Fifth Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
History | |
Preceded by | 4th Uttarakhand Assembly |
Leadership | |
Vacant since 10 March 2022 | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition | |
Structure | |
Seats | 70 |
Political groups | Government (49) NDA (49) Official Opposition (19)
Other Opposition (2)
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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 Sabha Bhavan, Bhararisain (Summer) Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Dehradun (Winter) | |
Website | |
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of India |
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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 47 seats in the 70-seat legislature and formed the government. [2] The Indian National Congress with 19 seats served as the opposition.
S.No | Position | Portrait | Name | Party | Constituency | Office Taken | Ref | |
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1 | Speaker | Ritu Khanduri Bhushan | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kotdwar | 26 March 2022 | [3] [4] | ||
2 | Deputy Speaker | Vacant | ||||||
3 | Leader of the House | 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 | 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] |
Party | Abbr. | Seats | Leader in the House |
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Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | 47 | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
Indian National Congress | INC | 19 | Yashpal Arya |
Bahujan Samaj Party | BSP | 02 | Sarwat Karim Ansari |
Independent | Ind. | 02 | N/A |
Total | 70 |
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