5 | Rohtas-Kaimur | Santosh Kumar Singh | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
6 | Nawada | Salman Raghib | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (United) | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
7 | Aurangabad | Rajan Kumar Singh | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
8 | Saran | Sachchidanand Rai | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
9 | Siwan | Tunna Pandey | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
10 | Darbhanga | Vacant | 16-July-2021 | |||
11 | East Champaran | Rajesh Kumar | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
12 | Muzaffarpur | Dinesh Prasad Singh | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (United) | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
13 | Vaishali | Subodh Kumar | bgcolor="Template:Rashtriya Janata Dal/meta/color" | | Rashtriya Janata Dal | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
14 | Samastipur | Hari Narayan Chaudhary | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
15 | West Champaran | Rajesh Ram | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
16 | Sitamarhi-Sheohar | Vacant | 16-July-2021 | |||
17 | Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj | Dilip Kumar Jaiswal | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
18 | Bhagalpur-Banka | Vacant | 16-July-2021 | |||
19 | Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai | Sanjay Prasad | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (United) | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
20 | Katihar | Ashok Kumar Agrawal | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
21 | Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul | Nutan Singh | bgcolor="Template:Lok Janshakti Party/meta/color" | | Lok Janshakti Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
22 | Madhubani | Suman Kumar Mahaseth | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
23 | Gopalganj | Aditya Narayan Pandey | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
24 | Begusarai-Khagaria | Rajnish Kumar | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-July-2015 | 16-July-2021 |
Elected from Graduates Constituencies
Keys: JD(U) (3) BJP (2) Independent (1)
# | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
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1 | Tirhut | Devesh Chandra Thakur | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (United) | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 |
2 | Patna | Neeraj Kumar | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (United) | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 |
3 | Koshi | N.K.Yadav | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janta Party | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 |
4 | Darbhanga | Sarvesh kumar | bgcolor="Template:Independent/meta/color" | | Independent | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 |
5 | Saran | Virendra Narayan Yadav | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (United) | 09-May-2017 | 08-May-2023 |
6 | Gaya | Awadhesh Narain Singh | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 09-May-2017 | 08-May-2023 |
Elected from Teachers Constituencies
Keys: JD(U) (2) CPI (2) BJP (1) INC (1)
# | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
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1 | Patna | Nawal Kishore Yadav | bgcolor="Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 |
2 | Darbhanga | Madan Mohan Jha | bgcolor="Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 |
3 | Saran | Kedar Nath Pandey | Communist Party of India | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |
4 | Tirhut | Sanjay Kumar Singh | Communist Party of India | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |
5 | Koshi | Sanjeev Kumar Singh | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (United) | 09-May-2017 | 08-May-2023 |
6 | Gaya | Sanjeev Shyam Singh | bgcolor="Template:Janata Dal (United)/meta/color" | | Janata Dal (United) | 09-May-2017 | 08-May-2023 |
Nominated
Keys: Vacant (12)
# | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
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1 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 | ||
2 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 | ||
3 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 | ||
4 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 | ||
5 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 | ||
6 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 | ||
7 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 | ||
8 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 | ||
9 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 | ||
10 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 | ||
11 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 | ||
12 | Vacant | 2020 | 2026 |
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