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List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
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The Bihar Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in Eastern India. Its seat is at Patna, the capital of the state and it sits for a term of five years unless it is dissolved early.[2]: 72 Bihar is the second largest state by population and the twelveth largest by area.[3][4] Since 2000, it has had 243 single-seat constituencies, who each directly elect a representative.
Since the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs.[5][2]: 137 According to the 2011 census of India the Scheduled Castes constitute 15.9%, while the Scheduled Tribes constitute 1.3% of the population of the state.[6]: 6 The Scheduled Castes have been granted a reservation of 38 seats in the assembly, while 2 constituencies are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Tribes.[7]: 6
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History
The assembly came into existence in 1937 when it had a strength of 155 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. Anugrah 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.
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Constituencies
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The following is a list of the constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008.[7]: 74–93
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List of former constituences
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