List of members of the Bihar Legislative Council

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The Bihar Legislative Council, (officially in Hindi, Bihar Vidhana Parishad) is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Bihar state in eastern India.

Chronological list of members of Bihar Legislative Council

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.

MemberPartyConstituencyTerm startTerm endTerm(s)Notes
Mangal Pandey BJP MLA 07-May-202406-May-20303 [1]
Anamika Singh BJP MLA 07-May-202406-May-20301
Lal Mohan Gupta BJP MLA 07-May-202406-May-20301
Nitish Kumar JDU MLA 07-May-202406-May-20304
Khalid Anwar JDU MLA 07-May-202406-May-20302
Santosh Suman HAM MLA 07-May-202406-May-20302
Rabri Devi RJD MLA 07-May-202406-May-20303
Abdul Bari Siddiqui RJD MLA 07-May-202406-May-2030
Syed Faisal Ali RJD MLA 07-May-202406-May-2030
Urmila Thakur RJD MLA 07-May-202406-May-20301
Shashi Yadav CPI-ML MLA 07-May-202406-May-20301
Raj Vardhan Azad JDU NOM13-Oct-202316-Mar-20271bye - resignation of Upendra Kushwaha
Virendra Narayan Yadav JDU Saran GR09-May-202308-May-2029
Awadhesh Narain Singh BJP Gaya GR09-May-202308-May-2029
Sanjeev Kumar Singh JDU Koshi TR09-May-202308-May-2029
Jeevan Kumar BJP Gaya TR09-May-202308-May-2029
Afaque Ahmad Ind Saran TR06-Apr-202316-Nov-2026bye- death of Kedar Nath Pandey
Munni Rajak RJD MLA 22-Jul-202221-Jul-2028 [2]
Ashok Kumar Pandey RJD MLA 22-Jul-202221-Jul-2028
Qari Sohaib RJD MLA 22-Jul-202221-Jul-2028
Anil Sharma BJP MLA 22-Jul-202221-Jul-2028 [3]
Hari Sahni BJP MLA 22-Jul-202221-Jul-2028
Rabindra Prasad Singh JDU MLA 22-Jul-202221-Jul-2028 [4]
Afaque Ahmad Khan JDU MLA 22-Jul-202221-Jul-2028
Kartikey Singh RJD Patna LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028 [5]
Radhacharan Sah JDU Bhojpur-Buxar LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Rinku Yadav RJD Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Reena Yadav JDU Nalanda LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Santosh Singh BJP Rohtas-Kaimur LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Ashok Yadav Ind Nawada LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Dilip Singh BJP Aurangabad LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Sachchidanand Rai Ind Saran LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Vinod Jaiswal RJD Siwan LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Sunil Chaudhary BJP Darbhanga LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Maheshwar Singh Ind East Champaran LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Dinesh Prasad Singh JDU Muzaffarpur LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Bhushan Ray RLJP Vaishali LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Tarun Kumar BJP Samastipur LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Saurabh Kumar RJD West Champaran LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Rekha Devi JDU Sitamarhi-Sheohar LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Dilip Jaiswal BJP Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Vijay Singh JDU Bhagalpur-Banka LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Ajay Kumar Singh RJD Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Ashok Agrawal BJP Katihar LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Ajay Singh RJD Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Ambika Gulab Yadav Ind Madhubani LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Rajeev Singh BJP Gopalganj LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Rajeev Kumar INC Begusarai-Khagaria LA08-Apr-202207-Apr-2028
Rozina Nazish JDU MLA 27-Sep-202121-Jul-2022bye - death of Tanveer Akhtar [6]
Janak Ram BJP NOM17-Mar-202116-Mar-2027 [7]
Devesh Kumar BJP NOM17-Mar-202116-Mar-2027
Rajendra Prasad Gupta BJP NOM17-Mar-202116-Mar-2027
Pramod Kumar Chandravanshi BJP NOM17-Mar-202116-Mar-2027
Ghanshyam Thakur BJP NOM17-Mar-202116-Mar-2027
Nivedita Singh BJP NOM17-Mar-202116-Mar-2027
Upendra Kushwaha JDU NOM17-Mar-202124-Feb-2023resigned [8]
Ashok Choudhary JDU NOM17-Mar-202116-Mar-2027
Ram Bachan Rai JDU NOM17-Mar-202116-Mar-2027
Sanjay Kumar Singh JDU NOM17-Mar-202116-Mar-2027
Lallan Kumar Saraf JDU NOM17-Mar-202116-Mar-2027
Sanjay Singh JDU NOM17-Mar-202116-Mar-2027
Shahnawaz Hussain BJP MLA 21-Jan-202106-May-2024bye - res of Sushil Modi [9]
Mukesh Sahani VIP MLA 21-Jan-202121-Jul-2022bye - res of Vinod Narayan Jha [10]
Devesh Chandra Thakur JDU Tirhut GR17-Nov-202016-Nov-2026 [11]
Neeraj Kumar JDU Patna GR17-Nov-202016-Nov-2026
Narendra Kumar Yadav BJP Koshi GR17-Nov-202016-Nov-2026
Sarvesh Kumar Ind Darbhanga GR17-Nov-202016-Nov-2026
Nawal Kishore Yadav BJP Patna TR17-Nov-202016-Nov-2026
Madan Mohan Jha INC Darbhanga TR17-Nov-202016-Nov-2026
Kedar Nath Pandey CPI Saran TR17-Nov-202024-Oct-2022expired on 24-Oct-2022 [12]
Sanjay Kumar Singh CPI Tirhut TR17-Nov-202016-Nov-2026 [11]
Ghulam Ghaus JDU MLA 29-Jun-202028-Jun-2026 [13]
Bhishm Sahni JDU MLA 29-Jun-202028-Jun-2026
Kumud Verma JDU MLA 29-Jun-202028-Jun-2026
Rambali Singh Chandravanshi RJD MLA 29-Jun-202028-Jun-2026 [14]
Sunil Singh RJD MLA 29-Jun-202028-Jun-2026
Farooq Shaikh RJD MLA 29-Jun-202028-Jun-2026
Samrat Chaudhary BJP MLA 29-Jun-202028-Jun-2026[ citation needed ]
Sanjay Mayukh BJP MLA 29-Jun-202028-Jun-2026
Samir Kumar Singh INC MLA 29-Jun-202028-Jun-2026 [15]
Qamar Alam JDU MLA 23-Jun-202021-Jul-2022defected from RJD on 23-Jun-2020 [16]
Ranvijay Kumar Singh JDU MLA 23-Jun-202021-Jul-2022
Radhacharan Sah JDU Bhojpur-Buxar LA23-Jun-202016-Jul-2021
Dilip Rai JDU Sitamarhi-Sheohar LA23-Jun-202016-Jul-2021
Sanjay Prasad JDU Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura LA23-Jun-202016-Jul-2021
Sanjay Jha JDU MLA 31-May-201906-May-2024bye - death of Khurshid Mohsin [17]
Radha Mohan Sharma BJP MLA 31-May-201906-May-2020bye- death of Suraj Nandan Kushwaha [17]
Sanjeev Shyam Singh JDU Gaya TR26-May-201908-May-2023defected from RLSP on 26-May-2019 [18]
Nitish Kumar JDU MLA 07-May-201806-May-2024
Rameshwar Mahto JDU MLA 07-May-201806-May-2024
Khalid Anwar JDU MLA 07-May-201806-May-20241
Sushil Modi BJP MLA 07-May-201809-Dec-2020elected to Rajya Sabha [19]
Mangal Pandey BJP MLA 07-May-201806-May-2024
Sanjay Paswan BJP MLA 07-May-201806-May-2024
Rabri Devi RJD MLA 07-May-201806-May-20242
Ram Chandra Purve RJD MLA 07-May-201806-May-2024
Khurshid Mohsin RJD MLA 07-May-201812-Jan-2019expired on 12-Jan-2019
Prem Chandra Mishra INC MLA 07-May-201806-May-2024
Santosh Kumar Suman HAM MLA 07-May-201806-May-2024
Tanveer Akhtar JDU MLA 28-Feb-201808-May-2021defected from INC on 28-Feb-2018 [20]

expired on 8-May-2021 [21]

Ashok Choudhary JDU MLA 28-Feb-201806-May-2020defected from INC on 28-Feb-2018 [20]
Virendra Narayan Yadav JDU Saran GR09-May-201708-May-2023 [22]
Awadhesh Narain Singh BJP Gaya GR09-May-201708-May-2023
Sanjeev Kumar Singh JDU Koshi TR09-May-201708-May-2023
Sanjeev Shyam Singh RLSP Gaya TR09-May-201726-May-2019defected to JDU on 26-May-2019 [18]
Qamar Alam RJD MLA 22-Jul-201623-Jun-2020defected to JDU on 23-Jun-2020 [23]
Ranvijay Kumar Singh RJD MLA 22-Jul-201623-Jun-2020
C. P. Sinha JDU MLA 22-Jul-201621-Jul-2022
Gulam Rasool Balyawi JDU MLA 22-Jul-201621-Jul-2022
Vinod Narayan Jha BJP MLA 22-Jul-201611-Nov-2020elected to Benipatti on 11-Nov-2020
Arjun Sahani BJP MLA 22-Jul-201621-Jul-2022
Tanveer Akhtar INC MLA 22-Jul-201628-Feb-2018defected to JDU on 28-Feb-2018 [20]
Chandeshwar Prasad JDU MLA 04-Feb-201606-May-2018bye - res of Bhim Singh
Rajesh Ram INC West Champaran LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Rajesh Gupta BJP East Champaran LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Dilip Rai RJD Sitamarhi-Sheohar LA17-Jul-201523-Jun-2020joined JDU on 23-Jun-2020 [23]
Suman Kumar Mahaseth BJP Madhubani LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Dilip Jaiswal BJP Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Ashok Agrawal Ind Katihar LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Nutan Singh LJP Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Sunil Kumar Singh BJP Darbhanga LA17-Jul-201521-Jul-2020expired on 22-Jul-2020 [24]
Dinesh Prasad Singh JDU Muzaffarpur LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Aditya Narayan Pandey BJP Gopalganj LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Tunna Pandey BJP Siwan LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Sachchidanand Rai BJP Saran LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Subodh Kumar RJD Vaishali LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Hari Narayan Chaudhary BJP Samastipur LA17-Jul-201530-Apr-2021expired on 30-Apr-2021 [25]
Rajnish Kumar BJP Begusarai-Khagaria LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Manoj Yadav JDU Bhagalpur-Banka LA17-Jul-201511-Nov-2020elected to Belhar on 11-Nov-2020
Sanjay Prasad RJD Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura LA17-Jul-201523-Jun-2020joined JDU on 23-Jun-2020 [23]
Reena Yadav JDU Nalanda LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Ritlal Yadav Ind Patna LA17-Jul-201511-Nov-2020elected to Danapur on 11-Nov-2020
Radhacharan Sah RJD Bhojpur-Buxar LA17-Jul-201523-Jun-2020joined JDU on 23-Jun-2020 [23]
Santosh Singh BJP Rohtas-Kaimur LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Rajan Singh BJP Aurangabad LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Manorama Devi JDU Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Salman Raghib JDU Nawada LA17-Jul-201516-Jul-2021
Ram Lakhan Ram Raman JDU NOM24-May-201423-May-2020 [26]
Samrat Chaudhary JDU NOM24-May-201406-Jan-2016disqualified [27]
Javed Iqbal Ansari JDU NOM24-May-201423-May-2020
Vijay Kumar Mishra JDU NOM24-May-201423-May-2020
Rana Gangeshwar Singh JDU NOM24-May-201423-May-2020
Lalan Singh JDU NOM24-May-201423-May-2019elected to Munger on 23-May-2019
Sanjay Kumar Singh JDU NOM24-May-201423-May-2020
Ramvachan Rai JDU NOM24-May-201423-May-2020
Lallan Kumar Saraf JDU NOM24-May-201423-May-2020
Ranbir Nandan Prasad JDU NOM24-May-201423-May-2020
Ramchandra Bharti JDU NOM24-May-201423-May-2020
Shiv Prasann Yadav JDU NOM24-May-201423-May-2020
Prashant Kumar Shahi JDU MLA 07-May-201406-May-2020
Satish Kumar JDU MLA 07-May-201406-May-2020
Haroon Rashid JDU MLA 07-May-201406-May-2020
Hira Prasad Bind JDU MLA 07-May-201406-May-2020
Sonelal Mehta JDU MLA 07-May-201406-May-2020
Krishan Kumar Singh BJP MLA 07-May-201406-May-2020
Sanjay Mayukh BJP MLA 07-May-201406-May-2020
Suraj Nandan Kushwaha BJP MLA 07-May-201428-Dec-2018expired on 28-Dec-2018 [28]
Dilip Kumar Choudhary INC Darbhanga GR07-May-201406-May-2020 [29]
Neeraj Kumar JDU Patna GR07-May-201406-May-2020
Devesh Chandra Thakur Ind Tirhut GR07-May-201406-May-2020
Narendra Kumar Yadav BJP Koshi GR07-May-201406-May-2020
Kedar Nath Pandey CPI Saran TR07-May-201406-May-2020
Nawal Kishore Yadav BJP Patna TR07-May-201406-May-2020
Sanjay Kumar Singh CPI Tirhut TR07-May-201406-May-2020
Madan Mohan Jha INC Darbhanga TR07-May-201406-May-2020
Ashok Choudhary INC MLA 07-May-201428-Feb-2018defected to JDU on 28-Feb-2018 [20]
Raj Kishore Kushwaha JDU MLA 02-May-201306-May-2018bye- death of Ramashray Prasad Singh
Manzar Alam JDU MLA 02-May-201321-Jul-2016bye - death of Ramchandra Prasad
Vivek Thakur BJP MLA 02-May-201306-May-2014bye - death of Badshah Prasad Azad
Nitish Kumar JDU MLA 07-May-201206-May-2018
Upendra Prasad JDU MLA 07-May-201206-May-2018
Narendra Singh JDU MLA 07-May-201206-Jan-2016disqualified [30]
Bhim Singh JDU MLA 07-May-201223-Oct-2015resigned on 23-Oct-2015 [31]
Ramashray Prasad Singh JDU MLA 07-May-201219-Jan-2013expired on 19-Jan-2013 [32]
Sanjay Singh JDU MLA 07-May-201206-May-2018
Sushil Modi BJP MLA 07-May-201206-May-2018 [33]
Mangal Pandey BJP MLA 07-May-201206-May-2018
Lal Babu Prasad BJP MLA 07-May-201206-May-2018
Satyendra Narayan Kushwaha BJP MLA 07-May-201210-Jan-2018expired on 10-Jan-2018 [34]
Rabri Devi RJD MLA 07-May-201206-May-20181
Mahachandra Prasad Singh JDU Saran GR09-May-201102-Dec-2015disqualified on 02-Dec-2015 [35]
Awadhesh Narain Singh BJP Gaya GR09-May-201108-May-2017 [36]
Sanjeev Kumar Singh JDU Koshi TR09-May-201108-May-2017
Sanjeev Shyam Singh Ind Gaya TR09-May-201108-May-2017
Prashant Kumar Shahi JDU MLA 10-Mar-201106-May-2014bye - res of Ramdhani Singh [37]
Udaykant Choudhary JDU MLA 22-Jul-201021-Jul-2016
Rudal Rai JDU MLA 22-Jul-201021-Jul-2016
Vijay Kumar Verma JDU MLA 22-Jul-201021-Jul-2016
Harendra Pratap Pandey BJP MLA 22-Jul-201021-Jul-2016
Kiran Ghai Sinha BJP MLA 22-Jul-201021-Jul-2016
Ghulam Ghaus RJD MLA 22-Jul-201021-Jul-2016
Ramchandra Prasad RJD MLA 22-Jul-201030-Jan-2013expired on 30-Jan-2013 [38]
Bhim Singh JDU MLA 05-Aug-200906-May-2012defected from RJD [39]
Upendra Prasad JDU MLA 05-Aug-200906-May-2012bye - res of Nagmani [39]
Bhumipal Rai JDU MLA 05-Aug-200921-Jul-2010bye - res of Ram Badan Rai [39]
Rajesh Ram JDU West Champaran LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Renu Singh Ind East Champaran LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Baidyanath Prasad BJP Sitamarhi-Sheohar LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Binod Kumar Singh JDU Madhubani LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Dilip Jaiswal BJP Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Ashok Agrawal BJP Katihar LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Md. Israil Rain JDU Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Mishri Lal Yadav RJD Darbhanga LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Dinesh Prasad Singh Muzaffarpur LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Sunil Kumar Singh JDU Gopalganj LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Tunna Pandey BJP Siwan LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Saleem Perwez JDU Saran LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Rajendra RaiVaishali LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Roma Bharti RJD Samastipur LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Rajnish Kumar BJP Begusarai-Khagaria LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Manoj Yadav Bhagalpur-Banka LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Sanjay PrasadMunger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Raju Yadav LJP Nalanda LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Balmiki Singh Ind Patna LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Hulas Pandey Ind Bhojpur-Buxar LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Krishna Kumar SinghRohtas-Kaimur LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Ranjan Kumar SinghAurangabad LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Anuj Kumar Singh BJP Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Salman RaghibNawada LA17-Jul-200916-Jul-2015
Sanjay Singh JDU MLA 05-Jun-200906-May-2012defected from LJP [40]
Ramdhani Singh JDU MLA 07-May-200801-Oct-2010resigned on 1-Oct-2010 [41]
Haroon Rashid JDU MLA 07-May-200806-May-2014
Satish Kumar JDU MLA 07-May-200806-May-2014
Hira Prasad Bind JDU MLA 07-May-200806-May-2014
Giriraj Singh BJP MLA 07-May-200806-May-2014
Kameshwar Choupal BJP MLA 07-May-200806-May-2014
Tanweer Hassan RJD MLA 07-May-200806-May-2014
Badshah Prasad Azad RJD MLA 07-May-200820-Jan-2013expired on 20-Jan-2013 [42]
Jyoti Devi INC MLA 07-May-200806-May-2014
Vinod Choudhary JDU Darbhanga GR07-May-200806-May-2014
Neeraj Kumar JDU Patna GR07-May-200806-May-2014
Devesh Chandra Thakur JDU Tirhut GR07-May-200806-May-2014
Virkeshwar Prasad Singh BJP Koshi GR07-May-200806-May-2014
Kedar Nath Pandey CPI Saran TR07-May-200806-May-2014
Nawal Kishore Yadav RJD Patna TR07-May-200806-May-2014
Narendra Prasad Singh BJP Tirhut TR07-May-200806-May-2014
Basudev Singh CPM Darbhanga TR07-May-200806-May-2014
Prem Kumar Mani JDU NOM11-May-200612-Sep-2011disqualified [43]
Shambhu Sharan Shrivastava JDU NOM11-May-200611-Aug-2011resigned [44]
Sanjay Kumar Singh JDU NOM11-May-200610-May-2012
Shiv Prasann Yadav JDU NOM11-May-200610-May-2012
Aslam Azad JDU NOM11-May-200610-May-2012
Ganesh Bharti JDU NOM11-May-200610-May-2012
Brahmadev Narayan Singh JDU NOM11-May-200610-May-2012
Sanjay Kumar Jha BJP NOM11-May-200610-May-2012
Rajvanshi Singh BJP NOM11-May-200610-May-2012
Ramkishore Singh BJP NOM11-May-200610-May-2012
Rajendra Prasad Gupta BJP NOM11-May-200610-May-2012
Ganga Prasad Chaurasiya BJP NOM11-May-200610-May-2012
Nitish Kumar JDU MLA 07-May-200606-May-2012
Nagmani JDU MLA 07-May-200625-Mar-2009resigned [45]
Narendra Singh JDU MLA 07-May-200606-May-2012
Ramashray Prasad Singh JDU MLA 07-May-200606-May-2012
Sushil Modi BJP MLA 07-May-200606-May-2012
Tarakant Jha BJP MLA 07-May-200606-May-2012
Baleshwar Singh Bharti BJP MLA 07-May-200606-May-2012
Uday Narayan Rai RJD MLA 07-May-200606-May-2012
Bhim Singh RJD MLA 07-May-200602-Jun-2009defected to JDU [46]
Chandan Bagchi INC MLA 07-May-200606-May-2012
Sanjay Singh LJP MLA 07-May-200605-Jun-2009defected to JDU on 5-Jun-2009 [40]
Ramchandra Prasad RJD MLA 22-Jul-200421-Jul-2010 [47]
Mudrika Singh Yadav RJD MLA 22-Jul-200421-Jul-2010
Ghulam Ghaus RJD MLA 22-Jul-200421-Jul-2010
Ramvachan Rai RJD MLA 22-Jul-200421-Jul-2010
Rambadan Roy JDU MLA 22-Jul-200417-Mar-2009resigned
Birendra Kumar Chaudhary JDU MLA 22-Jul-200421-Jul-2010
Kiran Ghai Sinha BJP MLA 22-Jul-200421-Jul-2010
Rajesh Ram Ind West Champaran LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009 [48]
Kalavati Devi Ind East Champaran LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Dilip Kumar Yadav Ind Sitamarhi-Sheohar LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Samir Kumar Mahaseth Ind Madhubani LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Mohammed Azimuddin Ind Purnia-Araria-Kishanganj LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Mohan Lal Agrawal Ind Katihar LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Balram Singh Yadav CPM Saharsa-Madhepura-Supaul LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Mishri Lal Yadav Ind Darbhanga LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Dinesh Prasad Singh Ind Muzaffarpur LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Sunil Singh Ind Gopalganj LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Paramatma Ram Ind Siwan LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Raghuvansh Prasad Yadav Ind Saran LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Jagannath Rai Ind Vaishali LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Hari Narayan Choudhary Ind Samastipur LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Usha Sahani CPI Begusarai-Khagaria LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Sanjay Kumar CPI Bhagalpur-Banka LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Ravindra Yadav Ind Munger-Jamui-Lakhisarai- Sheikhpura LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Kapildev Prasad Singh Ind Nalanda LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Dilip Kumar Singh Ind Patna LA17-Jul-200301-Oct-2006expired [49]
Laldas Rai Ind Bhojpur-Buxar LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Krishna Kumar Singh Ind Rohtas-Kaimur LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Ranjan Kumar Singh Ind Aurangabad LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Manorama Devi Ind Gaya-Jehanabad-Arwal LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Salman Raghib Ind Nawada LA17-Jul-200316-Jul-2009
Nagendra Prasad Singh RJD MLA 07-May-200206-May-2008 [50]
Geeta Kumari RJD MLA 07-May-200206-May-2008
Yunus Lohia RJD MLA 07-May-200206-May-2008
Badshah Prasad Azad RJD MLA 07-May-200206-May-2008
Giriraj Singh BJP MLA 07-May-200206-May-2008
Kameshwar Choupal BJP MLA 07-May-200206-May-2008
Vinay Kumar Sinha SAP MLA 07-May-200206-May-2008
Tanweer Hassan JDU MLA 07-May-200206-May-2008
Jyoti Devi INC MLA 07-May-200206-May-2008
Nilamber Choudhary INC Darbhanga GR07-May-200209-Sep-2006expired
Azad Gandhi RJD Patna GR07-May-200206-May-2008
Devesh Chandra Thakur Ind Tirhut GR07-May-200206-May-2008
Virkeshwar Prasad Singh BJP Koshi GR07-May-200206-May-2008
Kedar Nath Pandey CPI Saran TR07-May-200206-May-2008
Nawal Kishore Yadav RJD Patna TR07-May-200206-May-2008
Narendra Prasad Singh BJP Tirhut TR07-May-200206-May-2008
Basudev Singh CPM Darbhanga TR07-May-200206-May-2008

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rashtriya Janata Dal</span> Political party in India

The Rashtriya Janata Dal is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rashtriya Lok Samta Party</span> Political party in India

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election</span> Election in India

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Umesh Singh Kushwaha</span> Indian politician

Umesh Singh Kushwaha is a Former Member of Legislative Assembly in Bihar from Mahnar constituency. He is a member of Janata Dal (United). Kushwaha is the son of Vasudev Singh and hails from Kajri Bujurg village in the Vaishali district of Bihar. He studied at Acharya Narendra Dev College Shahpur Patori, Lalit Narayan Mithila University. Besides being a politician he is also active in business and is a share holder in Lord Budhha food product private ltd. He is the current Bihar state President of Janata Dal (United).

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samrat Choudhary</span> Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar

Samrat Choudhary alias Rakesh Kumar is an Indian politician, who is currently serving as Deputy Chief minister of Bihar under Nitish Kumar. He is a Member of Bihar Legislative Council from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He has been the party president of BJP Bihar State unit from March 2023. He has also remained Member of Legislative Assembly and a minister in Government of Bihar in Rashtriya Janata Dal government. Chaudhary has been a former Vice President of BJP for the state of Bihar and currently elected for the second term as MLC in 2020 after his first term ended in 2019. In 2014, Samrat planned a split in Rashtriya Janata Dal by defecting thirteen MLAs as splinter group of the party, later joining the BJP. In 2022, he was selected as the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mewalal Chaudhary</span> Indian politician (1953–2021)

Mewalal Chaudhary was a leader of Janata Dal (United) and a minister for a brief period of time in the Nitish Kumar's cabinet. He was elected from the Tarapur assembly constituency to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2020, and was made a minister in charge of Education in the Bihar Government. However, he had to resign just three days after his appointment, amidst row over his alleged involvement in a corruption case, for which he was booked earlier. Chaudhary was an educationist, and prior to becoming a legislator, he was serving as Vice Chancellor of various agricultural universities in Bihar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha</span> Indian politician

Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha is a politician from Bihar, who has also served as a minister in the Government of Bihar. He is a son-in-law of Jagdish Mahto— the founder of Naxalism in Ekwari village of the Bhojpur region of Bihar. He has assumed several important posts in various regional political parties of Bihar, which includes Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist), Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party, Jan Adhikar Party and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party. Kushwaha once headed JD(U)'s youth wing and has also been Minister for rural development in Bihar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luv-Kush equation</span> Political term used in Bihar, India

The Luv-Kush equation is a political term used in the context of the politics of Bihar, to denote the alliance of the agricultural Kurmi and the Koeri caste, which was assumed to be approximately 15% of the state's population The alliance of these two caste groups has remained the support base of Nitish Kumar, as against the MY equation of Lalu Prasad Yadav, which constitutes Muslims and the Yadavs. Caste consciousness and the quest for political representation largely drive the politics of Bihar. The political alliance of the Koeri and the Kurmi castes, termed the "Luv-Kush equation" was formed when a massive Kurmi Chetna Rally was organised by members of the Kurmi community in 1994 against the alleged casteist politics of Lalu Yadav, who was blamed by contemporary community leaders for promoting Yadavs in politics and administration.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rajeev Kumar Singh Kushwaha</span> Indian politician

Rajeev Kumar Singh is a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Tarapur constituency in the Bihar Legislative Assembly in India. He is a member of Janata Dal (United). He has been elected as the MLA on 2 November 2021. Singh got the ticket from Janata Dal (United) amidst the confusion over allocation of Tarapur constituency to Rohit Chaudhary, the younger brother of leader of opposition in Bihar Legislative Council, Samrat Chaudhary. The Tarapur constituency was the stronghold of Shakuni Choudhury, who had influence over Kushwaha voters, who are dominant in this assembly constituency. However, Rajiv Kumar Singh, himself a Kushwaha, was able to defeat his nearest rival in the bypolls of 2021.

Manoj Singh Kushwaha is a former minister of Bihar. Kushwaha was the Minor Water Resources minister in the Jitan Ram Manjhi cabinet in 2014–15. He contested from the Kurhani Assembly constituency in February 2005, November 2005 and 2010 legislative assembly elections, and was victorious.

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