State | Phase I (91) | Phase II (97) | Phase III (115) | phaseIV (71) | Phase V (51) | phase VI (59) | Phase VII(59) |
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Bihar | 11/Apr | 18/Apr | 23/Apr | 29/Apr | 06/May | 12/May | 19/May |
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Located in the eastern part of India, Bihar is surrounded by West Bengal in the east and Uttar Pradesh in the west. In the north, the state is bordered by Nepal and in the south by Jharkhand. In 2000, the southern part of Bihar was sub-divided and the state of Jharkhand was born.
Member Representation at the Centre
Total Lok Sabha seats in Bihar are 40 for Members of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. The State Legislative Assembly is bicameral in nature and has a strength of 243 members.
Major Political Parties in Bihar
The national parties that have a presence in Bihar are:
Election history
As per the update on Bihar elections, the first assembly election was held in 1951 with the Indian National Congress (INC) emerging as the winning party. Sri Krishna Sinha was nominated as the Chief Minister. The INC continued to have a stronghold for more than two decades. During this period, the state saw about 16 Chief Ministers. Some of them were Deep Narayan Singh, Krishana Ballabh Sahay, Bhola Paswan Shashtri, Satish Prasad Singh, Abdul Gafoor, and Jagannath Mishra. In the Seventh Assembly election held in 1977, Janata Party emerged as the winner. In the 8th Assembly Election, INC came back to power and continued to be in power in the 9th assembly session also. In the tenth assembly elections held in 1990, Janata Dal came to power with Laloo Prasad Yadav as the Chief Minister, and he continued to hold office in the eleventh assembly session. In the 12th Assembly Election held in 2000, the Rashtriya Janata Dal came to power with Rabri Devi as the CM. President's Rule was imposed in the thirteenth assembly elections. In the fourteenth elections held in 2005, Janata Dal (United) and Bharatiya Janata Party came together to form the government with Nitish Kumar as the Chief Minister. The government continues till date even after the sixteenth assembly elections in 2014.
The Constitution of the Current Government
The current government is run by a National Democratic Alliance formed by the coalition between the JD(U) and the BJP. The government is led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Top Political Leaders
Total Lok Sabha seats in Bihar are 40 for Members of Parliament to the Lok Sabha. The State Legislative Assembly is bicameral in nature and has a strength of 243 members.
Major Political Parties in Bihar
The national parties that have a presence in Bihar are:
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Janata Dal (United) (JDU)
- The regional parties include:
- Lok Janshakti Party
- Bihar People's Party
- Bharatiya Jan Congress
- Rashtriya Janata Dal
- Bihar Vikas Party
- Kisan Vikas Party
- Sampurna Vikas Dal
- Krantikari Samyavadi Party
- Samajwadi Krantikari Sena
- Rashtrawadi Kisan Sanghatan.
Election history
As per the update on Bihar elections, the first assembly election was held in 1951 with the Indian National Congress (INC) emerging as the winning party. Sri Krishna Sinha was nominated as the Chief Minister. The INC continued to have a stronghold for more than two decades. During this period, the state saw about 16 Chief Ministers. Some of them were Deep Narayan Singh, Krishana Ballabh Sahay, Bhola Paswan Shashtri, Satish Prasad Singh, Abdul Gafoor, and Jagannath Mishra. In the Seventh Assembly election held in 1977, Janata Party emerged as the winner. In the 8th Assembly Election, INC came back to power and continued to be in power in the 9th assembly session also. In the tenth assembly elections held in 1990, Janata Dal came to power with Laloo Prasad Yadav as the Chief Minister, and he continued to hold office in the eleventh assembly session. In the 12th Assembly Election held in 2000, the Rashtriya Janata Dal came to power with Rabri Devi as the CM. President's Rule was imposed in the thirteenth assembly elections. In the fourteenth elections held in 2005, Janata Dal (United) and Bharatiya Janata Party came together to form the government with Nitish Kumar as the Chief Minister. The government continues till date even after the sixteenth assembly elections in 2014.
The Constitution of the Current Government
The current government is run by a National Democratic Alliance formed by the coalition between the JD(U) and the BJP. The government is led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Top Political Leaders
- Nitish Kumar : A member of the Janata Dal (United), Nitish Kumar is the current Chief Minister of Bihar, in power since 2005. He is credited to have initiated a series of development programmes in Bihar like building roads, appointing teachers in schools, appointing doctors in primary health centers, reducing crime rate in the state. In 1989, he had briefly held the post of Union Minister of State for Agriculture.
ass="table_head">Election Highlights
Quick Facts |
No. of PCs: 40 No. of Polling Days: 6 Polling Dates: 11 April (Phase 1), 18 April (Phase 2), 23 April (Phase 3), 29 April (Phase 4), 6 May (Phase 5), 12 May (Phase 6), 19 May (Phase 7) Poll Expenditure Limit per Candidate : Rs. 70 lakhs |
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Bihar Parliamentary Constituency Winners 2009
PC No. | PC Name | Category | Winning Candidate | Gender | Party | Total Votes |
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1 | Valmiki Nagar | GEN | Baidyanath Prasad Mahto | M | JD(U) | 277696 |
2 | Paschim Champaran | GEN | Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal | M | BJP | 198781 |
3 | Purvi Champaran | GEN | Radha Mohan Singh | M | BJP | 201114 |
4 | Sheohar | GEN | Rama Devi | F | BJP | 233499 |
5 | Sitamarhi | GEN | Arjun Roy | M | JD(U) | 232782 |
6 | Madhubani | GEN | Hukmadeo Narayan Yadav | M | BJP | 164094 |
7 | Jhanjharpur | GEN | Mangani Lal Mandal | M | JD(U) | 265175 |
8 | Supaul | GEN | Vishwa Mohan Kumar | M | JD(U) | 313677 |
9 | Araria | GEN | Pradeep Kumar Singh | M | BJP | 282742 |
10 | Kishanganj | GEN | Mohammad Asrarul Haque | M | INC | 239405 |
11 | Katihar | GEN | Nikhil Kumar Choudhary | M | BJP | 269834 |
12 | Purnia | GEN | Uday Singh | M | BJP | 362952 |
13 | Madhepura | GEN | Sharad Yadav | M | JD(U) | 370585 |
14 | Darbhanga | GEN | Kirti Azad | M | BJP | 239268 |
15 | Muzaffarpur | GEN | Captain Jai Narayan Prasad Nishad | M | JD(U) | 195091 |
16 | Vaishali | GEN | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | M | RJD | 284479 |
17 | Gopalganj | (SC) | Purnmasi Ram | M | JD(U) | 200024 |
18 | Siwan | GEN | Om Prakash Yadav | M | IND | 236194 |
19 | Maharajganj | GEN | Uma Shanaker Singh | M | RJD | 211610 |
20 | Saran | GEN | Lalu Prasad | M | RJ D | 274209 |
21 | Hajipur | (SC) | Ram Sundar Das | M | JD(U) | 246715 |
22 | Ujiarpur | GEN | Aswamedh Devi | F | JD(U) | 180082 |
23 | Samastipur | (SC) | Maheshwar Hazari | M | JD(U) | 259458 |
24 | Begusarai | GEN | Dr. Monazir Hassan | M | JD(U) | 205680 |
25 | Khagaria | GEN | Dinesh Chandra Yadav | M | JD(U) | 266964 |
26 | Bhagalpur | GEN | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | M | BJP | 228384 |
27 | Banka | GEN | Putul Kumari,Smt. | F | IND | Null |
28 | Munger | GEN | Rajiv Ranjan Singh | M | JD(U) | 374317 |
29 | Nalanda | GEN | Kaushalendra Kumar | M | JD(U) | 299155 |
30 | Patna Sahib | GEN | Shatrughan Sinha | M | BJP | 316549 |
31 | Pataliputra | GEN | Ranjan Prasad Yadav | M | JD(U) | 269298 |
32 | Arrah | GEN | Meena Singh | F | JD(U) | 212726 |
33 | Buxar | GEN | Jagada Nand Singh | M | RJ D | 132614 |
34 | Sasaram | (SC) | Meira Kumar | F | INC | 192213 |
35 | Karakat | GEN | Mahabali Singh | M | JD(U) | 196946 |
36 | Jahanabad | GEN | Jagdish Sharma | M | JD(U) | 234769 |
37 | Aurangabad | GEN | Sushil Kumar Singh | M | JD(U) | 260153 |
38 | Gaya | (SC) | Hari Manjhi | M | BJP | 246255 |
39 | Nawada | GEN | Bhola Singh | M | BJP | 130608 |
40 | Jamui | (SC) | Bhudeo Choudhary | M | JD(U) | 178560 |
Parliamentary Constituencies in Bihar |
PC No. | PC Name | PC No. | PC Name |
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1 | Valmiki Nagar | 21 | Hajipur |
2 | Paschim Champaran | 22 | Ujiarpur |
3 | Purvi Champaran | 23 | Samastipur |
4 | Sheohar | 24 | Begusarai |
5 | Sitamarhi | 25 | Khagaria |
6 | Madhubani | 26 | Bhagalpur |
7 | Jhanjharpur | 27 | Banka |
8 | Supaul | 28 | Munger |
9 | Araria | 29 | Nalanda |
10 | Kishanganj | 30 | Patna Sahib |
11 | Katihar | 31 | Pataliputra |
12 | Purnia | 32 | Arrah |
13 | Madhepura | 33 | Buxar |
14 | Darbhanga | 34 | Sasaram |
15 | Muzaffarpur | 35 | Karakat |
16 | Vaishali | 36 | Jahanabad |
17 | Gopalganj | 37 | Aurangabad |
18 | Siwan | 38 | Gaya |
19 | Maharajganj | 39 | Nawada |
20 | Saran | 40 | Jamui |
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