The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Uttarakhand, one of the 28 states of India. It is seated at Dehradun, the winter capital, and Gairsain, the summer capital of Uttarakhand. The total strength of the assembly is 70 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| 5th Uttarakhand Assembly | |
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 14 February 2002 |
| Preceded by | Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition | |
Radha Raturi IAS | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (46)
Official Opposition (20) Other Opposition (3) Vacant (1)
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 14 February 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Redistricting | 2012 |
| Meeting place | |
| Vidhan Bhavan, Gairsain (summer) Vidhan Bhavan, Dehradun (winter) | |
| Website | |
| Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of India | |
As of March 2022, Pushkar Singh Dhami is the current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Leader of the House in the 5th Vidhan Sabha.[1] The Speaker of the Assembly is Ritu Khanduri Bhushan. Gurmit Singh is the current Governor of Uttarakhand.
History
editComposition
edit| Party | Abbr. | Seats | Leader in the House |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | 47 | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| Indian National Congress | INC | 20 | Yashpal Arya |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | BSP | 01 | Muhammad Shahzad |
| Independent | Ind. | 02 | N/A |
| Total | 70 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
editSee also
edit- Government of Uttarakhand
- Governor of Uttarakhand
- Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
- Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Cabinet of Uttarakhand
- List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- List of former constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- List of by-elections to the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Lok Sabha
- Rajya Sabha
- State Legislature
- State Legislative Assemblies
- State Legislative Councils
Notes
edit- A In the 2012 Assembly election, Uttarakhand Kranti Dal contested as "Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P)" led by then party president Trivendra Singh Panwar. The original party name and the election symbol (chair) was frozen by the Election Commission of India following the factionism and leadership dispute within the party that led to its break-up. Its original name and party symbol were restored in 2017.
References
edit- ^ Singh, Kautilya (10 March 2021). "Tirath Singh Rawat: BJP's Tirath Singh Rawat to be new Uttarakhand chief minister". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "BSP legislator Sarwat Karim Ansari dies at 66". The Times of India. 31 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Uttarakhand minister Chandan Ram Dass dies at 65". News9live. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.