Bihar: About 12 percent of newly elected MLAs are women, and about 40 percent of members in the new assembly lack a college degree.

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Approximately 12 percent of newly elected MLAs in Bihar are women, a slight increase from previous elections. Nearly 40 percent of members in the new assembly do not have a college degree, according to a report by the think tank PRS Legislative Research.

The report also states that the number of MLAs over the age of 55 has increased since the Bihar assembly elections. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retained power in Bihar by winning 202 seats in the 243-member assembly.

Winning with an 85 percent strike rate
The NDA’s landslide victory can be gauged from the fact that its two major constituents (BJP and JDU) won with a strike rate of approximately 85 percent. Both BJP and JDU contested 101 seats each. An analysis of the results by PRS Legislative Research revealed that the 243-member Assembly will now have 29 women MLAs, representing approximately 12 percent of the total number of MLAs. The previous Assembly had 26 women members.

15 MLAs lack college degrees
Of the 29 women elected to the Assembly, 13 are between the ages of 25 and 39, and nine are between 40 and 54. Nearly half of these, or 15, lack a college degree. Overall, the percentage of MLAs aged 55 and above in the Assembly increased from 34 percent in 2015 to 40 percent in 2020 and 46 percent in 2025.

32 percent of newly elected MLAs are graduates
The number of MLAs with postgraduate degrees in the new Assembly increased to 28 percent, compared to 23 percent in 2020. The proportion of those with qualifications up to the higher secondary level increased from 38 percent to 40 percent in 2020. About 32 percent of the newly elected MLAs are graduates, compared to 40 percent in the previous assembly.