The Chair of the Bihar Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the Legislative Council of Bihar, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Bihar. Chairmen hold office until ceasing to be a member of the council or resigning from the office. The chairmen can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the council by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of chairman, the meeting is presided by the deputy chairmen.
| Chairperson of the Bihar Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
Seal of Bihar | |
Incumbent since 20 June 2024Awadhesh Narain Singh | |
| Bihar Legislative Council | |
| Style | The Hon’ble (formal) Mr. Chairman (informal) |
| Member of | Bihar Legislative Council |
| Residence | Patna |
| Appointer | Members of the Legislative Council |
| Term length | 6 years |
| Deputy | Ram Bachan Rai |
List
- * represents acting chairmen
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Umeshwar Prasad Verma | 4 October 1986 | 18 January 1990 | 7 years, 214 days | Indian National Congress | |||
| 8 | 19 January 1990 | 6 May 1994 | ||||||
| * | Raghuvansh Prasad Singh | 7 May 1994 | 5 April 1995 | 333 days | Janata Dal | |||
| * | Jabir Husain | 6 April 1995 | 25 July 1996 | 11 years, 9 days | ||||
| 9 | 26 July 1996 | 6 May 2000 | ||||||
| * | 7 May 2000 | 29 June 2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | |||||
| 30 June 2000 | 15 April 2006 | |||||||
| * | Arun Kumar | Gaya Teachers | 16 April 2006 | 4 August 2009 | 3 years, 110 days | Indian National Congress | ||
| 10 | Tarakant Jha | elected by MLA's | 4 August 2009 | 6 May 2012 | 2 years, 276 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 11 | Awadhesh Narain Singh | Gaya Graduates | 8 August 2012 | 8 May 2017 | 4 years, 273 days | |||
| * | Haroon Rashid | elected by MLA's | 9 May 2017 | 6 May 2020 | 2 years, 363 days | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| * | Awadhesh Narain Singh | Gaya Graduates | 16 June 2020 | 25 August 2022 | 2 years, 70 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 12 | Devesh Chandra Thakur | Tirhut Graduates | 25 August 2022 | 24 July 2024 | 1 year, 294 days | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| * | Awadhesh Narain Singh | Gaya Graduates | 20 June 2024 | 24 July 2024 | 1 year, 243 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| (11) | 24 July 2024 | Incumbent | ||||||
Deputy== == Protem == == References
- "Chairmen List". www.biharvidhanparishad.gov.in.
- "Bihar Vidhan Sabha/Speaker". vidhansabha.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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