Leader of the Opposition of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
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Style | The Hon’ble |
Member of | Haryana Legislative Assembly |
Nominator | Members of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly |
Appointer | Speaker of the Assembly |
Term length | 5 years Till the Assembly Continues |
The Leader of the Opposition in the Haryana Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.
Official Opposition [1] is a term used in Haryana Legislative Assembly to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in the assembly. In order to get formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of total membership of the Legislative Assembly.
In legislature, opposition party has a major role and must act to discourage the party in power from acting against the interests of the country and the common man. They are expected to alert the population and the government on the content of any bill, which is not in the best interests of the country. [2] [3]
No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly (Election) | Party | ||
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1982 | 1987 | 6th Assembly (1982) | Lok Dal | |||||
1987 | 1991 | 7th Assembly (1987) | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
Sampat Singh | Bhattu Kalan | 1991 | 1996 | 8th Assembly (1991) | Janata Party | |||
![]() | Om Prakash Chautala | Rori | 24 March 1996 | 2000 | 9th Assembly (1996) | Samata Party | ||
2000 | 2005 | 10th Assembly (2000) | Indian National Congress | |||||
![]() | Om Prakash Chautala | Rori | 17 November 2009 | 2014 | 12th Assembly (2009) | Indian National Lok Dal | ||
Abhay Singh Chautala | Ellenabad | 5 November 2014 | 23 March 2019 | 13th Assembly (2014) | ||||
![]() | Bhupinder Singh Hooda | Garhi Sampla-Kiloi | 4 September 2019 | 27 October 2019 | Indian National Congress | |||
2 November 2019 | Incumbent | 14th Assembly (2019) | ||||||
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