Bihar SSC - Polity of Bihar

Polity of Bihar

Number of districts in Bihar ?

There are 39 districts in Bihar, 38 of them are old districts and Bagha is the newly announced district of Bihar.

The districts of Bihar are:

Number of divisions in Bihar?

There are 9 divisions in Bihar.

1.Patna
Headquarters: Patna
Number of Districts  : 6
Names of Districts : Patna, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Rohtas, Buxar and Kaimur.
Population (2011) : 17,662,618

2.Tirhut
Headquarters: Muzaffarpur
Number of Districts  : 6
Names of Districts : West Champaran, East Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Sheohar and Vaishali.
Population (2011) : 21,356,045

3.Saran
Headquarters: Chhapra
Number of Districts  : 3
Names of Districts : Saran, Siwan and Gopalganj.
Population (2011) : 9,819,311

4.Darbhanga
Headquarters: Darbhanga
Number of Districts  : 3
Names of Districts : Darbhanga, Madhubani and Samastipur.
Population (2011) : 15,607,164

5.Kosi
Headquarters: Saharsa
Number of Districts  : 3
Names of Districts : Saharsa, Madhepura and Supaul.
Population (2011) : 6,120,117

6.Purnia
Headquarters: Purnia
Number of Districts  : 4
Names of Districts : Purnia, Katihar, Araria and Kishanganj.
Population (2011) : 10,838,424

7.Bhagalpur
Headquarters: Bhagalpur
Number of Districts  : 2
Names of Districts : Bhagalpur and Banka
Population (2011) : 5,061,565

8.Munger
Headquarters: Munger
Number of Districts  : 6
Names of Districts : Munger, Jamui, Khagaria, Lakhisarai, Begusarai and Sheikhpura.
Population (2011) : 6,408,375

9.Magadh
Headquarters: Gaya
Number of Districts  : 5
Names of Districts : Gaya, Nawada, Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Arwal

Population (2011) : 10,931,018

Number of Sub-division in Bihar?

There are 101 Sub-divisions in Bihar.

Which Part of Indian Constitution deals with the State Administration?

Part - VI of he Indian Constitution.

Which article of Indian Constitution has provision for the establishment of State Legislature?

Article - 168

The number of houses in the State Legislature of Bihar?

There are two houses in the State Legislature of Bihar:

1. Legislative Assembly

2. Legislative Council

The number of states that have Bi-cameral legislature?

There are six states that have bicameral Legislature. They are:

Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Jammu & Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh.

According to article - 167, if two-third member of Legislative Assembly give assent for the establishment of Legislative Council, then Parliament establish a separate house(Legislative Council) for that State.

The total strength of Legislative Assembly of Bihar?

The total strength of Legislative Assembly of Bihar is 243, out of which 242 are elected by the people of Bihar and one is appointed by the Governor of Bihar.

According to article - 170, the number of members in Legislative Assembly of any State should not be more than 500 members and not less than 60 members.

The qualification to be member of Bihar Legislative Assembly?

1. He should be citizen of India.

2. He should be not less than 25 years of age for Legislative Assembly and not less than 30     years for Legislative Council.

3. No person can become a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council       of any state, unless he himself is a voter from any constituency of the state.

What is the tenure of Bihar Legislative Assembly?

The tenure of all State Legislative Assembly is 5 years. But article - 370 gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir State legislature. The tenure of Legislative Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir is 6 years.

Quorum for Bihar Legislative Assembly?

Quorum for Bihar Legislative Assembly is one-tenth.

Who is the speaker and deputy-speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly?

Speker of Bihar Legislative Assembly - Uday Narain Choudhary

Deputy speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly - Abdul Bari Siddiqui

Who is the Governor of Bihar?

 West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi is also the Governor of Bihar.

Who held the Chairmanship for the Joint session of State Legislature?

Unlike the Parliament, there is no provision of joint session for State Legislature mentioned in the Indian Constitution.

Who has the power to establish or dissolve Legislative Council in States?

The Parliament

The Qualification to be member of Bihar Legislative Council?

1. He should be citizen of India.
2. He should be not less than 30 years of age for Legislative Council and not less than 25         years for Legislative Assembly.
3. No person can become a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council       of any state, unless he himself is a voter from any constituency of the state.

Tenure of the members of Bihar Legislative Council?

Like Rajya Sabha, Legislative Council will not be dissolved and is Permanent House. One-third of members of Legislative Council retires in every 2 years.

The number of seats reserved for SC in Bihar Legislative Assembly?

40 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in Bihar Legislative Assembly.

How are the members of Bihar Legislative Council get elected?

5/6th of the members of the Council is elected indirectly and 1/6th of the members is appointed by the Governor.

1/3 of the total members of the Council is elected by local bodies such as municipalities, district boards, etc.

1/3 is elected by members of the Legislative Assembly from amongst persons who are not members of the Assembly.

1/12 is elected by graduates of three years' standing residing in the State.

1/12 is elected by teachers of secondary schools or higher educational institutions.

The number of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar?
40

The number of Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar?
16