Constituency Poll Date Phase
Valmiki Nagar 12-May-2014 9
Paschim Champaran 12-May-14 9
Purvi Champaran 12-May-14 9
Sheohar 07-May-14 8
Sitamarhi 07-May-14 8
Madhubani 30-Apr-14 7
Jhanjharpur 30-Apr-14 7
Supaul 24-Apr-14 6
Araria 24-Apr-14 6
Kishanganj 24-Apr-14 6
Katihar 24-Apr-14 6
Purnia 24-Apr-14 6
Madhepura 30-Apr-14 7
Darbhanga 30-Apr-14 7
Muzaffarpur 07-May-14 8
Vaishali 12-May-14 9
Gopalganj 12-May-14 9
Siwan 12-May-14 9
Maharajganj 07-May-14 8
Saran 07-May-14 8
Hajipur 07-May-14 8
Ujiarpur 07-May-14 8
Samastipur 30-Apr-14 7
Begusarai 30-Apr-14 7
Khagaria 30-Apr-14 7
Bhagalpur 24-Apr-14 6
Banka 24-Apr-14 6
Munger 17-Apr-14 5
Nalanda 17-Apr-14 5
Patna Sahib 17-Apr-14 5
Pataliputra 17-Apr-14 5
Arrah 17-Apr-14 5
Buxar 17-Apr-14 5
Sasaram 10-Apr-14 3
Karakat 10-Apr-14 3
Jahanabad 17-Apr-14 5
Aurangabad 10-Apr-14 3
Gaya 10-Apr-14 3
Nawada 10-Apr-14 3
Jamui 10-Apr-14 3
Valmiki Nagar 12-May-2014 9
Paschim Champaran 12-May-14 9
Purvi Champaran 12-May-14 9
Sheohar 07-May-14 8
Sitamarhi 07-May-14 8
Madhubani 30-Apr-14 7
Jhanjharpur 30-Apr-14 7
Supaul 24-Apr-14 6
Araria 24-Apr-14 6
Kishanganj 24-Apr-14 6
Katihar 24-Apr-14 6
Purnia 24-Apr-14 6
Madhepura 30-Apr-14 7
Darbhanga 30-Apr-14 7
Muzaffarpur 07-May-14 8
Vaishali 12-May-14 9
Gopalganj 12-May-14 9
Siwan 12-May-14 9
Maharajganj 07-May-14 8
Saran 07-May-14 8
Hajipur 07-May-14 8
Ujiarpur 07-May-14 8
Samastipur 30-Apr-14 7
Begusarai 30-Apr-14 7
Khagaria 30-Apr-14 7
Bhagalpur 24-Apr-14 6
Banka 24-Apr-14 6
Munger 17-Apr-14 5
Nalanda 17-Apr-14 5
Patna Sahib 17-Apr-14 5
Pataliputra 17-Apr-14 5
Arrah 17-Apr-14 5
Buxar 17-Apr-14 5
Sasaram 10-Apr-14 3
Karakat 10-Apr-14 3
Jahanabad 17-Apr-14 5
Aurangabad 10-Apr-14 3
Gaya 10-Apr-14 3
Nawada 10-Apr-14 3
Jamui 10-Apr-14 3
In 2014, from a total of around 79 crore votes across India, out of which there are 12 crore young voters. Out of the are 40 parliamentary constituencies of Bihar, seven are reserved or Scheduled Caste candidates. The reserved seats are Bagaha, Gaya, Nawada, Sasaram, Araria, Rosera, and Hajipur. During the 2010 Bihar Assembly election, the number of voters in the state was more than 55,051,294.
There are be 94.3 lakh young first time voters in Bihar. The electoral results do not reflect necessarily reflect that the vote-share of different Hindus castes and Muslims including Pashmandas impacting final outcome because there are several other considerations as well. But the vote share is one of the factors for sure which is as under:
Muslims 15 %
Upper Caste 15 %
Yadavs 11 %
Mahadalits 12%
Baniyas 7%
Koeris 5%
Dalits 4.5%
Kurmis 4%
Most Backward caste 25 %
The major parties contesting from Bihar are the Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)], the Indian National Congress (INC), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP).
In the last Assembly elections, the JD(U) got 23% of the votes cast, while the BJP got 16% and the RJD 18% . JDU has reached out to OBC and Dalit votes by reserving 16% seats for them in panchayats and municipalities. It has identified 18 of the 22 Dalit sub castes, including Musahar, Bhuiyan, Dom, and Nat as Mahadalits. Mahadalits constitute 31% of the Dalit population in Bihar. EBCs and Mahadalits openly acknowledge how they benifitted from with schemes like free cycles, uniforms and old-age pension. Besides this JD(U) claims that its support of Muslim voters is likely to go up to 75-80%.
JDU fielded 141 candidates in just concluded Bihar assembly election 2010, in which 115 candidates emerged victorious but 26 lost.
The name of seats and margin of defeated candidates of JDU is as under:
Constituency Winners Votes Margin
Balrampur Independent 44.598
Baruraj RJD 14.317
Ujjiarpur RJD 13.031
Madhepura RJD 11.944
Lauria (SC) Independent 10.881
Jagdishpur RJD 10.186
Fatuha RJD 9.656
Maner RJD 9.601
Kochadham RJD 9.025
Bisfi RJD 9.501
Kahalgaon Congress 8.935
Sikta Independent 8.779
Thakur Ganj LJP 6.963
Maraurah RJD 5.624
Alinagar RJD 4.989
Babubarhi RJD 4.913
Belaganj RJD 4.638
Bahadurganj Congress 3.799
Darbhanga Rural RJD 3.676
Baniapur RJD 3.575
Samastpur RJD 1.827
Mahesi RJD 1.717
Dhaka Independent 1.649
Barhara RJD 1.083
Parbatta RJD 0.808
Obra Independent 0.802
Notably, the 4 winners of JDU and 1 winner of LJP have now joined JDU. Besides 9 MLAs who submitted a letter under the leadership of the RJD Chief Whip Samrat Chaudhary to Speaker, Bihar State Assembly to join JDU were either persuaded back or kidnapped back into the RJD fold demonstrate that these winners of RJD are itching for a break up.
Bihar Parliamentary Constituencies (Lok Sabha) and current sitting MPs.
PC No. PC Name Category Winner MLs Sex Party
1 Valmiki Nagar GEN Mahto,Shri Baidyanath Prasad M JD(U)
2 Paschim Champaran GEN Jaiswal,Dr. Sanjay M BJP
3 Purvi Champaran GEN Singh,Shri Radha Mohan M BJP
4 Sheohar GEN Rama Devi,Smt. F BJP
5 Sitamarhi GEN Roy,Dr. Arjun M JD(U)
6 Madhubani GEN Yadav,Shri Hukmdev Narayan M BJP
7 Jhanjharpur GEN Mandal,Shri Mangani Lal M JD(U)
8 Supaul GEN Kumar,Shri Vishwa Mohan M JD(U)
9 Araria GEN Singh,Shri Pradeep Kumar M BJP
10 Kishanganj GEN Mohammad,Maulana Asrarul Haque M INC
11 Katihar GEN Choudhary,Shri Nikhil Kumar M BJP
12 Purnia GEN Singh,Shri Uday M BJP
13 Madhepura GEN Yadav,Shri Sharad M JD(U)
14 Darbhanga GEN Azad,Shri Kirti (Jha) M BJP
15 Muzaffarpur GEN Nishad,Capt.(Retd.) Jainarain Prasad M JD(U)
16 Vaishali GEN Singh,Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad M RJD
17 Gopalganj (SC) Ram,Shri Purnmasi M JD(U)
18 Siwan GEN Yadav,Shri Om Prakash M IND
19 Maharajganj GEN Uma Shanaker Singh M RJD
By Polls Maharajganj GEN Prabhunath Singh M RJD
20 Saran GEN Lalu Prasad,Shri M RJD
21 Hajipur (SC) Das,Shri Ram Sundar M JD(U)
22 Ujiarpur GEN Devi,Smt. Ashwamedh F JD(U)
23 Samastipur (SC) Hazari,Shri Maheshwar M JD(U)
24 Begusarai GEN Hassan,Dr. Monazir M JD(U)
25 Khagaria GEN Yadav,Shri Dinesh Chandra M JD(U)
26 Bhagalpur GEN Hussain,Shri Syed Shahnawaz M BJP
27 Banka GEN Putul Kumari,Smt. F IND
28 Munger GEN Singh,Shri Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) M JD(U)
29 Nalanda GEN Kumar,Shri Kaushalendra M JD(U)
30 Patna Sahib GEN Sinha,Shri Shatrughan Prasad M BJP
31 Pataliputra GEN Yadav, Prof. Ranjan Prasad M JD(U)
32 Arrah GEN Singh,Smt. Meena F JD(U)
33 Buxar GEN Singh,Shri Jagadanand M RJD
34 Sasaram (SC) Kumar,Smt. Meira F INC
35 Karakat GEN Singh,Shri Mahabali M JD(U)
36 Jahanabad GEN Sharma,Shri Jagdish M JD(U)
37 Aurangabad GEN Singh,Shri Sushil Kumar M JD(U)
38 Gaya (SC) Manjhi,Shri Hari M BJP
39 Nawada GEN Singh,Dr. Bhola M BJP
40 Jamui (SC) Choudhary,Shri Bhudeo M JD(U)
Bihar General Election (Lok Sabha) Results Summary
The tables below represent the general election results for the state of Bihar till now starting from the most recent year 2014. Each table shows the number of Lok sabha seats won by each participating political party in that particular year.
2014 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 2014.
Party Name Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) N.A
Indian National Congress (INC) N.A
Independent (IND) N.A
Janata Dal (JD)(U) N.A
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) N.A
Total 40
2009 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 2009.
Party Name Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 12
Indian National Congress (INC) 2
Independent (IND) 2
Janata Dal (JD)(U) 20
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) 4
Total 40
2004 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 2004.
Party Name Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 5
Indian National Congress (INC) 3
Janata Dal (JD)(U) 6
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) 22
Lok Jan Shakti Party 4
Total 40
1999 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1999.
Party Name Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 23
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) 1
Indian National Congress (INC) 4
Independent (IND) 1
Janata Dal (JD)(U) 18
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) 7
Total 54
1998 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1998.
Party Name Seats
(AIRJP) 1
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 20
Indian National Congress (INC) 5
Janata Dal (JD) 1
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) 17
Samata Party(SAP) 10
Total 54
1996 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1996.
Party Name Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 18
Communist Party of India (CPI) 3
Indian National Congress (INC) 2
Independent (IND) 1
Janata Dal (JD) 22
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) 1
Samata Party(SAP) 6
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (SP) 1
Total 54
1991 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1991.
Party Name Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 5
Communist Party of India (CPI) 8
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) 1
Indian National Congress (INC) 1
Janata Dal (JD) 31
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) 6
Total 52
1989 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1989.
Party Name Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 8
Communist Party of India (CPI) 4
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) 1
Indian National Congress (INC) 4
Indian Peoples Front (IPF) 1
Janata Dal (JD) 32
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) 3
Marxist (CO-Ordination) (M-COR) 1
Total 54
1984 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1984.
Party Name Seats
Communist Party of India (CPI) 2
Indian Congress (J) (ICJ) 1
Indian National Congress (INC) 48
Independent (IND) 1
Janata Party (JNP) 1
Lok Dal (LKD) 1
Total 54
1980 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1980.
Party Name Seats
Communist Party of India (CPI) 4
Indian National Congress (U) (INC) (U) 4
Indian National Congress (I) (INC) (I) 30
Independent (IND) 2
Jharkhand Party (JKP) 1
Janta Party (JNP) 8
Janta Party (Secular)(JNP)(S) 5
Total 54
1977 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1977.
Party Name Seats
Bharatiya Lok Dal (BLD) 52
Independent (IND) 1
Jharkhand Party (JKP) 1
Total 54
1971 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1971.
Party Name Seats
All India Bhartiya Jan Sangh (BJS) 2
Communist Party of India (CPI) 5
Indian National Congress (INC) 39
Jharkhand Party (JKP) 1
Independent (IND) 1
Telangana Praja Samithi (NCO) 3
Swatantra (SSP) 2
Total 53
1967 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1967.
Party Name Seats
All India Bhartiya Jan Sangh (BJS) 1
Communist Party of India (CPI) 5
Indian National Congress (INC) 34
Independent (IND) 4
JANA KRANTI DAL (JKD) 1
Pragatisheel Party (PSP) 1
Swatantra (SSP) 7
Total 53
1962 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 2062.
Party Name Seats
Communist Party of India (CPI) 1
Indian National Congress (INC) 39
Janta Party (JP) 3
Pragatisheel Party (PSP) 2
Socialist (SOC) 1
Swatantra (SWA) 7
Total 53
1957 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1957.
Party Name Seats
Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janta Party (CNSPJP) 3
Indian National Congress (INC) 34
Independent (IND) 1
Jharkhand Party (JHP) 5
Pragatisheel Party (PSP) 2
Total 45
1951 Parliamentary Election (Lok Sabha) Result
Table showing the number of Lok sabha seats won by all the participating political parties in Bihar General elections 1951.
Party Name Seats
Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janta Party (CNSPJP) 1
Indian National Congress (INC) 37
Independent (IND) 1
Jharkhand Party (JHP) 2
Lok Sewak Sangh (LSS) 1
Socialist Party (SP) 2
Total 44
In 1951 General Elections for Lok Sabha there were 18080181 electors out of which 40.35 % had voted. There were 198 candidates for 44 seats. Out of which 67 candidates forfeited their deposits.
The winners were:
1. PATALIPUTRA SARANGDHAR SINGH Indian National Congress (INC)
2. PATNA CENTRAL KAILASH PATI SINHA INC
3. PATNA EAST TARKESHWARI DEVI INC
4. PATNA CUM SHAHABAD BALRAM BHAGAT INC
5. GAYA EAST BRAJESHWAR PRASAD INC
RAMDHARI DAS INC
6. GAYA NORTH BIGESHWAR MISSIR SP
7. GAYA WEST SATYANDRA NARAIN SINGH INC
8. SHAHABAD SOUTH JAGJIWAN RAM INC
RAM SUBHAG SINGH INC
9. SHAHABAD NORTH WEST KAMAL SINGH IND
10. SARAN NORTH JHULAN SINHA INC
11. SARAN CENTRAL MAHENDRA NATH SINGH INC
12. SARAN EAST SATYA NARAIN SINGH INC
13. SARAN SOUTH DWARKA NATH TIWARI INC
14.SARAN CUM CHAMPARAN BIBHUTI MISSIR INC
BHOLA RAUT INC
15.CHAMPARAN NORTH BIPIN BIHARI VERMA INC
16. CHAMPARAN EAST SYED MAHMOOD INC
17. MUZAFFARPUR NORTH WEST CHANDESWAR NARAIN PRASAD SINHA INC
18. MUZAFFARPUR NORTH EAST DIG VIJOY NARAYAN SINGH INC
19. MUZAFFARPUR CENTRAL SHYAM NANDAN SAHAY INC
20. MUZAFARPUR EAST AWADESHWAR PD. SINHA INC
21. MUZAFFARPUR CUM DARBHANGA RAMESHWAR SAHU INC
RAJESHWAR PATEL INC
22. SAMASTIPUR EAST SATYA NARAIN SINHA INC
23. DARBHANGA CENTRA SHRI NARAYAN DAS INC
24. DARBHANGA EAST ANIRUYDH SINHA INC
25. DARBHANGA NORTH SHYAM NANDAN PRASAD INC
26. DARBHANGA CUM BHAGALPUR LALIT NARAYAN MISRA INC
27. MONGHYR SADAR CUM JAMUI BANARSI PD. SINHA INC
NAYAN TARA DAS INC
28. MONGHYR NORTH WEST MATHURA PRASAD MISRA INC
29. MONGHYR NORTH EAST SURESH CHANDRA MISHRA SP
30. BHAGALPUR CUM PURNEA ANUP LAL MEHATA INC
KIRAI MUSHAHAR SP
31.BHAGALPUR CENTRAL BANARSHI PD. JHUNJHUNWALA INC
32. BHAGALPUR SOUTH SUSAMA SEN INC
33. PURNEA NORTH EAST MOHAMMAD ISLAMUDDIN INC
34. PURNEA CENTRAL PHANI GOPAL SEN GUPTA INC
35. PURNEA CUM SANTALPARGANAS JUGHAR SOREN PAUL JHP
BHAGAT JHA (AZAD) INC
36. SANTAL PARGANAS CUM HAZARIBAGH LAL HEMBROM INC
RAM RAJ JAJWARE INC
37. HAZARIBHAG EAST NAGESHWAR PD. SINHA INC
38. HAZARIBAGH WEST RAM NARAYAN SINGH CNSPJP
39. RANCHI NORTH EAST ABDUL IBRAHIM INC
40. RANCHI WEST (ST) JAIPAL SINGH JHP
41. ALAMAU CUM HAZARIBAGH CUM RANCHI GAJENDRA PRASAD SINHA INC
JITHAN KHERWAR INC
42. MANBHUM NORTH PRABHAT CHANDRA BOSE INC
MOHAN HARI INC
43. MANBHUM SOUTH CUMDHALBHUM BHAJAHARI MAHATON LSS
CHAITAN MANJHI LSS
44. CHAILBASSA (ST) KANU RAM DEOGAM JHP
Prior to independence there were general elections in 1920, 1923, 1926, 1934 and 1945. The General elections were held in British India in 1920 to elect members to the Imperial Legislative Council and the Provincial Councils. They were the first elections in the country's history. The new Central Legislative Assembly which was the lower chamber of the Imperial Legislative Council was based in Delhi had 104 elected seats, of which 66 were contested and eight were reserved for Europeans elected through the Chambers of Commerce. The Parliament was opened by the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn on 9 February 1921. The Central Legislative Assembly was a legislature for India created by the Government of India Act 1919 from the former Imperial Legislative Council, implementing the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. Initially, of its 144 members, 103 were elected and 41 were nominated. Of the 103 elected members, fifty-one came from general constituencies, thirty were elected by Muslims, two by Sikhs, nine by Europeans, seven by landlords, and four by business men. Later, one seat each was added for Delhi, Ajmer-Merwara and the North West Frontier Province. Bihar and Orissa were one province. There were 8 seats from General category of that time. There were 2 from Tirhut Division, 2 from Orissa, 1 from Patna with Shahabad, 1 from Gaya with Monghyr, 1 from Bhagalpur Purnea and the Santhal Parganas, 1 from Chota Nagpur Division, 3 from among the Muslim, 1 from Patna and Chota Nagpur cum Orissa, 1 from Bhagalpur Division, 1 from Tirhut Division and 1 from Bihar and Orissa landholders.
The elected members from Bihar and Orissa in 1920 were:
1. Babu Baidyanath Prashad Singh (Tirhut General),
2. Babu Adit Prashad Sinha (Tirhut General),
3. B. N. Misra (Orissa General),
4. Babu Braja Sundar Das (Orissa General),
5. Babu Lachmi Prasad Sinha (Gaya cum Monghyr General),
6. Sarfaraz Hussain Khan (Tirhut Muslim),
7. Maulvi Miyan Asjad-ul-lah (Bhagalpur Muslim),
8. Syed Muhammad Ismail (Patna and Chota Nagpur cum Orissa Muslim),
9. Raja R. N. Bhanja Deo (Landholders),
10. Raja Sivanandan Prasad Singh (Landholders),
11. Babu Ambika Prasad Sinha,
12. Satya Narain Singh
The Central Legislative Assembly had 145 seats, of which 105 were elected by the public in 1923.
The elected members from Bihar and Orissa in 1923:
1. Nilakantha Das (Orissa General),
2. Bhabananda Das (Orissa General),
3. Ambika Prasad Singh (Patna-cum-Shahabad General),
4. Hari Prasad Lal (Gaya-cum-Monghyr General),
5. Ganganand Sinha (Bhagalpur, Purnea & Santhal Parganas General),
6. Devaki Prasad Sinha (Chota Nagpur General),
7. Gaya Prasad Singh (Muzaffarpur-cum-Champaran General),
8. Sarfaraz Husain Khan (Patna & Chota Nagar cum Orissa Muslim),
9. Moulvi Mian Asjad-ul-lah (Bhagalpur Muslim),
10. Muhammad Shafi Daoodi (Tirhut Muslim),
11. Raja Raghunandan Prashad Singh (Landholders),
12. Shyama Charan, Brajnandan Sahay,
13. Saiyid Muhammad Ismail
The elected members from Bihar and Orissa in 1926:
1. Nilakantha Das (Orissa General),
2. Bhabananda Das (Orissa General),
3. Rajivarandan P. Sinha (Patna-cum-Shahabad General),
4. Ambika Prasad Sinha (Patna-cum-Shahabad General),
5. Siddhesvar Sinha (Gaya-cum-Monghyr General),
6. Ganganand Sinha (Bhagalpur, Purnea & Santhal Parganas),
7. Ramnarayan Singh (Chota Nagpur General),
8. Khan Bahadur Sarfaraz Hussain Khan (Patna & Chota Nagpur cum Orissa Muslim),
9. Moulvi Badl-us-zaman (Bhagalpur Muslim),
10. Maulvi Muhammad Shafee (Tirhut Muslim),
11. Raja Raghunandan Parshad Singh (Landholders),
12. Gaya Prasad Singh (Muzaffarpur-cum-Champaran General),
13. Hari Prasad Lal
The elected members from Bihar and Orissa in 1930:
1. Babu Gaya Prasad Singh (Muzaffarpur cum Champaran General),
2. Sitakanta Mahapatra (Orissa General),
3. Bhabananda Das (Orissa General),
4. Babu Badri Lal Rastogi (Patna cum Shahabad General),
5. Gupteshwar Prasad Singh (Gaya cum Monghyr General),
6. Pandit Ram Krishna Jha (Darbhanga cum Saran General),
7. Sukhraj Roy (Bhagalpur, Purnea & Santhal Pargana General),
8. Thakur Mohendra Nath Shah Deo (Chota Nagpur General),
9. M. Maswood Ahmad (Patna & Chota Nagpur cum Orissa Muslim),
10. Moulvi Badl-us-Zaman (Bhagalpur Muslim),
11. Moulvi Muhammad Shafee Daoodi (Tirhut Muslim),
12. Bhupat Singh (Landholders)
The elected members from Bihar and Orissa in 1934:
1. Bhubananda Das (Orissa General),
2. Nilakantha Das (Orissa General),
3. Anugrah Narayan Sinha (Patna-cum-Shahabad General),
4. Shri Krishna Sinha (Gaya-cum-Monghyr General),
5. Bepin Bihari Verma (Muzaffarpur-cum-Champaran General),
6. Kailash Bihari Lall (Bhagalpur, Purnea & Santhal districts General),
7. Satya Narain Singh (Darbhanga cum Saran General),
8. Raja Bahadur Harihar Prasad Narayan Sinha (Landholders)
The Government of India Act 1935 introduced further reforms. The Assembly continued as the lower chamber of a central Indian parliament based in Delhi, with two chambers, both containing elected and appointed members. The Assembly increased in size to 250 seats for members elected by the constituencies of British India, plus a further 125 seats for the Indian Princely states. However, elections for the reformed legislature never took place.
The electorate of the Assembly was never more than a very small fraction of the population of India. In the British House of Commons on 10 November 1942, the Labour MP Seymour Cocks asked the Secretary of State for India Leo Amery "What is the electorate for the present Central Legislative Assembly?" and received the written answer "The total electorate for the last General Election (1934) for the Central Legislative Assembly was 1,415,892."
The elected members from Bihar and Orissa in 1945 does not seem to be readily available.
After the transfer of power from the British Government, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 14 August 1947 and its place taken by the Constituent Assembly of India and the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.
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