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.

History

After the passing of the Government of India Act 1935, Bihar and Orissa became separate states. A bicameral system of legislature was introduced according to the act. On 22 July 1936, the first Bihar legislative council was set up. It had 30 members and Rajiv Ranjan Prasad was the chairman. The first joint session of the two houses of the Bihar Assembly took place on 22 July 1937. Ram Dayalu Singh was elected as the speaker of the Bihar Assembly.

Bihar Legislative Assembly terms

Following are the dates of constitution and dissolution of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. First sitting date and date of completion of term for each Vidhan Sabha can be different from the constitution and dissolution dates (respectively). Vidhan Sabha Constitution Dissolution DaysSpeakerMinistry Interim Government25 April 194619 May 19522,041Bindeshwari Prasad VermaFirst Shri Krishna Sinha ministry 1st 20 May 1952 31 March 1957 1,776Second Shri Krishna Sinha ministry 2nd 20 May 1957 15 March 1962 1,760Third 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 712Dhaniklal Mandal 5th 26 February 1969 28 March 1972 1,126Ram Narayan Mandal 6th 29 March 1972 30 April 1977 1,858Hari Nath Mishr 7th 24 June 1977 17 February 1980 968Tripurari Prasad Singh 8th 8 June 1980 12 March 1985 1,738Radhanandan Jha 9th 12 March 1985 10 March 1990 1,824Shiva Chandra Jha (till 1989) Md Hidayatullah Khan 10th 10 March 1990 28 March 1995 1,844Ghulam Sarwar 11th 4 April 1995 2 March 2000 1,795Devnarayan Yadav 12th 3 March 2000 6 March 2005 1,830Sadanand Singh 13th 7 March 2005 24 November 2005 263Uday Narayan Chaudhary 14th 24 November 2005 26 November 2010 1,829Second Nitish Kumar ministry 15th 26 November 2010 20 November 2015 1,821Third Nitish Kumar ministry (2010–14) Jitan Ram Manjhi ministry (2014–15) Fourth Nitish Kumar ministry (2015-15) 16th 20 November 2015 14 November 20201,821Vijay Kumar ChaudharyFifth Nitish Kumar ministry (2015–17)Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry (2017-20) 17th16 November 202017 November 2025Vijay 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) 18th20 November 2025Incumbent Dr. Prem KumarTenth Nitish Kumar ministry (2025–2026)Choudhary ministry (2026-present)

Working The Bihar Legislative Assembly is not a permanent body and is subject to dissolution. The tenure of the 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 every year: budget session, monsoon session, and winter session.

The sessions of the legislative assembly are presided over by the speaker. The speaker certifies whether a bill is ordinary bill or money bill. Generally, the speaker does not participate in voting, except in the case of a tie. Prem Kumar is the current speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The legislative assembly also has a Secretariat. The secretary is under the disciplinary control of the speaker. The function of the secretary is to assist the speaker. Bateshwar Nath Pandey is the current secretary of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Composition

Members of Legislative Assembly

Bihar Legislative Assembly

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