Bihar Assembly Elections 2020

BIHAR Assembly Elections 2020

Notes for Civils Services Exam 2021(Prelims)

                                                                         Prepared by : P.Potayya Sarma ,MA,LLB,PGDIRPM                            

 

Area : 94,163 Sq. KMs

 

Population : 10,38, 04,637 (As per 2011 Census)

 

Capital : Patna

 

Principal Language : Hindustani ( mixture of Hindi and Urdu ).

    Commonly Hindi  language is also talked.  

     Bihar different regions have different dialects. They are  :

      1)Bhojpuri

     2) Magahi

     3)Maithili

     4)Angika

      5) Vajjika (also known as Brajjika or Bajjika).

 

Bihar Assembly  elections  2020

 

Seats:  243

 

Districts : 38

 

Governor : Phagu Chauhan

 

 

 

 

I)NDA                                       Seats won

1)BJP                                         74

2)JD(U)                                      43

3)Hindustani Awam Morcha Secular

   Jitan Ram Manji                         4

4) Vikassheel Insan Party

    Mukesh Sahni                    4

        TOTAL                                    125

 

II)Maha Ghata Bandhan (MGB) (Grand Alliance)

 

1)RJD                                75  (Tejashwi Yadav)

2)INC                                19

3)Left                                        16  (CPI-ML) , CPI & CPI (M)

     TOTAL                              110

 

 

III) Others                                   8     ( MIM : 5 )

                                                 Lok Janashakti Party : 1      Chirag Paswan

                                                 BSP : 1

                                                 Independent : 1

 

No. of votes for simple majority : 122

 

 

 

Chief Minister : Shri Nitish Kumar     4^th consecutive term

 

 

Bihar Assembly  elections  2020

 

Seats:  243

 

Districts : 38

 

Governor : Phagu Chauhan

 

 

NDA                                  Seats won

1)BJP                                         74

2)JD(U)                                      43

3)Hindustani Awam Morcha Secular

   Jitan Ram Manji                         4

4) Vikassheel Insan Party

    Mukesh Sahni                    4

        TOTAL                                    125

 

Maha Ghata Bandhan (Grand Alliance)

 

1)RJD                                75  (Tejashwi Yadav)

2)INC                                19

3)Left                                        16  (CPI-ML) , CPI & CPI (M)

     TOTAL                              110

 

 

Others                                         8     ( MIM : 5 )

                                                 Lok Janashakti Party : 1      Chirag Paswan

                                                 BSP : 1

                                                 Independent : 1

 

No. of votes for simple majority : 122

 

 

 

Chief Minister : Shri Nitish Kumar     4^th consecutive term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bihar was the main scene of activities of Buddha and 24 Jain Tirthankaras

Rulers in Ancient India :-

Bimbihar, Udayan founders of Pataliputra

 

Chandragupta Maurya

 

Ashoka

 

Maurya dynasty

 

Sungas

 

Kanvas

 

Kushan Rulers

 

Chandragupta Vikramaditya of Gupta Dynasty

Rulers in Medieval India :

Mohammad – bin – Bhaktiyar Khilji  conquered

 

Tughalqs

 

Mughals

 

BORDER OF BIHAR STATE : -

Bihar     North :Nepal

        East : West Bengal

        West : UP

        South : Jarkhand

 

Main River : Ganga

 

Other Rivers

 

Son

Poonpoon

Falgu

Karmanasa

Durgawathi

Kosi

Gandak

Ghaghra

 

 

 

 

 

Tourist Centres :

1)Patna : Pataliputra : -

                i)Third Buddhist council conducted under the patronage of Ashoka under the presidentship of Tissa Mugaliputra.

               

 

Ancient city of Pataliputra.  Guru Gobind Sing birth place

2)Rajgir :

               

Lord Buddha preached Lotus Sutra ( Bimbisara time )

                Just after Buddha’sdeath at Rajgriha under the Presidentship of Mahakashap Upali

3) Nalanda  :  a)Ancient learning centre.

     b)Kundalapur ( Nalanda ) : Hieun Tsang visited 5^th century AD

     c)  Nepura ( Nalanda ) : Rural Tourist Place

 

4) Vaishali :  

         Birth place of Lord Mahavir 6^th Century BCE in Kundalagram of Vaishali

        Here Second Buddhist Council was conducted after 100 years of Buddha’s death under the presidentship of Sabakami . Buddhism divided into two section i.e., Sthaviravadins (orthodox) and Mahasanghika.

Here  in 483 BCE Last Seramon of Buddha

        Here there is an Ashokan Lion Pillar

5)Pawapuri :  It is near Rajgir

     Here  Lord Mahavir breathed his last and attained Nirvana in 468 BCE

 

 

6)Bodha Gaya :

        Buddha got enlightenment (at 35 years age ) at Uruvela on the bank of river Niranjana under a Pipal tree and became fully enlightened and called Buddha.  

7) Gaya

 

8)Vikramashila : Started by King Dharmapala (ruins of Buddhist university of higher learning ). Bhagalpur

 

 

 

9)Sasaram : Tomb of Shershah Suri , built in 1545 AD

 

10)Madhubani : Known for its famous paintings

 

11)Mundeshwari Mandir : (Kaimur )

 

12)Rohtras Garh Fort : (Rohtas)

 

 

 

 13) Munger :  Bihar School of Yoga : (Munger )

14) Patna : Maner Sharief : Patna

15) Kesaria Stupa : East Champaran

16 ) Barabar Hills : Jehanabad

 

17) Lauria Nandangarh                     

 

Regions in Bihar:

1)Bhojpur

2)East

3)Magadh

4)Mithila

5) Tirhut

 

Districts in Bihar :

38

                        

Seemanchal :  (24 Assembly Seats).It is referred as part of  Mithila region. Sometimes called as Purnia division.

i)Purnia District

ii)Katihar District

iii)Kishangaj District

iv)Araria District

 

*Most backward region

*Average literacy rate : 54%

*Average per capita income : Rs.10,000

*Most of the year, floods submerge the area .KOSI RIVER FLOODS THE AREA. Kosi river comes from Nepal.

*Maithili is the native language of the people.    Apart from this, Urdu, Hindi are also talked.