5th Uttarakhand Assembly
Fifth Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
| History | |
| Preceded by | 4th Uttarakhand Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | Vacant since 10 March 2022 |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 |
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Political groups | Government (46) NDA (46)
Official Opposition (20)
Other Opposition (3) Vacant (1)
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Length of term | 2022–2027 |
| Elections | |
| first-past-the-post | |
Last election | 14 February 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Vidhan Bhavan, Bhararisain (Summer) Vidhan Bhavan, Dehradun (Winter) | |
| Website | |
| Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of India | |
| This article is part of a series on |
| Government and Politics of Uttarakhand |
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State of Uttarakhand उत्तराखण्ड राज्य |
The 2022 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election have elected the incumbent fifth Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. Elections were held on 14 February 2022 when Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party with 46 seats in the 70-seat legislature and formed the government.[2] The Indian National Congress with 19 seats served as the opposition.
Party position of the Assembly
[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 |
Key post holders in the assembly
[edit]| S.No. | Position | Portrait | Name | Party | Constituency | Office Taken | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speaker | 
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Ritu Khanduri Bhushan | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kotdwar | 26 March 2022 | [3][4] | |
| 2 | Deputy Speaker | Vacant | ||||||
| 3 | Leader of the House | 
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Pushkar Singh Dhami (Chief Minister) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | Champawat | 23 March 2022 | [5] | |
| 4 | Deputy Leader of the House | Premchand Aggarwal (Parliamentary and Finance Minister) |
Rishikesh | [3][4] | ||||
| 5 | Leader of Opposition | 
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Yashpal Arya | Indian National Congress | Bajpur | 18 April 2022 | [6] | |
| 6 | Deputy Leader of Opposition | Bhuwan Chandra Kapri | Indian National Congress | Khatima | 18 April 2022 | [7] | ||
Members of the Fifth Uttarakhand Assembly
[edit]By-elections
[edit]| S. No. | Constituency | Elected Member | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Champawat | Pushkar Singh Dhami[10] | BJP |
| 47 | Bageshwar | Parwati Das | BJP |
| 4 | Badrinath | Lakhpat Singh Butola | INC |
| 33 | Manglaur | Muhammad Nizamuddin | INC |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "SS Sandhu is Uttarakhand chief secy; Gadkari hails his tenure as NHAI chief". Tribuneindia News Service. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Uttarakhand Election Result Live: 70 में 46 सीटों पर भाजपा और 20 पर कांग्रेस को मिली जीत, पीएम मोदी बोले- उत्तराखंड में रचा नया इतिहास".
- ^ a b "रितु खंडूरी ने भरा नामांकन: 26 मार्च को उत्तराखंड को मिल जाएगी पहली महिला विधानसभा अध्यक्ष".
- ^ a b "उत्तराखंड: रितु खंडूरी बनीं पहली महिला विधानसभा अध्यक्ष, निर्विरोध हुआ चुनाव, संसदीय कार्यमंत्री होंगे प्रेमचंद अग्रवाल".
- ^ "Dhami: Dhami Takes Oath as 12th Cm, 8-member Cabinet Sworn in | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Yashpal Arya - Biodata" (PDF). ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in.
- ^ "Congress names its Uttarakhand state unit chief, CLP leader". 11 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pushkar Singh Dhami wins Champawat bypolls by 55,000 votes, retains CM post". The Indian Express. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
