Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Explained

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Native Name Lang:Hindi
Legislature:5th Uttarakhand Assembly
Coa Pic:Seal_of_Uttarakhand.svg
House Type:Unicameral
Term Limits:5 years
Foundation:14 February 2002
Preceded By:Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Leader1 Type:Speaker
Leader1:Ritu Khanduri Bhushan
Party1:BJP
Election1:26 March 2022
Leader2 Type:Deputy Speaker
Election2:10 March 2022
Leader3 Type:Leader of the House
Leader3:Pushkar Singh Dhami
Party3:BJP
Election3:4 July 2021
Leader4 Type:Leader of the Opposition
Leader4:Yashpal Arya
Party4:INC
Election4:10 April 2022
Leader5 Type:Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Leader5:Bhuwan Chandra Kapri
Party5:INC
Election5:10 April 2022
Voting System1:First-past-the-post
Leader6 Type:Chief Secretary
Leader6:Radha Raturi IAS
Last Election1:14 February 2022
Next Election1:2027
Redistricting:2012
Members:70
Structure1:Bharat Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha 2024.svg
Structure1 Res:300px
Political Groups1:Government (46)

BJP (46)Official Opposition (20)

INC (20)Other opposition (3)

BSP (1)

IND (2)Vacant (1)

Vacant (1)

Website:Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Constitution:Constitution of India

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).

As of March 2022, Pushkar Singh Dhami is the current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Leader of the House in the 5th Vidhan Sabha.[1] The Speaker of the Assembly is Ritu Khanduri Bhushan. Gurmit Singh is the current Governor of Uttarakhand.

History

See main article: History of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.

Members of Legislative Assembly

DistrictNo.ConstituencyNamePartyRemarks
Uttarkashi1Purola (SC)Durgeshwar Lal
2YamunotriSanjay Dobhal
3GangotriSuresh Singh Chauhan
Chamoli4BadrinathRajendra Singh BhandariResigned in March 2024 & joined BJP
Lakhpat Singh ButolaElected in bypoll
5Tharali (SC)Bhupal Ram Tamta
6KarnaprayagAnil Nautiyal
Rudraprayag7KedarnathShaila Rani RawatDied on 9 July 2024
Vacant
8RudraprayagBharat Singh Chaudhary
Tehri Garhwal9Ghansali (SC)Shakti Lal Shah
10DevprayagVinod Kandari
11NarendranagarSubodh UniyalCabinet Minister
12PratapnagarVikram Singh Negi
13TehriKishore Upadhyaya
14DhanaultiPritam Singh Panwar
Dehradun15Chakrata (ST)Pritam Singh
16VikasnagarMunna Singh Chauhan
17SahaspurSahdev Singh Pundir
18DharampurVinod Chamoli
19RaipurUmesh Sharma 'Kau'
20Rajpur Road (SC)Khajan Das
21Dehradun CantonmentSavita Kapoor
22MussoorieGanesh JoshiCabinet Minister
23DoiwalaBrij Bhushan Gairola
24RishikeshPremchand AggarwalCabinet Minister
Haridwar25HaridwarMadan Kaushik
26BHEL RanipurAdesh Chauhan
27Jwalapur (SC)Ravi Bahadur
28Bhagwanpur (SC)Mamta Rakesh
29Jhabrera (SC)Virendra Kumar
30Piran KaliyarFurqan Ahmad
31RoorkeePradip Batra
32KhanpurUmesh Kumar
33ManglaurSarwat Karim AnsariDied on 30 October 2023[2]
Qazi Muhammad NizamuddinElected in Bypoll
34LaksarMuhammad Shahzad
35Haridwar RuralAnupama Rawat
Pauri Garhwal36YamkeshwarRenu Bisht
37Pauri (SC)Raj Kumar Pauri
38SrinagarDr. Dhan Singh RawatCabinet Minister
39ChaubattakhalSatpal MaharajCabinet Minister
40LansdowneDilip Singh Rawat
41KotdwarRitu Khanduri BhushanSpeaker
Pithoragarh42DharchulaHarish Singh Dhami
43DidihatBishan Singh Chuphal
44PithoragarhMayukh Mahar
45Gangolihat (SC)Fakir Ram Tamta
Bageshwar46KapkotSuresh Singh Garhia
47Bageshwar (SC)Chandan Ram DasDied on 26 April 2023[3]
Parvati DasElected in bypoll
Almora48DwarahatMadan Singh Bisht
49SaltMahesh Singh Jeena
50RanikhetPramod Nainwal
51Someshwar (SC)Rekha AryaCabinet Minister
52AlmoraManoj Tiwari
53JageshwarMohan Singh Mahra
Champawat54LohaghatKhushal Singh Adhikari
55ChampawatKailash Chandra GahtoriKailash Chandra Gahtori resigns, vacates seat for Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
Pushkar Singh DhamiElected in bypoll
Nainital56LalkuanMohan Singh Bisht
57BhimtalRam Singh Kaira
58Nainital (SC)Sarita Arya
59HaldwaniSumit Hridayesh
60KaladhungiBanshidhar Bhagat
61RamnagarDiwan Singh Bisht
Udham Singh Nagar62JaspurAdesh Singh Chauhan
63KashipurTrilok Singh Cheema
64Bajpur (SC)Yashpal AryaLeader of Opposition
65GadarpurArvind Pandey
66RudrapurShiv Arora
67KichhaTilak Raj Behar
68SitarganjSaurabh BahugunaCabinet Minister
69Nanakmatta (ST)Gopal Singh Rana
70KhatimaBhuwan Chandra KapriDeputy Leader of Opposition

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Notes and References

  1. News: Singh . Kautilya . Tirath Singh Rawat: BJP's Tirath Singh Rawat to be new Uttarakhand chief minister . 10 March 2021 . The Times of India . 10 March 2021 . en . 10 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210310063218/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjps-tirath-singh-rawat-to-be-new-uttarakhand-chief-minister/articleshow/81425626.cms . live .
  2. News: 2023-10-31 . BSP legislator Sarwat Karim Ansari dies at 66 . The Times of India . 2023-12-19 . 0971-8257.
  3. Web site: 2023-04-26 . Uttarakhand minister Chandan Ram Dass dies at 65 . 2023-04-26 . News9live . en-US.