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Bihar Legislative Assembly

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Bihar Legislative Assembly

The Bihar Legislative Assembly (ISO: Bihār Vidhān Sabhā), is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India. The first state elections were held in 1952. Before the partition of Bihar, the total strength of membership in the assembly was 331, including one nominated member. After the partition, the seats were reduced to 243 members. Shri Krishna Singh became the first leader of the House and the first chief minister, Anugrah Narayan Singh was elected as the first deputy leader of the house and the first deputy chief minister.

Infobox

Type
Lower house of the Bihar Legislature
Term limits
5 years
Governor
Arif Mohammad Khan since 2 January 2025
Speaker
Dr. Prem Kumar, BJP since 2 December 2025
Deputy Speaker
Narendra Narayan Yadav, JD(U) since 3 December 2025
Leader of the House(Chief Minister)
Nitish Kumar, JD(U) since 20 November 2025
Deputy Chief Minister (Deputy Leader of the House)
Samrat ChaudharyVijay Kumar Sinha, BJP since 20 November 2025
Leader of the Opposition
Tejashwi Yadav, RJD since 17 November 2025
Seats
243
Political groups
Government (202) NDA (202) BJP (89) JD(U) (85) LJP(RV) (19) HAM(S) (5) RLM (4) Official Opposition (35) MGB (35) RJD (25) INC (6) CPI(ML)L (2) CPI(M) (1) IIP (1) Others (6) AIMIM (5) BSP (1)
Voting system
First-past-the-post
Last election
6 & 11 November 2025
Next election
October–November 2030
Deputy Leader of the House(Deputy Chief Minister)
Samrat Choudhary, BJP Vijay Kumar Sinha, BJP since 20 November 2025
Chief Minister (Leader of the House)
Nitish Kumar, JD(U) since 20 November 2025
Deputy Chief Minister(Deputy Leader of the house)
Samrat Choudhary, BJP Vijay Kumar Sinha, BJP since 20 November 2025

Tables

· Bihar Legislative Assembly terms
Interim Government
Interim Government
Vidhan Sabha
Interim Government
Constitution
25 April 1946
Dissolution
19 May 1952
Days
2,041
Speaker
Bindeshwari Prasad Verma
Ministry
First Shri Krishna Sinha ministry
1st
1st
Vidhan Sabha
1st
Constitution
20 May 1952
Dissolution
31 March 1957
Days
1,776
Speaker
Second Shri Krishna Sinha ministry
2nd
2nd
Vidhan Sabha
2nd
Constitution
20 May 1957
Dissolution
15 March 1962
Days
1,760
Speaker
Third Shri Krishna Sinha ministry (Till 1961)Deep Narayan Singh interim ministry (17 days)First Binodanand Jha ministry (1961–62)
3rd
3rd
Vidhan Sabha
3rd
Constitution
16 March 1962
Dissolution
16 March 1967
Days
1,826
Speaker
Dr Laxmi Narayan Sudhanshu
4th
4th
Vidhan Sabha
4th
Constitution
17 March 1967
Dissolution
26 February 1969
Days
712
Speaker
Dhaniklal Mandal
5th
5th
Vidhan Sabha
5th
Constitution
26 February 1969
Dissolution
28 March 1972
Days
1,126
Speaker
Ram Narayan Mandal
6th
6th
Vidhan Sabha
6th
Constitution
29 March 1972
Dissolution
30 April 1977
Days
1,858
Speaker
Hari Nath Mishr
7th
7th
Vidhan Sabha
7th
Constitution
24 June 1977
Dissolution
17 February 1980
Days
968
Speaker
Tripurari Prasad Singh
8th
8th
Vidhan Sabha
8th
Constitution
8 June 1980
Dissolution
12 March 1985
Days
1,738
Speaker
Radhanandan Jha
9th
9th
Vidhan Sabha
9th
Constitution
12 March 1985
Dissolution
10 March 1990
Days
1,824
Speaker
Shiva Chandra Jha (till 1989) Md Hidayatullah Khan
10th
10th
Vidhan Sabha
10th
Constitution
10 March 1990
Dissolution
28 March 1995
Days
1,844
Speaker
Ghulam Sarwar
11th
11th
Vidhan Sabha
11th
Constitution
4 April 1995
Dissolution
2 March 2000
Days
1,795
Speaker
Devnarayan Yadav
12th
12th
Vidhan Sabha
12th
Constitution
3 March 2000
Dissolution
6 March 2005
Days
1,830
Speaker
Sadanand Singh
13th
13th
Vidhan Sabha
13th
Constitution
7 March 2005
Dissolution
24 November 2005
Days
263
Speaker
Uday Narayan Chaudhary
14th
14th
Vidhan Sabha
14th
Constitution
24 November 2005
Dissolution
26 November 2010
Days
1,829
Speaker
Second Nitish Kumar ministry
15th
15th
Vidhan Sabha
15th
Constitution
26 November 2010
Dissolution
20 November 2015
Days
1,821
Speaker
Third Nitish Kumar ministry (2010–14) Jitan Ram Manjhi ministry (2014–15) Fourth Nitish Kumar ministry (2015-15)
16th
16th
Vidhan Sabha
16th
Constitution
20 November 2015
Dissolution
14 November 2020
Days
1,821
Speaker
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
Ministry
Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry (2015–17)Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry (2017-20)
17th
17th
Vidhan Sabha
17th
Constitution
16 November 2020
Dissolution
17 November 2025
Days
1,827
Speaker
Vijay Kumar Sinha (till 9 August 2022) Awadh Bihari Choudhary (till 28 January 2024) Nand Kishore Yadav (from 15 February 2024)
Ministry
Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry (2020–22)Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry (2022-2024)Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry (2024-2025)
18th
18th
Vidhan Sabha
18th
Constitution
20 November 2025
Dissolution
Incumbent
Days
21
Speaker
Dr. Prem Kumar
Ministry
Tenth Nitish Kumar ministry (2025–present)
Vidhan Sabha
Constitution
Dissolution
Days
Speaker
Ministry
Interim Government
25 April 1946
19 May 1952
2,041
Bindeshwari Prasad Verma
First Shri Krishna Sinha ministry
1st
20 May 1952
31 March 1957
1,776
Second Shri Krishna Sinha ministry
2nd
20 May 1957
15 March 1962
1,760
Third Shri Krishna Sinha ministry (Till 1961)Deep Narayan Singh interim ministry (17 days)First Binodanand Jha ministry (1961–62)
3rd
16 March 1962
16 March 1967
1,826
Dr Laxmi Narayan Sudhanshu
4th
17 March 1967
26 February 1969
712
Dhaniklal Mandal
5th
26 February 1969
28 March 1972
1,126
Ram Narayan Mandal
6th
29 March 1972
30 April 1977
1,858
Hari Nath Mishr
7th
24 June 1977
17 February 1980
968
Tripurari Prasad Singh
8th
8 June 1980
12 March 1985
1,738
Radhanandan Jha
9th
12 March 1985
10 March 1990
1,824
Shiva Chandra Jha (till 1989) Md Hidayatullah Khan
10th
10 March 1990
28 March 1995
1,844
Ghulam Sarwar
11th
4 April 1995
2 March 2000
1,795
Devnarayan Yadav
12th
3 March 2000
6 March 2005
1,830
Sadanand Singh
13th
7 March 2005
24 November 2005
263
Uday Narayan Chaudhary
14th
24 November 2005
26 November 2010
1,829
Second Nitish Kumar ministry
15th
26 November 2010
20 November 2015
1,821
Third Nitish Kumar ministry (2010–14) Jitan Ram Manjhi ministry (2014–15) Fourth Nitish Kumar ministry (2015-15)
16th
20 November 2015
14 November 2020
1,821
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry (2015–17)Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry (2017-20)
17th
16 November 2020
17 November 2025
1,827
Vijay Kumar Sinha (till 9 August 2022) Awadh Bihari Choudhary (till 28 January 2024) Nand Kishore Yadav (from 15 February 2024)
Seventh Nitish Kumar ministry (2020–22)Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry (2022-2024)Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry (2024-2025)
18th
20 November 2025
Incumbent
21
Dr. Prem Kumar
Tenth Nitish Kumar ministry (2025–present)
· Composition
Total
Total
Alliance
Total
Alliance
243
Alliance
Political party
No. of MLAs
Leader of the party
GovernmentNDASeats: 202
Bharatiya Janata Party
89
Samrat Choudhary(Deputy Chief Minister)
Janata Dal (United)
85
Nitish Kumar(Chief Minister)
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
19
Raju Tiwari
Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)
5
Prafull Kumar Singh
Rashtriya Lok Morcha
4
Madhav Anand
OppositionMGBSeats: 35
Rashtriya Janata Dal
25
Tejashwi Yadav(Leader of the Opposition)
Indian National Congress
6
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
2
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1
Ajay Kumar
Indian Inclusive Party
1
Indrajeet Prasad Gupta
OthersSeats: 6
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
5
Akhtarul Iman
Bahujan Samaj Party
1
Satish Kumar Yadav
Total
243
· Members of Legislative Assembly
Surendra Prasad Kushwaha
Surendra Prasad Kushwaha
District
West Champaran
No.
1
Constituency
Valmiki Nagar
Name
Surendra Prasad Kushwaha
Party
INC
Alliance
MGB
Minister
Minister
District
6
No.
Nautan
Constituency
Narayan Prasad
Name
Minister
Pramod Kumar Sinha
Pramod Kumar Sinha
District
East Champaran
No.
10
Constituency
Raxaul
Name
Pramod Kumar Sinha
Party
BJP
Alliance
NDA
Minister
Minister
District
19
No.
Motihari
Constituency
Pramod Kumar
Name
Minister
Shweta Gupta
Shweta Gupta
District
Sheohar
No.
22
Constituency
Sheohar
Name
Shweta Gupta
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Baidyanath Prasad
Baidyanath Prasad
District
Sitamarhi
No.
23
Constituency
Riga
Name
Baidyanath Prasad
Party
BJP
Alliance
NDA
Sudhanshu Shekhar
Sudhanshu Shekhar
District
Madhubani
No.
31
Constituency
Harlakhi
Name
Sudhanshu Shekhar
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Minister
Minister
District
33
No.
Khajauli
Constituency
Arun Shankar Prasad
Name
Minister
Aniruddha Prasad Yadav
Aniruddha Prasad Yadav
District
Supaul
No.
41
Constituency
Nirmali
Name
Aniruddha Prasad Yadav
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Devanti Yadav
Devanti Yadav
District
Araria
No.
46
Constituency
Narpatganj
Name
Devanti Yadav
Party
BJP
Alliance
NDA
Mohammad Tauseef Alam
Mohammad Tauseef Alam
District
Kishanganj
No.
52
Constituency
Bahadurganj
Name
Mohammad Tauseef Alam
Party
AIMIM
Alliance
None
Akhtarul Iman
Akhtarul Iman
District
Purnia
No.
56
Constituency
Amour
Name
Akhtarul Iman
Party
AIMIM
Alliance
None
Tarkishore Prasad
Tarkishore Prasad
District
Katihar
No.
63
Constituency
Katihar
Name
Tarkishore Prasad
Party
BJP
Alliance
NDA
Narendra Narayan Yadav
Narendra Narayan Yadav
District
Madhepura
No.
70
Constituency
Alamnagar
Name
Narendra Narayan Yadav
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Remarks
Deputy Speaker
Ratnesh Sada
Ratnesh Sada
District
Saharsa
No.
74
Constituency
Sonbarsha (SC)
Name
Ratnesh Sada
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Atirek Kumar
Atirek Kumar
District
Darbhanga
No.
78
Constituency
Kusheshwar Asthan (SC)
Name
Atirek Kumar
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Komal Singh
Komal Singh
District
Muzaffarpur
No.
88
Constituency
Gaighat
Name
Komal Singh
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Mithlesh Tiwari
Mithlesh Tiwari
District
Gopalganj
No.
99
Constituency
Baikunthpur
Name
Mithlesh Tiwari
Party
BJP
Alliance
NDA
Mangal Pandey
Mangal Pandey
District
Siwan
No.
105
Constituency
Siwan
Name
Mangal Pandey
Party
BJP
Alliance
NDA
Remarks
Minister
Manoranjan Singh Dhumal
Manoranjan Singh Dhumal
District
Saran
No.
113
Constituency
Ekma
Name
Manoranjan Singh Dhumal
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Awadhesh Singh
Awadhesh Singh
District
Vaishali
No.
123
Constituency
Hajipur
Name
Awadhesh Singh
Party
BJP
Alliance
NDA
Maheshwar Hazari
Maheshwar Hazari
District
Samastipur
No.
131
Constituency
Kalyanpur
Name
Maheshwar Hazari
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Sushil Kumar
Sushil Kumar
District
Begusarai
No.
141
Constituency
Cheria-Bariarpur
Name
Sushil Kumar
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Ram Chandra Sada
Ram Chandra Sada
District
Khagaria
No.
148
Constituency
Alauli (SC)
Name
Ram Chandra Sada
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Kumar Shailendra
Kumar Shailendra
District
Bhagalpur
No.
152
Constituency
Bihpur
Name
Kumar Shailendra
Party
BJP
Alliance
NDA
Jayant Raj Kushwaha
Jayant Raj Kushwaha
District
Banka
No.
159
Constituency
Amarpur
Name
Jayant Raj Kushwaha
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Samrat Choudhary
Samrat Choudhary
District
Munger
No.
164
Constituency
Tarapur
Name
Samrat Choudhary
Party
BJP
Alliance
NDA
Remarks
Deputy Chief Minister
Ramanand Mandal
Ramanand Mandal
District
Lakhisarai
No.
167
Constituency
Suryagarha
Name
Ramanand Mandal
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Randhir Kumar Soni
Randhir Kumar Soni
District
Sheikhpura
No.
169
Constituency
Sheikhpura
Name
Randhir Kumar Soni
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Jitendra Kumar
Jitendra Kumar
District
Nalanda
No.
171
Constituency
Asthawan
Name
Jitendra Kumar
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Minister
Minister
District
176
No.
Nalanda
Constituency
Shrawan Kumar
Name
Minister
Anant Kumar Singh
Anant Kumar Singh
District
Patna
No.
178
Constituency
Mokama
Name
Anant Kumar Singh
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Minister
Minister
District
182
No.
Bankipur
Constituency
Nitin Nabin
Name
Minister
Radha Charan Sah
Radha Charan Sah
District
Bhojpur
No.
192
Constituency
Sandesh
Name
Radha Charan Sah
Party
JD(U)
Alliance
NDA
Minister
Minister
District
194
No.
Arrah
Constituency
Sanjay Singh Tiger
Name
Minister
Shambhu Nath Yadav
Shambhu Nath Yadav
District
Buxar
No.
199
Constituency
Brahampur
Name
Shambhu Nath Yadav
Party
RJD
Alliance
MGB
Satish Kumar Singh Yadav
Satish Kumar Singh Yadav
District
Kaimur
No.
203
Constituency
Ramgarh
Name
Satish Kumar Singh Yadav
Party
BSP
Alliance
None
Murari Prasad Gautam
Murari Prasad Gautam
District
Rohtas
No.
207
Constituency
Chenari (SC)
Name
Murari Prasad Gautam
Party
LJP(RV)
Alliance
NDA
Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar
District
Arwal
No.
214
Constituency
Arwal
Name
Manoj Kumar
Party
BJP
Alliance
NDA
Rahul Sharma
Rahul Sharma
District
Jehanabad
No.
216
Constituency
Jehanabad
Name
Rahul Sharma
Party
RJD
Alliance
MGB
Amrender Kushwaha
Amrender Kushwaha
District
Aurangabad
No.
219
Constituency
Goh
Name
Amrender Kushwaha
Party
RJD
Alliance
MGB
Upendra Prasad
Upendra Prasad
District
Gaya
No.
225
Constituency
Gurua
Name
Upendra Prasad
Party
BJP
Alliance
NDA
Vimala Rajvanshi
Vimala Rajvanshi
District
Nawada
No.
235
Constituency
Rajauli (SC)
Name
Vimala Rajvanshi
Party
LJP(RV)
Alliance
NDA
Prafull Kumar Manjhi
Prafull Kumar Manjhi
District
Jamui
No.
240
Constituency
Sikandra (SC)
Name
Prafull Kumar Manjhi
Party
HAM(S)
Alliance
NDA
District
No.
Constituency
Name
Party
Alliance
Remarks
West Champaran
1
Valmiki Nagar
Surendra Prasad Kushwaha
INC
MGB
2
Ramnagar (SC)
Nand Kishor Ram
BJP
NDA
3
Narkatiaganj
Sanjay Kumar Pandey
4
Bagaha
Ram Singh
5
Lauriya
Vinay Bihari
6
Nautan
Narayan Prasad
Minister
7
Chanpatia
Abhishek Ranjan
INC
MGB
8
Bettiah
Renu Devi
BJP
NDA
9
Sikta
Sammridh Varma
JD(U)
East Champaran
10
Raxaul
Pramod Kumar Sinha
BJP
NDA
11
Sugauli
Rajesh Kumar
LJP(RV)
12
Narkatiya
Vishal Kumar
JD(U)
13
Harsidhi (SC)
Krishnanandan Paswan
BJP
14
Govindganj
Raju Tiwari
LJP(RV)
15
Kesaria
Shalini Mishra
JD(U)
16
Kalyanpur
Sachindra Prasad Singh
BJP
17
Pipra
Shyambabu Prasad Yadav
18
Madhuban
Rana Randhir Singh
19
Motihari
Pramod Kumar
Minister
20
Chiraia
Lal Babu Prasad Gupta
21
Dhaka
Faisal Rahman
RJD
MGB
Sheohar
22
Sheohar
Shweta Gupta
JD(U)
NDA
Sitamarhi
23
Riga
Baidyanath Prasad
BJP
NDA
24
Bathnaha (SC)
Anil Kumar
25
Parihar
Gayatri Devi Yadav
26
Sursand
Nagendra Raut
JD(U)
27
Bajpatti
Rameshwar Mahto
RLM
28
Sitamarhi
Sunil Kumar Pintu
BJP
29
Runnisaidpur
Pankaj Kumar Mishra
JD(U)
30
Belsand
Amit Kumar
LJP(RV)
Madhubani
31
Harlakhi
Sudhanshu Shekhar
JD(U)
NDA
32
Benipatti
Vinod Narayan Jha
BJP
33
Khajauli
Arun Shankar Prasad
Minister
34
Babubarhi
Mina Kumari
JD(U)
35
Bisfi
Asif Ahmad
RJD
MGB
36
Madhubani
Madhav Anand
RLM
NDA
37
Rajnagar (SC)
Sujit Paswan
BJP
38
Jhanjharpur
Nitish Mishra
39
Phulparas
Sheela Kumari Mandal
JD(U)
40
Laukaha
Satish Kumar Sah
Supaul
41
Nirmali
Aniruddha Prasad Yadav
JD(U)
NDA
42
Pipra
Rambilash Kamat
43
Supaul
Bijendra Prasad Yadav
44
Triveniganj (SC)
Sonam Rani Sardar
45
Chhatapur
Neeraj Kumar Singh
BJP
Araria
46
Narpatganj
Devanti Yadav
BJP
NDA
47
Raniganj (SC)
Avinash Mangalam
RJD
MGB
48
Forbesganj
Manoj Bishwas
INC
49
Araria
Avidur Rahman

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