Administration in Bihar
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Administration in Bihar
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| Seal of Bihar | |
| Seat of Government | |
| Patna | |
| Executive | |
| Governor of Bihar | Devanand Konwar |
| Chief Minister of Bihar | Nitish Kumar |
| Dpty Chief Minister of Bihar | Sushil Kumar Modi |
| Legislative | |
| Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Speaker | U. N. Chaudhury |
| Members in Assembly | 243 |
| Bihar Legislative Council | |
| Chairman | Arun Kumar |
| Members in Council | 95 |
| Judiciary | |
| Patna High Court | |
| Chief Justice of High Court | Justice R.M. Lodha |
| District Courts | |
| Panchayat | |
| Administrative division | |
| Divisions of Bihar | 9 |
| Districts of Bihar | 38 |
| Sub-Divisions of Bihar | 101 |
| Towns of Bihar | 130 |
| Blocks in Bihar | 534 |
| Panchayats in Bihar | 8,471 |
| Villages in Bihar | 45,103 |
| Police Stations in Bihar | 853 |
| Police Districts in Bihar | 43 |
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Administrative Structure
India
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Bihar
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Divisions
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Districts
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Blocks Municipal Corporations Municipalities City Councils
(Tehsils) (Maha-Nagar-Palika) (Nagar-Palika) (Nagar-Panchayat)
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Villages Wards
(Graam/Gau'n)
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Administration Division
The state is divided into 9 divisions and 38 districts, for administrative purposes. The various districts included in the divisions - Patna, Tirhut, Saran, Darbhanga, Kosi, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Munger and Magadh Division, are as listed below.
Judiciary
See also: Judiciary of India
High Court
Main article: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court (Hindi: पटना उच्च न्यायालय) is the High Court of the state of Bihar. It was established on February 3, 1916 and later affiliated under the Government of India Act, 1915. The court is headquartered in Patna, the administrative capital of the state.
Proclamation made by the Governor-General of India on the March 22, 1912.The foundation-stone of the High Court Building was laid on Monday, December 1, 1913 by His Excellency the late Viceroy and Governor-General of India, Sir Charles Hardinge of Penshurst.The Patna High Court building on its completion was formally opened by the same Viceroy on February 3, [1916.Hon'ble Sir Justice Edward Maynard Des Champs Chamier was the first Chief Justice of Patna High Court.
This High Court has given two Chief Justice of India, first was Hon'ble Mr. Justice Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, the 6th C.J.I. and second was Hon'ble Mr. Justice Lalit Mohan Sharma, the 24th C.J.I..
Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.M. Lodha is the current Chief Justice of Patna High Court. He assumed this office on 13 May 2008.
City Courts
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Legislature
Bihar one of the six state where bicameral legislature exists these states (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh), the Vidhan Parishad serves as the upper house and Vidhan Sabha serves as the lower house of a bicameral legislature.
Vidhan Sabha
Main article: Bihar Vidhan Sabha
The Vidhan Sabha also known as 'Legislative Assembly.
See also: Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Parishad
Main article: Bihar Vidhan Parishad
The Vidhan Parishad also known as Legislative Council.
See also: Vidhan Parishad
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