5th Uttarakhand Assembly
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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.[2] The Indian National Congress with 19 seats served as the opposition.
Fifth Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
| History | |
| Preceded by | 4th Uttarakhand Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Ritu Khanduri Bhushan, BJP | |
Deputy Speaker | Vacant |
Pushkar Singh Dhami, BJP | |
Yashpal Arya, INC | |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Bhuwan Chandra Kapri, INC |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 |
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Political groups | Government (46) NDA (46)
Official Opposition (20)
Other Opposition (3) Vacant (1)
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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 Bhavan, Bhararisain (Summer) Vidhan Bhavan, Dehradun (Winter) | |
| Website | |
| Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of India | |
Party position of the Assembly
| Party | Abbr. | Seats | Leader in the House |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | 47 | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| Indian National Congress | INC | 20 | Yashpal Arya |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | BSP | 01 | Muhammad Shahzad |
| Independent | Ind. | 02 | N/A |
| Total | 70 |
Key post holders in the assembly
| S.No. | Position | Portrait | Name | Party | Constituency | Office Taken | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
Members of the Fifth Uttarakhand Assembly
| S. No. | Constituency | Elected Member | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Champawat | Pushkar Singh Dhami[10] | BJP |
| 47 | Bageshwar | Parwati Das | BJP |
| 4 | Badrinath | Lakhpat Singh Butola | INC |
| 33 | Manglaur | Muhammad Nizamuddin | INC |
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- ^ a b "उत्तराखंड: रितु खंडूरी बनीं पहली महिला विधानसभा अध्यक्ष, निर्विरोध हुआ चुनाव, संसदीय कार्यमंत्री होंगे प्रेमचंद अग्रवाल".
- ^ "Dhami: Dhami Takes Oath as 12th Cm, 8-member Cabinet Sworn in | Dehradun News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Yashpal Arya - Biodata" (PDF). ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in.
- ^ "Congress names its Uttarakhand state unit chief, CLP leader". 11 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "BSP legislator Sarwat Karim Ansari dies at 66". The Times of India. 31 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Uttarakhand minister Chandan Ram Dass dies at 65". News9live. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Pushkar Singh Dhami wins Champawat bypolls by 55,000 votes, retains CM post". The Indian Express. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.