Leader of the Opposition of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
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Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
Abbreviation | LOP |
Appointer | Members of the Official Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
Term length | During the life of the Assembly (five years maximum) Renewable |
Inaugural holder | Bhagat Singh Koshyari (2002–2003) |
Formation | 9 December 2000 |
Website | Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
The Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
Official Opposition [1] is a term used in Uttarakhand 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. A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, not an alliance. Many of the Indian state legislatures also follows this 10% rule while the rest of them prefer single largest opposition party according to the rules of their respective houses.
The opposition's main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public. The opposition is equally responsible in upholding the best interests of the people of the country. They have to ensure that the Government does not take any steps, which might have negative effects on the people of the country. [2]
The role of the opposition in legislature is basically to check the excesses of the ruling or dominant party, and not to be totally antagonistic. There are actions of the ruling party which may be beneficial to the masses and opposition is expected to support such steps. [3]
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.
No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term [4] | Assembly (Election) | Party | ||
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– | Vacant | N/A | 9 December 2000 | 14 February 2002 | Interim | N/A | ||
1 | ![]() | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | Kapkot | 13 March 2002 | 17 December 2003 | 1st (2002) | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2 | Matbar Singh Kandari | Rudraprayag | 17 December 2003 | 2 March 2007 | ||||
3 | ![]() | Harak Singh Rawat | Lansdowne | 13 March 2007 | 9 March 2012 | 2nd (2007) | Indian National Congress | |
4 | ![]() | Ajay Bhatt | Ranikhet | 19 May 2012 | 14 March 2017 | 3rd (2012) | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
5 | ![]() | Indira Hridayesh | Haldwani | 27 March 2017 | 13 June 2021† | 4th (2017) | Indian National Congress | |
6 | ![]() | Pritam Singh | Chakrata | 23 July 2021 | 11 March 2022 | |||
7 | ![]() | Yashpal Arya | Bajpur | 10 April 2022 | Incumbent | 5th (2022) |
No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term [5] | Assembly (Election) | Party | ||
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1 | Tilak Raj Behar | Rudrapur–Kichha | 2009 | 9 March 2012 | 2nd (2007) | Indian National Congress | ||
2 | Karan Mahara | Ranikhet | 27 March 2017 | 11 March 2022 | 4th (2017) | Indian National Congress | ||
3 | Bhuwan Chandra Kapri [6] | Khatima | 10 April 2022 | Incumbent | 5th (2022) |
In India, Official Opposition designates largest party not supporting the ruling cabinet in the Parliament of India or a State or Territory Legislative Assembly. To get formal recognition in either upper or lower houses, the concerned party must have at least 10% of the total strength of the house. A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, not an alliance. Many of the Indian state legislatures also follow this 10% rule while the rest of them prefer single largest opposition party according to the rules of their respective houses.
Bhagat Singh Koshyari is an Indian politician who served as the 22nd governor of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2023. An RSS veteran, Koshyari served as National Vice-President of BJP and party's 3rd State president for Uttarakhand. He also served as 2nd Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2001 to 2002 and thereafter, was the leader of the opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2003. He also served as an MLC in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and MLA in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He later served as an MP in Rajya Sabha from 2008 to 2014 from Uttarakhand and then the MP in the 16th Lok Sabha from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar constituency, earning him the distinction of being elected in both houses of State Legislature and both houses of National Parliament respectively.
Pradeep Tamta is an Indian politician of Indian National Congress (INC) from Uttarakhand state. He served as the member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the member of 15th Lok Sabha from Almora constituency and also served as the member of 1st Uttarakhand Assembly from Someshwar constituency.
The 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the 2nd Vidhan Sabha election of the state of Uttarakhand in India. The elections were held on 21 February 2007, when the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in the 70-seat legislature. One seat short of forming a majority, the BJP have had to rely on support from the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and three Independents to form the government. The Indian National Congress became the official opposition, holding 21 seats.
Elections for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in Uttarakhand state, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The legislative assembly of Uttarakhand creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature to the conduct of state level elections need to be approved by the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
Indira Hridayesh was an Indian politician, from the state of Uttarakhand. She was a member of the Indian National Congress party. Hridayesh was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council for four terms, from 1974 to 2000. She was elected to the Uttarakahand Legislative Assembly in 2002, 2012, and 2017, and between 2002 and 2017, was the State Finance Minister for Uttarakhand. From 2017 onward, she was the leader of the Opposition for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
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. The Indian National Congress with 19 seats served as the opposition.
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).