A light emitting device comprising: light sources to generate light; light flux control members to refract the light; a drive substrate on which the light sources are mounted; first reflective portions (133, 655) on the drive substrate to reflect the refracted light; and a display panel into which the reflected light is incident, wherein each of the light flux control members covers each of the light sources, and comprises an incident surface into which the light from the light source is incident; a back surface facing a mounting surface of the drive substrate; a refractive surface to refract the light comprising a first refractive surface and a second refractive surface; a reflective surface, opposite the back surface, and adapted to reflect the incident light to the first refractive surface or the second refractive surface and forming a depressed portion and disposed at an upper portion of each of the light flux control member; wherein the first refractive surface extends from the reflective surface and the second refractive surface is extended from the first refractive surface and the back surface connects the incident surface and the second refractive surface and the second refractive surface is bent or curved such that a distance, between the second refractive surface and an optical axis of the light source substantially perpendicular to the drive substrate, said distance being measured in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, is gradually reduced when said plane is further away from the first refractive surface, wherein the center of the depressed portion is aligned with the optical axis of the light source, and the light emitting device being characterized in that each of the first reflective portions (133, 655) includes a concave curved surface and a convex curved surface, the concave curved surface having a lower position than the mounting surface of the drive substrate and extending from the mounting surface of the drive substrate, and the convex curved surface having a higher position than the mounting surface of the drive substrate and a lower position than a point at which the first refractive surface and the second refractive surface make contact. light sources to generate light; light flux control members to refract the light; a drive substrate on which the light sources are mounted; first reflective portions (133, 655) on the drive substrate to reflect the refracted light; and a display panel into which the reflected light is incident, wherein each of the light flux control members covers each of the light sources, and comprises an incident surface into which the light from the light source is incident; a back surface facing a mounting surface of the drive substrate; a refractive surface to refract the light comprising a first refractive surface and a second refractive surface; a reflective surface, opposite the back surface, and adapted to reflect the incident light to the first refractive surface or the second refractive surface and forming a depressed portion and disposed at an upper portion of each of the light flux control member; wherein the first refractive surface extends from the reflective surface and the second refractive surface is extended from the first refractive surface and the back surface connects the incident surface and the second refractive surface and the second refractive surface is bent or curved such that a distance, between the second refractive surface and an optical axis of the light source substantially perpendicular to the drive substrate, said distance being measured in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis, is gradually reduced when said plane is further away from the first refractive surface, wherein the center of the depressed portion is aligned with the optical axis of the light source, and the light emitting device being characterized in that each of the first reflective portions (133, 655) includes a concave curved surface and a convex curved surface, the concave curved surface having a lower position than the mounting surface of the drive substrate and extending from the mounting surface of the drive substrate, and the convex curved surface having a higher position than the mounting surface of the drive substrate and a lower position than a point at which the first refractive surface and the second refractive surface make contact.