Bihar Assembly Elections
The Legislative Assembly of Bihar, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Bihar. It consists of 243 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Patna, the capital of the state.
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Bihar were held in Nov 2020.
The Legislative Assembly of Bihar, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Bihar. It consists of 243 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Patna, the capital of the state.
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Bihar were held in Nov 2020.
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- The Bihar Legislative Assembly elections in 2020 saw 3,733 candidates contesting for 243 seats, an 8.2% increase over the 2015 Assembly elections with 3,450 candidates.
- A record 212 political parties contested the 2020 Assembly elections, in comparison to 158 parties in the 2015 Assembly elections.
- The huge number of political parties contesting the 2020 elections fueled claims from many factions of the polity and society that these new parties are created as 'fronts' just to help the electoral prospects of specific political parties by cutting into the opposition votes. Their claims were supported by the fact that 190 of the 212 parties secured less than 0.1% votes individually and 2.7% votes collectively in the 2020 Assembly elections.
- Bihar had 73.6 million registered voters (electors) in the 2020 Assembly elections, in comparison to 67 million registered voters in 2015.
- Only 56.9% of the voters exercised their franchise in the 2020 Assembly elections, a negligible 0.3% increase over the 2015 Assembly elections. The women's voter turnout of 59.7% was higher than men's turnout of 54.5%.
- The total voter turnout in Bihar Assembly elections remains one of the lowest amongst all states in India, showing either a lack of concern or awareness amongst Bihari's about the importance of exercising their franchise in improving Bihar's socio-economic conditions.
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