The political stir for the Bihar assembly elections has intensified. The Election Commission has started preparations in Bihar. Elections are to be held in October or November for all 243 assembly seats. The Election Commission has started training more than 200 booth level agents of Bihar.
Bihar elections are the most important of this year’s developments. During this time, the NDA government is expected to return under the leadership of Nitish Kumar, while the opposition will also try to show its strength. In such a situation, we know how many Muslims are in Bihar and which vote bank is the largest there.
How many Muslims in Bihar
India is a country full of diversities, where people of all religions, culture and diversity live. The population of Muslims here is 14.2% of the total population. It is considered to be the biggest religion after Hinduism. According to the 2011 census, Hindu population in the country is 79.8%, while the population of Muslims has seen a 24.6% increase. Talking about Muslims in Bihar, the presence of Muslim community is important there. The total population of Bihar is around 10.4 crore, out of which about 1.76 crore i.e. 16.9% of the Muslim community. Actually, a large number of Muslims have settled in Bihar during the British period.
Where how many Muslims in Bihar
Araria, Purnia, Kishanganj, Patna and Bhagalpur of Bihar have more population of Muslims. Especially the Muslim community is more in Seemanchal region i.e. Araria and Kishanganj. There are many reasons behind the excess of Muslims in Bihar, such as historical, social, economic and agricultural factors. In 2023, when the Bihar government had conducted the caste census, according to it, the total population there was 13 crore. In which the total percentage of Muslims is 17.70. At the same time, Hindu is 81.99%. After this comes the turn of other religions.
Which class vote bank is the highest
If seen on the basis of caste class in Bihar, the largest vote bank is a very backward class. Bihar has OBC 36.0148%, Backward Class 27.12%, Scheduled Castes 19.6518%, Scheduled Tribes 1.68%and unreserved 15.5%. In such a situation, all the parties are going to be eyeing the OBC vote bank in Bihar assembly elections. At the same time, Muslims are also in large numbers in Bihar. In such a situation, parties will try to woo Muslims as well.
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