Bihar Legislative Council, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Parishad, is the upper house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature in the state of Bihar, 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 Orissa 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 Chairperson: Awadhesh Narain Singh Deputy Chairperson: Ram Bachan Rai Leader of the House: Samrat Chaudhary Deputy Leader of the House:Rajendra Prasad Gupta Government Chief Whip: Reena Devi Leader of the Opposition: Rabri Devi
Elected by Legislative Assembly (27) Keys:
#Member Party Term startTerm end1 Pawan Singh BJP 29-Jun-2026 28-Jun-20322 Sanjay Mayukh BJP 29-Jun-2026 28-Jun-20323Anil ThakurBJP29-Jun-202628-Jun-20324Sheela PanditBJP29-Jun-202628-Jun-20325Surya Kumar SharmaBJP04-May-202606-May-20306Anamika Singh PatelBJP07-May-202406-May-20307Lal Mohan GuptaBJP07-May-202406-May-20308Hari SahniBJP22-Jul-202221-Jul-20289Anil SharmaBJP22-Jul-202221-Jul-202810Nishant KumarJDU29-Jun-202628-Jun-203211Bharti MehtaJDU29-Jun-202628-Jun-203212Shivrani Devi PrajapatiJDU29-Jun-202628-Jun-203213Lalan PrasadJDU09-April-202606-May-203014Khalid AnwarJDU07-May-202406-May-203015Rabindra Prasad SinghJDU22-Jul-202221-Jul-202816Afaque Ahmad KhanJDU22-Jul-202221-Jul-202817Sunil SinghRJD29-Jun-202628-Jun-203218Rabri DeviRJD07-May-202406-May-203019Abdul Bari SiddiquiRJD07-May-202406-May-203020Syed Faisal AliRJD07-May-202406-May-203021Urmila ThakurRJD07-May-202406-May-203022 Munni Rajak RJD 22-Jul-2022 21-Jul-202823 Ashok Pandey RJD 22-Jul-2022 21-Jul-202824 Qari Sohaib RJD 22-Jul-2022 21-Jul-202825Shashi YadavCPIML07-May-202406-May-203026Santosh Kumar Suman07-May-202406-May-203027Ashraf Ansari29-Jun-202628-Jun-2032
Elected from Local Authorities Constituencies (24) Keys:
# ConstituencyMember Party Term startTerm end 1 Patna Kartikeya Kumar RJD08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 2Bhojpur-Buxar Sonu RaiRJD14-May-202607-Apr-2028 3 Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal Rinku Yadav RJD08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 4 Nalanda Reena Yadav JDU08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 5 Rohtas-Kaimur Santosh Singh BJP08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 6 Nawada Ashok Yadav IND08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 7 Aurangabad Dilip Singh BJP08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 8 Saran Sachchidanand Rai IND08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 9 Siwan Vinod Jaiswal RJD08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 10 Darbhanga Sunil Chaudhary BJP08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 11 East Champaran Maheshwar Singh IND08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 12 Muzaffarpur Dinesh Prasad Singh JDU08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 13 VaishaliBhushan Ray RLJP08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 14 Samastipur Tarun Kumar BJP08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 15 West Champaran Saurabh Kumar RJD08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 16 Sitamarhi-Sheohar Rekha Devi JDU08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 17 Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj Dilip Jaiswal BJP08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 18 Bhagalpur-Banka Vijay Singh JDU08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 19 Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura Ajay Kumar Singh RJD08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 20 Katihar Ashok Agrawal BJP08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 21 Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul Ajay Kumar Singh RJD08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 22 Madhubani Ambika Gulab Yadav IND08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 23 Gopalganj Rajeev Singh BJP08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 24 Begusarai-Khagaria Rajeev Kumar INC08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Elected from Graduates Constituencies (6) Keys:
# ConstituencyMember Party Term startTerm end 1 TirhutBansidhar Brajwasi IND 09-Dec-2024 16-Nov-2026 2 PatnaNeeraj KumarJDU 17-Nov-2020 16-Nov-2026 3 KoshiNarendra Kumar Yadav BJP 17-Nov-2020 16-Nov-2026 4 Darbhanga Sarvesh Kumar IND 17-Nov-2020 16-Nov-2026 5 Saran Virendra Narayan Yadav JDU 09-May-2023 08-May-2029 6 Gaya Awadhesh Narain Singh BJP 09-May-2023 08-May-2029
Elected from Teachers Constituencies (6) Keys:
# ConstituencyMember Party Term startTerm end 1 Patna Nawal Kishor YadavBJP 17-Nov-2020 16-Nov-2026 2 Darbhanga Madan Mohan JhaINC 17-Nov-2020 16-Nov-2026 3 SaranAfaque Ahmad JSP 06-Apr-2023 16-Nov-2026 4 Tirhut Sanjay Kumar Singh 17-Nov-2020 16-Nov-2026 5 KoshiSanjeev Kumar Singh JDU 09-May-2023 08-May-2029 6 Gaya Jeevan KumarBJP 09-May-2023 08-May-2029
Nominated (12) Keys: RLM(1) #Member Party Term startTerm end 1Janak Ram BJP 17-Mar-2021 16-Mar-2027 2 Deepak Prakash RLM 05-Aug-2026 16-Mar-2027 3Rajendra Prasad Gupta BJP 17-Mar-2021 16-Mar-2027 4Pramod Chandravanshi BJP 17-Mar-2021 16-Mar-2027 5Ghanshyam Thakur BJP 17-Mar-2021 16-Mar-2027 6Nivedita Singh BJP 17-Mar-2021 16-Mar-20277Ashok Choudhary JDU 17-Mar-2021 16-Mar-2027 8Ram Bachan Rai JDU 17-Mar-2021 16-Mar-2027 9Sanjay Kumar Singh JDU 17-Mar-2021 16-Mar-2027 10Lallan Kumar Saraf JDU 17-Mar-2021 16-Mar-2027 11Sanjay Singh JDU 17-Mar-2021 16-Mar-2027 12Raj Vardhan Azad JDU13-Oct-202316-Mar-2027
See also List of members of the Bihar Legislative Council Vidhan Parishad Administration in Bihar List of states of India by type of legislature
External links Official Website
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