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Bihar State Election Commission is an autonomous and statutory body constituted in Indian state of Bihar for ensuring that elections are conducted in free, fair and unbiased way. Constitution of India with provisions as per Article 324 ensures creation and safeguarding of the powers of Election Commission.
The 2026 elections in India are expected to include the elections of the Rajya Sabha and 4 states and 1 union territory legislative assemblies. Legislative assembly elections [ edit ]
Elections in the state of Bihar, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India.The Assembly of Bihar creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India.
The 2024 Indian general election was held in Bihar in all 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 40 members of the 18th Lok Sabha, with the results declared on 4 June. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Bihar, along with Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal , were the only states where the 2024 Indian general election was held in all 7 phases.
Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar with Narendra Modi in 2017. By 2004, The Economist magazine said "Bihar [had] become a byword for the worst of India, of widespread and inescapable poverty, of corrupt politicians indistinguishable from mafia-dons they patronise, caste-ridden social order that has retained the worst feudal cruelties". [44]
The orders regarding Jharkhand were nullified till 2026 by inserting section 10B into the Delimitation Act, 2002. [ 14 ] The delimitation of four north-eastern states was deferred due to security risks, by four separate presidential orders, all issued on 8 February 2008, for Assam, [ 15 ] Arunachal Pradesh, [ 16 ] Nagaland [ 17 ] and Manipur ...
In January 2024, the Indian politician and eight-time Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, of the Mahagathbandhan block resigned amid rumors of him joining the opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). [1] He joined the NDA and took the oath for his ninth term as Chief Minister of Bihar.
Reservation policy in Bihar is a system of affirmative action that provides historically disadvantaged groups representation in education and employment. Reservations in the state rose from 60 percent in 2021 to 75 percent in 2023. [1] In June 2024, Patna High Court struck down the new reservation policy. [2]