Elections in Bihar

Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Bihar

Politics of Bihar

State Government

* Constitution

Legislature

* Legislative Assembly
* Member in Assembly \- 243
* Legislative Council
* Member in Council \- 95

Executives

* President
* Chief Minister
* Deputy Chief Minister
* Cabinet

Judiciary

* High Court
* Chief Justice
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Elections

* General elections
* Assembly elections

Political Parties

* Bharatiya Janata Party
* Bahujan Samaj Party
* Communist Party of India
* Communist Party of India (Marxist)
* Indian National Congress
* Janata Dal (United)
* Nationalist Congress Party
* Rashtriya Janata Dal
* Samajwadi Party

Subdivisions

* Division \- 9
* Districts \- 38
* Sub-Divisions of Bihar \- 101
* Towns of Bihar \- 130
* Blocks in Bihar \- 534
* Panchayats in Bihar \- 8,471
* Villages in Bihar \- 45,103

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Elections in the state of Bihar, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Bihar creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India.

Elections to the Lok Sabha, also termed as General Elections, are typically held every 5 years after the central government has completed its term. It may also be held before the completion of term if parliament is dissolved early. Similarly, elections to Legislative Assembly are conducted every five years. Last Lok Sabha election was held in 2019 and Legislative Assembly election was held in 2020. Elections to the Rajya Sabha are held at regular interval with one third of the members retiring in a staggered manner. Members of Legislative Assembly elect the state's representative to Rajya Sabha.

## Bihar electoral system

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The elections to the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly are conducted along similar lines with the major difference being size of constituencies. At present each Lok Sabha constituency consists of 6 Legislative Assembly constituency. Each constituency elects a single member to represent them via a First Past the Post System, where a candidate with plurality of total votes cast is elected.

Currently the major parties in the state are Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party. The state was dominated by Indian National Congress until the decade of 1970s with parties like BJP and Janata Dal gaining prominence. For the purpose of elections every party is assigned a symbol to help voters in recognizing the candidate they support.

### National level representation

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#### Lok Sabha delegation

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Main articles: Indian general election in Bihar and 2009 Indian general election in Bihar

Currently, the state of Bihar sends 40 representatives to the Lok Sabha, elected through a first past the post system. The Indian general election, 2009 in Bihar were held for 40 seats with the state going to polls in the first four phases of the general elections. The major contenders in the state were the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Indian National Congress and the Fourth Front. NDA consisted of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) whereas the fourth front was constituted of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP).

#### Rajya Sabha delegation

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Both the houses of the state legislature jointly nominate Members of Parliament to the Rajya Sabha. The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership of Rajya Sabha is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of 250 members, and current laws have provision for 245 members. Most of the members of the House are indirectly elected by state and territorial legislatures using single transferable votes, while the President of India can appoint 12 members for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. Members sit for staggered six-year terms, with one third of the members retiring every two years.

### State level representation

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#### Legislative assembly

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Main article: Bihar Legislative Assembly

Bihar legislature assembly has 243 seats. For the election of its members, the state is divided into 243 Assembly Constituencies in which the candidate securing the largest number of votes is declared elected. In the 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, the National Democratic Alliance formed the state government having secured a simple majority of 206 seats.[1] Bihar Legislative Assembly came into existence in 1937. The Assembly had a strength of 152 members. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, the first General Elections in the state were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated member. Dr Sri Krishna Singh became the first Leader of the house and the Chief Minister and Dr Anurag Narayan Sinha was elected the first deputy leader of the assembly and became state's first Deputy Chief Minister. It was reduced to 318 during the second General Elections. In 1977, the total number of elected members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was further raised from 318 to 324. With the creation of a separate State of Jharkhand, by an Act of Parliament titled the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000, the strength of the Bihar Legislative Assembly was reduced from 325 to 243 members. The current Nitish Kumar government is a minority, powered by the BJP and LJP to majority status

#### Legislative Council

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Main article: Bihar Legislative Council

The upper house known as the Legislative Council has lesser powers than the Assembly and several of its members are nominated by the Assembly. Others are elected from various sections of the society like Graduates and Teachers. Currently the Legislative Council consists of 95 members. A new Province of Bihar and Orissa was created by the British Government 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. 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. 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

## History of elections in Bihar

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### Assembly election

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Year  | Election  | Party-wise Details  | Chief Minister  | Party

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1952 | First Assembly  |  | Total: 276. INC: 239, JP: 32, SPI:23  | Shri Krishna Sinha
| INC
1957 | Second Assembly  |  | Total: 318. INC: 210, PSP: 31, JP: 31  | Shri Krishna Sinha (Till 1961)
Deep Narayan Singh
Binodanand Jha | INC
1962 | Third Assembly  |  | Total: 264. INC: 185, SWA: 50, PSP 29, JP: 20, CPI: 12, SPI: 7, BJS: 3  | Binodanand Jha
Krishna Ballabh Sahay | INC
1967 | Fourth Assembly  |  | Total: 318. INC: 128, SSP: 68, BJS: 26  | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
Satish Prasad Singh
B. P. Mandal
Bhola Paswan Shashtri | INC
BJS
INC(O)
1969 | Fifth Assembly  |  | Total: 318. SSP: 53, BJS: 34  | President's rule
Harihar Singh
Bhola Paswan Shashtri
Daroga Prasad Rai
Karpuri Thakur | None
1972 | Sixth Assembly  |  | Total: 318. INC: 167, CPI: 35, SP: 34  | Kedar Pandey
Abdul Gafoor
Jagannath Mishra | INC
1977 | Seventh Assembly  |  | Total: 318. JP: 214, INC: 57, CPI: 21, Independent: 25  | Karpuri Thakur
Ram Sunder Das | JP
1980 | Eighth Assembly  |  | Total: 324. INC: 169, JP: 42, CPI: 23  | Jagannath Mishra
Chandrashekhar Singh | INC
1985 | Ninth Assembly  |  | Total: 324. INC: 196, LK: 46, BJP: 16, JP: 13, CPI: 12, JMM: 9, CPI(M): 1, IC(S): 1, SUCI(C): 1, Independent: 29  | Bindeshwari Dubey
Bhagwat Jha Azad
Satyendra Narayan Singh
Jagannath Mishra | INC
1990 | Tenth Assembly  |  | Total: 324. JD: 122, INC: 71, BJP: 39  | Lalu Prasad Yadav | JD
1995 | Eleventh Assembly  |  | Total: 324. JD: 167, BJP: 41, INC: 29  | Lalu Prasad Yadav
Rabri Devi | JD
2000 | Twelfth Assembly  |  | Total: 243. JD: 103, BJP: 39, SP: 28  | Rabri Devi | JD
February 2005 | Thirteenth Assembly  |  | Total: 243. NDA: (JD(U):55 + BJP:37), RJD: 75 + INC: 10  | President's rule | None
October 2005 | Fourteenth Assembly  |  | Total: 243. NDA: (JD(U):88 + BJP:55), RJD: 54 + INC: 10, LJP: 10  | Nitish Kumar | JD(U)
2010 | Fifteenth Assembly |  | Total: 243. NDA: (JD(U):115 + BJP:91), RJD: 22 + LJP: 3, INC: 4  | Nitish Kumar
Jitan Ram Manjhi | JD(U)
2015 | Sixteenth Assembly |  | Total: 243. JD(U): 71, BJP:53, LJP: 2, UPA: (RJD:80 + INC:27)  | Nitish Kumar | JD(U)
2020 | Seventeenth Assembly |  | Total: 243. NDA: (BJP:74 + JD(U):45 + VIP:4 + HAM:4), MGB: (RJD:75 + INC:19 + CPI-ML(L):12 + CPI:2 + CPI(M):2) GDSF: (AIMIM:5 + BSP:1), LJP: 1, Independent: 1  | Nitish Kumar | JD(U)

## Lok Sabha Elections

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Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar

Araria * Arrah * Aurangabad * Banka * Begusarai * Bhagalpur * Buxar * Darbhanga * Gaya * Gopalganj * Hajipur * Jahanabad * Jamui * Jhanjharpur * Karakat * Katihar * Khagaria * Kishanganj * Madhepura * Madhubani * Maharajganj * Munger * Muzaffarpur * Nalanda * Nawada * Paschim Champaran * Pataliputra * Patna Sahib * Purnia * Purvi Champaran * Samastipur * Saran * Sasaram * Sheohar * Sitamarhi * Siwan * Supaul * Ujiarpur * Vaishali * Valmiki Nagar

* 1951-1984

Election Year  | #  | Total Seats  | Congress (INC) | Others  | PM elect  | PM's Party

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1951–52 | 1st Lok Sabha | 55  | 45[2] |  | Party Name  | Seats won

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SP | 3
IND | 1
Others  | 6
Jawaharlal Nehru | INC |
1957 | 2nd Lok Sabha | 53  | 41[3] |  | Party name  | Seats won

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PSP | 2
JKP | 6
IND | 1
Others  | 3
1962 | 3rd Lok Sabha | 53[4] | 39 |  | Party name  | Seats won

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SWA | 7
JP | 3
Others  | 4
1967 | 4th Lok Sabha | 53  | 34 |  | Party name  | Seats won

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SSP | 7
CPI | 5
IND | 4
Others  | 3
Indira Gandhi | INC |
1971 | 5th Lok Sabha | 54  | 39 |  | Party name  | Seats won

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CPI | 5
INC(O) | 3
IND | 1
Others | 5
1977 | 6th Lok Sabha | 54  | \-  |  | Party name  | Seats won

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JP | 52
Others  | 2
Morarji Desai | JP |
1980 | 7th Lok Sabha | 54  | 30 |  | Party name  | Seats won

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JNP | 8
JNP(S) | 5
INC(U) | 4
CPI | 4
Others | 3
Indira Gandhi | INC |
1984 | 8th Lok Sabha | 54  | 48 |  | Party name  | Seats won

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CPI | 2
Others  | 4
Rajiv Gandhi

1989-1999

Total Seats- 54

Election Year  | Lok Sabha  | 1st Party  | 2nd Party  | 3rd Party  | 4th Party  | Others  | Prime Minister  | PM's Party

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1989 | 9th Lok Sabha |  | JD 32 |  | BJP 8  |  | INC 4  |  | CPI 4  | JMM 4  |  | JD
1991 | 10th Lok Sabha |  | JD 31 |  | CPI 8  |  | JMM 6  |  | BJP 5  | INC 1, CPI(M) 1  | P. V. Narasimha Rao | INC
1996 | 11th Lok Sabha |  | JD 22 |  | BJP 18  |  | SMP 6  |  | CPI 3  | INC 2, SP 1, JMM 1, Ind 1  |  | JD
1998 | 12th Lok Sabha |  | BJP 19 |  | RJD 17  |  | SMP 10 |  | INC 4  |  | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | BJP
1999 | 13th Lok Sabha |  | BJP 23 |  | JD(U) 18 |  | RJD 7  |  | INC 4  | CPI(M) 1, Ind 1

### After 2000

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Total Seats- 40

Election Year  | Lok Sabha  | 1st Party  | 2nd Party  | 3rd Party  | 4th Party  | Others  | Prime Minister  | PM's Party

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2004 | 14th Lok Sabha |  | RJD 22 |  | JD(U) 6  |  | BJP 5  |  | LJP 4  | INC 3 | Manmohan Singh | INC
2009 | 15th Lok Sabha |  | JD(U) 20  |  | BJP 12  |  | RJD 4 |  | INC 2 | Ind 2
2014 | 16th Lok Sabha |  | BJP 22 |  | LJP 6 |  | RJD 4  |  | RLSP 3 | JD(U) 2, INC 2, NCP 1  | Narendra Modi | BJP
2019 | 17th Lok Sabha |  | BJP 17 |  | JD(U) 16 |  | LJP 6 |  | INC 1  |
2024 | 18th Lok Sabha |  | BJP 12 |  | JD(U) 12 |  | LJP(RV) 5 |  | RJD 4  | INC 3, CPI(ML)L 2, Ind 1

## History of politics

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Main article: Politics in Bihar

## Electoral process

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Main article: Electoral Process in India

### Pre elections

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The Election Commission's Model Code of Conduct enters into force as soon as the notification for polls is issued. This places restrictions on the campaigning by political parties as well as prohibits certain government actions that would unduly influence the election.

### Voting day

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The electoral process is the same as in the rest of India with Electronic Voting Machines being used for all Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections.

### Post elections

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After the election day, the EVMs are stood stored in a strong room under heavy security. After the different phases of the elections are complete, a day is set to count the votes. The votes are tallied and typically, the verdict is known within hours. The candidate who has mustered the most votes is declared the winner of the constituency.

The party or coalition that has won the most seats is invited by the Governor to form the new government. The coalition or party must prove its majority in the floor of the house (Legislative Assembly) in a vote of confidence by obtaining a simple majority (minimum 50%) of the votes in the House.

## Voter registration

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For few cities in Bihar, the voter registration forms can be generated online and submitted to the nearest electoral office.

## Absentee voting

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As of now, India does not have an absentee ballot system. Section 19 of The Representation of the People Act (RPA)-1950[5] allows a person to register to vote if he or she is above 18 years of age and is an ‘ordinary resident’ of the residing constituency i.e. living at the current address for 6 months or longer. Section 20 of the above Act disqualifies a non-resident Indian (NRI) from getting his/her name registered in the electoral rolls. Consequently, it also prevents an NRI from casting his/her vote in elections to the Parliament and to the State Legislatures.

The Representation of the People (Amendment) 2006 Bill was introduced in the Parliament by Shri Hanraj Bharadwaj, Minister of Law and Justice during February 2006 with an objective to amend Section 20 of the RPA-1950 to enable NRIs to vote. Despite the report submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee two years ago, the Government has so far failed to act on the recommendations. The Bill was reintroduced in the 2008 budget session of the Parliament to the Lok Sabha. But no action taken once again.

Several civic society organizations have urged the government to amend the RPA act to allow NRI's and people on the move to cast their vote through absentee ballot system.[6][7]

## Further reading

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* Subrata K. Mitra and V.B. Singh. 1999. Democracy and Social Change in India: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Electorate. New Delhi: Sage Publications. ISBN 81-7036-809-X (India HB) ISBN 0-7619-9344-4 (U.S. HB).
* Subrata K. Mitra, Mike Enskat, Clemens Spiess (eds.). 2004. Political Parties in South Asia. Greenwood: Praeger.
* Subrata K. Mitra/Mike Enskat/V.B. Singh. 2001. India, in: Nohlen, Dieter (Ed.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook. Vol. I. Oxford: Oxford University Press

## See also

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* List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
* List of Lok Sabha Constituencies in Bihar
* Elections in India
* 49-O Popularly known as 'No Vote'
* 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election

## References

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1. ^ "Statewise Results". Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
2. ^ "ECI - statistical report for 1951-52 lok sabha election".
3. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957". Election Commission of India.
4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962". Election Commission of India.
5. ^ Representation of the People Act-1950 Archived 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ Petition for Absentee Voting in Indian Elections Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
7. ^ Non-Resident Indians Voting rights in the upcoming general elections  Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

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* Election Commission of India
* Elections in India Archived 2011-05-27 at the Wayback Machine History and Information
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Capital: Patna

State symbols|

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* Madhepura
* Saharsa
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* Magadh
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Agiaon
Alamnagar
Alauli
Alinagar
Amarpur
Amnour
Amour
Ara
Araria
Arwal
Asthawan
Atri
Aurai
Aurangabad

Babubarhi
Bachhwara
Bagaha
Bahadurganj
Bahadurpur
Baikunthpur
Baisi
Bajpatti
Bakhri
Bakhtiarpur
Balrampur
Baniapur
Banka
Bankipur
Banmankhi
Barachatti
Barari
Barauli
Barbigha
Barh
Barhara
Barharia
Baruraj
Bathnaha
Begusarai
Belaganj
Beldaur
Belhar
Belsand
Benipatti
Benipur
Bettiah
Bhabua
Bhagalpur
Bhore
Bibhutipur
Bihariganj
Biharsharif
Bihpur
Bikram
Bisfi
Bochahan
Bodh Gaya
Brahampur
Buxar

Chainpur
Chakai
Chanpatia
Chapra
Chenari
Cheria-Bariarpur
Chhatapur
Chiraia

Danapur
Darauli
Daraunda
Darbhanga
Darbhanga Rural
Dehri
Dhaka
Dhamdaha
Dhoraiya
Digha
Dinara
Dumraon

Ekma

Fatuha
Forbesganj

Gaighat
Garkha
Gaura Bauram
Gaya Town
Ghosi
Gobindpur
Goh
Gopalganj
Gopalpur
Goriakothi
Govindganj
Gurua

Hajipur
Harlakhi
Harnaut
Harsidhi
Hasanpur
Hathua
Hayaghat
Hilsa
Hisua

Imamganj
Islampur

Jagdishpur
Jale
Jamalpur
Jamui
Jehanabad
Jhajha
Jhanjharpur
Jokihat

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Kahalgaon
Kalyanpur (East Champaran)
Kalyanpur (Samastipur)
Kanti
Karakat
Kargahar
Kasba
Katihar
Katoria
Keoti
Kesaria
Khagaria
Khajauli
Kishanganj
Kochadhaman
Korha
Kuchaikote
Kumhrar
Kurhani
Kurtha
Kusheshwar Asthan
Kutumba

Lakhisarai
Lalganj
Laukaha
Lauriya

Madhepura
Madhuban
Madhubani
Maharajganj
Mahishi
Mahnar
Mahua
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Maner
Manihari
Manjhi
Marhaura
Masaurhi
Matihani
Minapur
Mohania
Mohiuddinnagar
Mokama
Morwa
Motihari
Munger
Muzaffarpur

Nabinagar
Nalanda
Narkatiaganj
Narkatiya
Narpatganj
Nathnagar
Nautan
Nawada
Nirmali
Nokha

Obra

Paliganj
Parbatta
Parihar
Paroo
Parsa
Patepur
Patna Sahib
Phulparas
Phulwari
Pipra (East Champaran)
Pipra (Supaul)
Pirpainti
Pranpur
Purnia

Rafiganj
Raghopur
Raghunathpur
Raja Pakar
Rajauli
Rajgir
Rajnagar
Rajpur
Ramgarh
Ramnagar
Raniganj
Raxaul
Riga
Rosera
Runnisaidpur
Rupauli

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Sakra
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Sandesh
Sarairanjan
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Shahpur
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Sherghati
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Sikta
Sikti
Simri Bakhtiarpur
Singheshwar
Sitamarhi
Siwan
Sonbarsha
Sonpur
Sugauli
Sultanganj
Supaul
Sursand
Suryagarha

Taraiya
Tarapur
Tarari
Teghra
Thakurganj
Tikari
Triveniganj

Ujiarpur

Vaishali
Valmiki Nagar

Warisaliganj
Warisnagar
Wazirganj

Ziradei

Former
constituencies|

* Adapur
* Bahera
* Baheri
* Ballia
* Barauni
* Barsoi
* Basantpur
* Chautham
* Dalsinghsarai
* Dhanaha
* Ghanshyampur
* Ghorasahan
* Jalalpur
* Jamshedpur
* Jandaha
* Kateya
* Kishanganj
* Kishunpur
* Kumarkhand
* Mairwa
* Majorganj
* Manigachhi
* Masrakh
* Mirganj
* Pandaul
* Patna Central
* Patna East
* Patna West
* Pupri
* Raghopur
* Shikarpur
* Singhia
* Sonbarsha

Related topics|

List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Elections in Bihar
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