List of leaders of the opposition in the Haryana Legislative Assembly

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Leader of the Opposition of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Vacant
since 4 October 2024
Style The Hon’ble
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
NominatorMembers of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly
AppointerSpeaker 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.

Contents

Eligibility

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.

Role

In legislature, opposition party has a major role and must act to discourage the party in power from acting against the interests of the state 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 state. [2] [3]

List of Leaders of the Opposition

NoPortraitNameConstituencyTermAssembly
(Election)
Party
19821987 6th Assembly
(1982)
Lok Dal
19871991 7th Assembly
(1987)
Bharatiya Janata Party
Sampat Singh Bhattu Kalan19911996 8th Assembly
(1991)
Janata Party
Om Prakash Chautala.jpg Om Prakash Chautala Rori24 March 19961999 9th Assembly
(1996)
Samata Party
Bhupinder Singh Hooda.jpg
Bhupinder Singh Hooda Garhi Sampla-Kiloi 20012004 10th Assembly
(2000)
Indian National Congress
Om Prakash Chautala.jpg Om Prakash Chautala Rori27 February 200521 August 2009 11th Assembly
(2005)
Indian National Lok Dal
17 November 200927 October 2014 12th Assembly
(2009)
Abhay Singh Chautala (cropped).jpg Abhay Singh Chautala Ellenabad 5 November 201423 March 2019 13th Assembly
(2014)
Bhupinder Singh Hooda.jpg
Bhupinder Singh Hooda [4] Garhi Sampla-Kiloi 4 September 201927 October 2019 Indian National Congress
2 November 201912 September 2024 14th Assembly
(2019)

See also

References

  1. "THE SALARY AND ALLOWANCES OF LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT ACT, 1977 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010.
  2. http://www.elections.in/political-corner/role-opposition-party-parliament/ Role of Leader of Opposition in India [ bare URL ]
  3. http://www.politicalsciencenotes.com/parliament/opposition/role-of-opposition-in-parliament-india/976 Role of Opposition in Parliament of India [ bare URL ]
  4. NDTV. "Congress Elects Bhupinder Hooda As Leader Of Opposition In Haryana". Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.