The Bihar Legislative Council, (officially in Hindi, Bihar Vidhana Parishad) is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Bihar state in eastern India.
This is a chronological list of current and past members of the Bihar Legislative Council by the date of appointment. The state elects members for a term of 6 years. 27 members are indirectly elected by the state legislators, 24 members are elected by Local Authorities, 6 from Graduates constituencies and 6 from teachers constituencies. The Governor of Bihar nominates up to 12 eminent people as members from various fields.
Member | Party | Constituency | Term start | Term end | Term(s) | Notes | |
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Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha | JDU | MLA | 05-Jul-2024 | 28-Jun-2026 | 1 | bye - disqualification of Rambali Chandravanshi [1] | |
Mangal Pandey | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 | 3 | [2] | |
Anamika Singh Patel | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 | 1 | ||
Lal Mohan Gupta | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 | 1 | ||
Nitish Kumar | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 | 4 | ||
Khalid Anwar | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 | 2 | ||
Santosh Suman | HAM | MLA | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 | 2 | ||
Rabri Devi | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 | 3 | ||
Abdul Bari Siddiqui | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 | |||
Syed Faisal Ali | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 | |||
Urmila Thakur | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 | 1 | ||
Shashi Yadav | CPI-ML | MLA | 07-May-2024 | 06-May-2030 | 1 | ||
Raj Vardhan Azad | JDU | NOM | 13-Oct-2023 | 16-Mar-2027 | 1 | bye - resignation of Upendra Kushwaha [3] | |
Virendra Narayan Yadav | JDU | Saran GR | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 | |||
Awadhesh Narain Singh | BJP | Gaya GR | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 | |||
Sanjeev Kumar Singh | JDU | Koshi TR | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 | |||
Jeevan Kumar | BJP | Gaya TR | 09-May-2023 | 08-May-2029 | |||
Afaque Ahmad | Ind | Saran TR | 06-Apr-2023 | 16-Nov-2026 | bye- death of Kedar Nath Pandey [4] | ||
Munni Rajak | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | [5] | ||
Ashok Kumar Pandey | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | |||
Qari Sohaib | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | |||
Anil Sharma | BJP | MLA | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | [6] | ||
Hari Sahni | BJP | MLA | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | |||
Rabindra Prasad Singh | JDU | MLA | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | [7] | ||
Afaque Ahmad Khan | JDU | MLA | 22-Jul-2022 | 21-Jul-2028 | |||
Kartikey Singh | RJD | Patna LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | [8] | ||
Radhacharan Sah | JDU | Bhojpur-Buxar LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Rinku Yadav | RJD | Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Reena Yadav | JDU | Nalanda LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Santosh Singh | BJP | Rohtas-Kaimur LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Ashok Yadav | Ind | Nawada LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Dilip Singh | BJP | Aurangabad LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Sachchidanand Rai | Ind | Saran LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Vinod Jaiswal | RJD | Siwan LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Sunil Chaudhary | BJP | Darbhanga LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Maheshwar Singh | Ind | East Champaran LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Dinesh Prasad Singh | JDU | Muzaffarpur LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Bhushan Ray | RLJP | Vaishali LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Tarun Kumar | BJP | Samastipur LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Saurabh Kumar | RJD | West Champaran LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Rekha Devi | JDU | Sitamarhi-Sheohar LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Dilip Jaiswal | BJP | Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Vijay Singh | JDU | Bhagalpur-Banka LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Ajay Kumar Singh | RJD | Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Ashok Agrawal | BJP | Katihar LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Ajay Singh | RJD | Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Ambika Gulab Yadav | Ind | Madhubani LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Rajeev Singh | BJP | Gopalganj LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Rajeev Kumar | INC | Begusarai-Khagaria LA | 08-Apr-2022 | 07-Apr-2028 | |||
Rozina Nazish | JDU | MLA | 27-Sep-2021 | 21-Jul-2022 | bye - death of Tanveer Akhtar [9] | ||
Janak Ram | BJP | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | [10] | ||
Devesh Kumar | BJP | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |||
Rajendra Prasad Gupta | BJP | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |||
Pramod Kumar Chandravanshi | BJP | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |||
Ghanshyam Thakur | BJP | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |||
Nivedita Singh | BJP | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |||
Upendra Kushwaha | JDU | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 24-Feb-2023 | resigned [11] | ||
Ashok Choudhary | JDU | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |||
Ram Bachan Rai | JDU | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |||
Sanjay Kumar Singh | JDU | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |||
Lallan Kumar Saraf | JDU | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |||
Sanjay Singh | JDU | NOM | 17-Mar-2021 | 16-Mar-2027 | |||
Shahnawaz Hussain | BJP | MLA | 21-Jan-2021 | 06-May-2024 | bye - res of Sushil Modi [12] | ||
Mukesh Sahani | VIP | MLA | 21-Jan-2021 | 21-Jul-2022 | bye - res of Vinod Narayan Jha [13] | ||
Devesh Chandra Thakur | JDU | Tirhut GR | 17-Nov-2020 | 14-Jun-2024 | elected to Sitamarhi Lok Sabha [14] | ||
Neeraj Kumar | JDU | Patna GR | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |||
Narendra Kumar Yadav | BJP | Koshi GR | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |||
Sarvesh Kumar | Ind | Darbhanga GR | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |||
Nawal Kishore Yadav | BJP | Patna TR | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |||
Madan Mohan Jha | INC | Darbhanga TR | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | |||
Kedar Nath Pandey | CPI | Saran TR | 17-Nov-2020 | 24-Oct-2022 | expired on 24-Oct-2022 [15] | ||
Sanjay Kumar Singh | CPI | Tirhut TR | 17-Nov-2020 | 16-Nov-2026 | [16] | ||
Ghulam Ghaus | JDU | MLA | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | [17] | ||
Bhishm Sahni | JDU | MLA | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |||
Kumud Verma | JDU | MLA | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |||
Rambali Singh Chandravanshi | RJD | MLA | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | [18] | ||
Sunil Singh | RJD | MLA | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |||
Farooq Shaikh | RJD | MLA | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |||
Samrat Chaudhary | BJP | MLA | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |||
Sanjay Mayukh | BJP | MLA | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | |||
Samir Kumar Singh | INC | MLA | 29-Jun-2020 | 28-Jun-2026 | [19] | ||
Qamar Alam | JDU | MLA | 23-Jun-2020 | 21-Jul-2022 | defected from RJD on 23-Jun-2020 [20] | ||
Ranvijay Kumar Singh | JDU | MLA | 23-Jun-2020 | 21-Jul-2022 | |||
Radhacharan Sah | JDU | Bhojpur-Buxar LA | 23-Jun-2020 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Dilip Rai | JDU | Sitamarhi-Sheohar LA | 23-Jun-2020 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Sanjay Prasad | JDU | Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura LA | 23-Jun-2020 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Sanjay Jha | JDU | MLA | 31-May-2019 | 06-May-2024 | bye - death of Khurshid Mohsin [21] | ||
Radha Mohan Sharma | BJP | MLA | 31-May-2019 | 06-May-2020 | bye- death of Suraj Nandan Kushwaha [21] | ||
Sanjeev Shyam Singh | JDU | Gaya TR | 26-May-2019 | 08-May-2023 | defected from RLSP on 26-May-2019 [22] | ||
Nitish Kumar | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |||
Rameshwar Mahto | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |||
Khalid Anwar | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | 1 | ||
Sushil Modi | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2018 | 09-Dec-2020 | elected to Rajya Sabha [23] | ||
Mangal Pandey | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |||
Sanjay Paswan | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |||
Rabri Devi | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | 2 | ||
Ram Chandra Purve | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |||
Khurshid Mohsin | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2018 | 12-Jan-2019 | expired on 12-Jan-2019 [24] | ||
Prem Chandra Mishra | INC | MLA | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |||
Santosh Kumar Suman | HAM | MLA | 07-May-2018 | 06-May-2024 | |||
Tanveer Akhtar | JDU | MLA | 28-Feb-2018 | 08-May-2021 | defected from INC on 28-Feb-2018 [25] expired on 8-May-2021 [26] | ||
Ashok Choudhary | JDU | MLA | 28-Feb-2018 | 06-May-2020 | defected from INC on 28-Feb-2018 [25] | ||
Virendra Narayan Yadav | JDU | Saran GR | 09-May-2017 | 08-May-2023 | [27] | ||
Awadhesh Narain Singh | BJP | Gaya GR | 09-May-2017 | 08-May-2023 | |||
Sanjeev Kumar Singh | JDU | Koshi TR | 09-May-2017 | 08-May-2023 | |||
Sanjeev Shyam Singh | RLSP | Gaya TR | 09-May-2017 | 26-May-2019 | defected to JDU on 26-May-2019 [22] | ||
Qamar Alam | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-2016 | 23-Jun-2020 | defected to JDU on 23-Jun-2020 [28] | ||
Ranvijay Kumar Singh | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-2016 | 23-Jun-2020 | |||
C. P. Sinha | JDU | MLA | 22-Jul-2016 | 21-Jul-2022 | |||
Gulam Rasool Balyawi | JDU | MLA | 22-Jul-2016 | 21-Jul-2022 | |||
Vinod Narayan Jha | BJP | MLA | 22-Jul-2016 | 11-Nov-2020 | elected to Benipatti on 11-Nov-2020 | ||
Arjun Sahani | BJP | MLA | 22-Jul-2016 | 21-Jul-2022 | |||
Tanveer Akhtar | INC | MLA | 22-Jul-2016 | 28-Feb-2018 | defected to JDU on 28-Feb-2018 [25] | ||
Chandeshwar Prasad | JDU | MLA | 04-Feb-2016 | 06-May-2018 | bye - res of Bhim Singh | ||
Rajesh Ram | INC | West Champaran LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Rajesh Gupta | BJP | East Champaran LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Dilip Rai | RJD | Sitamarhi-Sheohar LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 23-Jun-2020 | joined JDU on 23-Jun-2020 [28] | ||
Suman Kumar Mahaseth | BJP | Madhubani LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Dilip Jaiswal | BJP | Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Ashok Agrawal | Ind | Katihar LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Nutan Singh | LJP | Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Sunil Kumar Singh | BJP | Darbhanga LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 21-Jul-2020 | expired on 22-Jul-2020 [29] | ||
Dinesh Prasad Singh | JDU | Muzaffarpur LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Aditya Narayan Pandey | BJP | Gopalganj LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Tunna Pandey | BJP | Siwan LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Sachchidanand Rai | BJP | Saran LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Subodh Kumar | RJD | Vaishali LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Hari Narayan Chaudhary | BJP | Samastipur LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 30-Apr-2021 | expired on 30-Apr-2021 [30] | ||
Rajnish Kumar | BJP | Begusarai-Khagaria LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Manoj Yadav | JDU | Bhagalpur-Banka LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 11-Nov-2020 | elected to Belhar on 11-Nov-2020 | ||
Sanjay Prasad | RJD | Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 23-Jun-2020 | joined JDU on 23-Jun-2020 [28] | ||
Reena Yadav | JDU | Nalanda LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Ritlal Yadav | Ind | Patna LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 11-Nov-2020 | elected to Danapur on 11-Nov-2020 | ||
Radhacharan Sah | RJD | Bhojpur-Buxar LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 23-Jun-2020 | joined JDU on 23-Jun-2020 [28] | ||
Santosh Singh | BJP | Rohtas-Kaimur LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Rajan Singh | BJP | Aurangabad LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Manorama Devi | JDU | Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Salman Raghib | JDU | Nawada LA | 17-Jul-2015 | 16-Jul-2021 | |||
Ram Lakhan Ram Raman | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 23-May-2020 | [31] | ||
Samrat Chaudhary | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 06-Jan-2016 | disqualified [32] | ||
Javed Iqbal Ansari | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 23-May-2020 | |||
Vijay Kumar Mishra | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 23-May-2020 | |||
Rana Gangeshwar Singh | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 23-May-2020 | |||
Lalan Singh | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 23-May-2019 | elected to Munger on 23-May-2019 | ||
Sanjay Kumar Singh | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 23-May-2020 | |||
Ramvachan Rai | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 23-May-2020 | |||
Lallan Kumar Saraf | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 23-May-2020 | |||
Ranbir Nandan Prasad | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 23-May-2020 | |||
Ramchandra Bharti | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 23-May-2020 | |||
Shiv Prasann Yadav | JDU | NOM | 24-May-2014 | 23-May-2020 | |||
Prashant Kumar Shahi | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Satish Kumar | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Haroon Rashid | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Hira Prasad Bind | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Sonelal Mehta | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Krishan Kumar Singh | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Sanjay Mayukh | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Suraj Nandan Kushwaha | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2014 | 28-Dec-2018 | expired on 28-Dec-2018 [33] | ||
Dilip Kumar Choudhary | INC | Darbhanga GR | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | [34] | ||
Neeraj Kumar | JDU | Patna GR | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Devesh Chandra Thakur | Ind | Tirhut GR | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Narendra Kumar Yadav | BJP | Koshi GR | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Kedar Nath Pandey | CPI | Saran TR | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Nawal Kishore Yadav | BJP | Patna TR | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Sanjay Kumar Singh | CPI | Tirhut TR | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Madan Mohan Jha | INC | Darbhanga TR | 07-May-2014 | 06-May-2020 | |||
Ashok Choudhary | INC | MLA | 07-May-2014 | 28-Feb-2018 | defected to JDU on 28-Feb-2018 [25] | ||
Raj Kishore Kushwaha | JDU | MLA | 02-May-2013 | 06-May-2018 | bye- death of Ramashray Prasad Singh | ||
Manzar Alam | JDU | MLA | 02-May-2013 | 21-Jul-2016 | bye - death of Ramchandra Prasad | ||
Vivek Thakur | BJP | MLA | 02-May-2013 | 06-May-2014 | bye - death of Badshah Prasad Azad | ||
Nitish Kumar | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2012 | 06-May-2018 | |||
Upendra Prasad | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2012 | 06-May-2018 | |||
Narendra Singh | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2012 | 06-Jan-2016 | disqualified [35] | ||
Bhim Singh | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2012 | 23-Oct-2015 | resigned on 23-Oct-2015 [36] | ||
Ramashray Prasad Singh | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2012 | 19-Jan-2013 | expired on 19-Jan-2013 [37] | ||
Sanjay Singh | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2012 | 06-May-2018 | |||
Sushil Modi | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2012 | 06-May-2018 | [38] | ||
Mangal Pandey | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2012 | 06-May-2018 | |||
Lal Babu Prasad | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2012 | 06-May-2018 | |||
Satyendra Narayan Kushwaha | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2012 | 10-Jan-2018 | expired on 10-Jan-2018 [39] | ||
Rabri Devi | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2012 | 06-May-2018 | 1 | ||
Mahachandra Prasad Singh | JDU | Saran GR | 09-May-2011 | 02-Dec-2015 | disqualified on 02-Dec-2015 [40] | ||
Awadhesh Narain Singh | BJP | Gaya GR | 09-May-2011 | 08-May-2017 | [41] | ||
Sanjeev Kumar Singh | JDU | Koshi TR | 09-May-2011 | 08-May-2017 | |||
Sanjeev Shyam Singh | Ind | Gaya TR | 09-May-2011 | 08-May-2017 | |||
Prashant Kumar Shahi | JDU | MLA | 10-Mar-2011 | 06-May-2014 | bye - res of Ramdhani Singh [42] | ||
Udaykant Choudhary | JDU | MLA | 22-Jul-2010 | 21-Jul-2016 | |||
Rudal Rai | JDU | MLA | 22-Jul-2010 | 21-Jul-2016 | |||
Vijay Kumar Verma | JDU | MLA | 22-Jul-2010 | 21-Jul-2016 | |||
Harendra Pratap Pandey | BJP | MLA | 22-Jul-2010 | 21-Jul-2016 | |||
Kiran Ghai Sinha | BJP | MLA | 22-Jul-2010 | 21-Jul-2016 | |||
Ghulam Ghaus | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-2010 | 21-Jul-2016 | |||
Ramchandra Prasad | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-2010 | 30-Jan-2013 | expired on 30-Jan-2013 [43] | ||
Bhim Singh | JDU | MLA | 05-Aug-2009 | 06-May-2012 | defected from RJD [44] | ||
Upendra Prasad | JDU | MLA | 05-Aug-2009 | 06-May-2012 | bye - res of Nagmani [44] | ||
Bhumipal Rai | JDU | MLA | 05-Aug-2009 | 21-Jul-2010 | bye - res of Ram Badan Rai [44] | ||
Rajesh Ram | JDU | West Champaran LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Renu Singh | Ind | East Champaran LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Baidyanath Prasad | BJP | Sitamarhi-Sheohar LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Binod Kumar Singh | JDU | Madhubani LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Dilip Jaiswal | BJP | Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Ashok Agrawal | BJP | Katihar LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Md. Israil Rain | JDU | Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Mishri Lal Yadav | RJD | Darbhanga LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Dinesh Prasad Singh | Muzaffarpur LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | ||||
Sunil Kumar Singh | JDU | Gopalganj LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Tunna Pandey | BJP | Siwan LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Saleem Perwez | JDU | Saran LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Rajendra Rai | Vaishali LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | ||||
Roma Bharti | RJD | Samastipur LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Rajnish Kumar | BJP | Begusarai-Khagaria LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Manoj Yadav | Bhagalpur-Banka LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | ||||
Sanjay Prasad | Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | ||||
Raju Yadav | LJP | Nalanda LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Balmiki Singh | Ind | Patna LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Hulas Pandey | Ind | Bhojpur-Buxar LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Krishna Kumar Singh | Rohtas-Kaimur LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | ||||
Ranjan Kumar Singh | Aurangabad LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | ||||
Anuj Kumar Singh | BJP | Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | |||
Salman Raghib | Nawada LA | 17-Jul-2009 | 16-Jul-2015 | ||||
Sanjay Singh | JDU | MLA | 05-Jun-2009 | 06-May-2012 | defected from LJP [45] | ||
Ramdhani Singh | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2008 | 01-Oct-2010 | resigned on 1-Oct-2010 [46] | ||
Haroon Rashid | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Satish Kumar | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Hira Prasad Bind | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Giriraj Singh | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Kameshwar Choupal | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Tanweer Hassan | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Badshah Prasad Azad | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2008 | 20-Jan-2013 | expired on 20-Jan-2013 [47] | ||
Jyoti Devi | INC | MLA | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Vinod Choudhary | JDU | Darbhanga GR | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Neeraj Kumar | JDU | Patna GR | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Devesh Chandra Thakur | JDU | Tirhut GR | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Virkeshwar Prasad Singh | BJP | Koshi GR | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Kedar Nath Pandey | CPI | Saran TR | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Nawal Kishore Yadav | RJD | Patna TR | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Narendra Prasad Singh | BJP | Tirhut TR | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Basudev Singh | CPM | Darbhanga TR | 07-May-2008 | 06-May-2014 | |||
Prem Kumar Mani | JDU | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 12-Sep-2011 | disqualified [48] | ||
Shambhu Sharan Shrivastava | JDU | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 11-Aug-2011 | resigned [49] | ||
Sanjay Kumar Singh | JDU | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 10-May-2012 | |||
Shiv Prasann Yadav | JDU | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 10-May-2012 | |||
Aslam Azad | JDU | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 10-May-2012 | |||
Ganesh Bharti | JDU | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 10-May-2012 | |||
Brahmadev Narayan Singh | JDU | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 10-May-2012 | |||
Sanjay Kumar Jha | BJP | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 10-May-2012 | |||
Rajvanshi Singh | BJP | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 10-May-2012 | |||
Ramkishore Singh | BJP | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 10-May-2012 | |||
Rajendra Prasad Gupta | BJP | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 10-May-2012 | |||
Ganga Prasad Chaurasiya | BJP | NOM | 11-May-2006 | 10-May-2012 | |||
Nitish Kumar | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2006 | 06-May-2012 | |||
Nagmani | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2006 | 25-Mar-2009 | resigned [50] | ||
Narendra Singh | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2006 | 06-May-2012 | |||
Ramashray Prasad Singh | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2006 | 06-May-2012 | |||
Sushil Modi | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2006 | 06-May-2012 | |||
Tarakant Jha | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2006 | 06-May-2012 | |||
Baleshwar Singh Bharti | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2006 | 06-May-2012 | |||
Uday Narayan Rai | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2006 | 06-May-2012 | |||
Bhim Singh | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2006 | 02-Jun-2009 | defected to JDU [51] | ||
Chandan Bagchi | INC | MLA | 07-May-2006 | 06-May-2012 | |||
Sanjay Singh | LJP | MLA | 07-May-2006 | 05-Jun-2009 | defected to JDU on 5-Jun-2009 [45] | ||
Ramchandra Prasad | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-2004 | 21-Jul-2010 | [52] | ||
Mudrika Singh Yadav | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-2004 | 21-Jul-2010 | |||
Ghulam Ghaus | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-2004 | 21-Jul-2010 | |||
Ramvachan Rai | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-2004 | 21-Jul-2010 | |||
Rambadan Roy | JDU | MLA | 22-Jul-2004 | 17-Mar-2009 | resigned | ||
Birendra Kumar Chaudhary | JDU | MLA | 22-Jul-2004 | 21-Jul-2010 | |||
Kiran Ghai Sinha | BJP | MLA | 22-Jul-2004 | 21-Jul-2010 | |||
Rajesh Ram | Ind | West Champaran LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | [53] | ||
Kalavati Devi | Ind | East Champaran LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Dilip Kumar Yadav | Ind | Sitamarhi-Sheohar LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Samir Kumar Mahaseth | Ind | Madhubani LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Mohammed Azimuddin | Ind | Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Mohan Lal Agrawal | Ind | Katihar LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Balram Singh Yadav | CPM | Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Mishri Lal Yadav | Ind | Darbhanga LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Dinesh Prasad Singh | Ind | Muzaffarpur LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Sunil Singh | Ind | Gopalganj LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Paramatma Ram | Ind | Siwan LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Raghuvansh Prasad Yadav | Ind | Saran LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Jagannath Rai | Ind | Vaishali LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Hari Narayan Choudhary | Ind | Samastipur LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Usha Sahani | CPI | Begusarai-Khagaria LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Sanjay Kumar | CPI | Bhagalpur-Banka LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Ravindra Yadav | Ind | Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Kapildev Singh | Ind | Nalanda LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Dilip Singh | Ind | Patna LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 01-Oct-2006 | expired [54] | ||
Laldas Rai | Ind | Bhojpur-Buxar LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Krishna Kumar Singh | Ind | Rohtas-Kaimur LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Ranjan Kumar Singh | Ind | Aurangabad LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Manorama Devi | Ind | Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Salman Raghib | Ind | Nawada LA | 17-Jul-2003 | 16-Jul-2009 | |||
Nagendra Prasad Singh | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | [55] | ||
Geeta Kumari | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Yunus Lohia | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Badshah Prasad Azad | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Giriraj Singh | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Kameshwar Choupal | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Vinay Kumar Sinha | SAP | MLA | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Tanweer Hassan | JDU | MLA | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Jyoti Devi | INC | MLA | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Nilamber Choudhary | INC | Darbhanga GR | 07-May-2002 | 09-Sep-2006 | expired | ||
Azad Gandhi | RJD | Patna GR | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Devesh Chandra Thakur | Ind | Tirhut GR | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Virkeshwar Prasad Singh | BJP | Koshi GR | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Kedar Nath Pandey | CPI | Saran TR | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Nawal Kishore Yadav | RJD | Patna TR | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Narendra Prasad Singh | BJP | Tirhut TR | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Basudev Singh | CPM | Darbhanga TR | 07-May-2002 | 06-May-2008 | |||
Jabir Husain | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2000 | 06-May-2006 | |||
Ram Nandan Singh | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2000 | 06-May-2006 | |||
Kumar Rakesh Ranjan | RJD | MLA | 07-May-2000 | 06-May-2006 | |||
Ganga Prasad Chaurasiya | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2000 | 06-May-2006 | |||
Baleshwar Singh Bharti | BJP | MLA | 07-May-2000 | 06-May-2006 | |||
P. K. Sinha | SAP | MLA | 07-May-2000 | 06-May-2006 | |||
Chandan Bagchi | INC | MLA | 07-May-2000 | 06-May-2006 | |||
Subhash Prasad Yadav | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-1998 | 21-Jul-2004 | |||
Ram Kripal Yadav | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-1998 | 21-Jul-2004 | |||
Mangani Lal Mandal | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-1998 | 21-Jul-2004 | |||
Ghulam Ghaus | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-1998 | 21-Jul-2004 | |||
Khalid Anwar Ansari | RJD | MLA | 22-Jul-1998 | 21-Jul-2004 | [56] | ||
Bishun Deo Rai | MLA | 22-Jul-1998 | 21-Jul-2004 | ||||
Ramdeo Sahu | MLA | 22-Jul-1998 | 21-Jul-2004 | ||||
Saryu Roy | BJP | MLA | 22-Jul-1998 | 21-Jul-2004 |
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