Bare Act

The Bihar Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2014

The Bihar Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2014 is a state legislation passed by the Bihar State Legislature to update administrative population benchmarks within local self-governance. It amends Section 127 of the primary Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006 by replacing outdated census reference years—specifically changing "2011" and "2001" to "2021" and "2011" in the second proviso. This amendment applies across the entire state of Bihar and ensures that local Panchayat governance, demographic calculations, and seat allocations rely on updated census baselines. For ordinary citizens, rural electors, and prospective candidates in local elections, this legal adjustment ensures proper demographic representation in local Panchayats based on revised statutory timeline references.

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