Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
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 in India, and is seated at Dehradun, the interim capital of Uttarakhand, with 70 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha | |
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Term limits | 5 years |
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| Founded | 14 February 2002 |
| Preceded by | Interim Uttarakhand Assembly |
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Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the House | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Utpal Kumar Singh, IAS | |
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| Seats | 70 |
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Political groups | Government (56)
Opposition (11)
Others (3)
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| Elections | |
| first-past-the-post | |
Last election | 15 February 2017 |
Next election | 2022 |
| Redistricting | 2012 |
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| Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Gairsain (summer) Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Dehradun (winter) | |
| Website | |
| Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Constitution | |
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| This article is part of a series on |
| Government and Politics of Uttarakhand |
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Following the Bharatiya Janta Party's historic win in 2017 election, the current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Leader of the House is Trivendra Singh Rawat. The Speaker of the Assembly is Premchand Aggarwal. Baby Rani Maurya is the current Governor of Uttarakhand.
Between 2002 and 2020, Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly had 71 seats, including one reserved seat for the member of Anglo-Indian community that was abolished on 25 January 2020 by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019, reducing the strength of Assembly from 71 to 70 seats.[1]
Assembly election results
| Party | Year | ||||
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| 2017 | 2012 | 2007 | 2002 | ||
| Bahujan Samaj Party | – | 03 | 08 | 07 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 57 | 31 | 35 | 19 | |
| Indian National Congress | 11 | 32 | 21 | 36 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party | – | – | – | 01 | |
| Uttarakhand Kranti Dal[A] | – | 01 | 03 | 04 | |
| Independent | 02 | 03 | 03 | 03 | |
| Total Seats | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | |
List of Assemblies
The following is the list of all the Uttarakhand Legislative Assemblies[2]
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| Assembly | Election Year | Speaker | Chief Minister | Party | Opposition Leader | Party | ||
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| Interim Assembly | N/A | Prakash Pant | Nityanand Swami (2000–01) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | Vacant | N/A | ||
| Bhagat Singh Koshyari (2001–02) | ||||||||
| 1st Assembly | 2002 | Yashpal Arya | Narayan Datt Tiwari | Indian National Congress | Bhagat Singh Koshyari (2002–03) |
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| Matbar Singh Kandari (2003–07) | ||||||||
| 2nd Assembly | 2007 | Harbans Kapoor | Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2007–09) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | Harak Singh Rawat | Indian National Congress | ||
| Ramesh Pokhriyal (2009–11) | ||||||||
| Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2011–12) | ||||||||
| 3rd Assembly | 2012 | Govind Singh Kunjwal | Vijay Bahuguna (2012–14) |
Indian National Congress | Ajay Bhatt | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Harish Rawat (2014–17) | ||||||||
| 4th Assembly | 2017 | Premchand Aggarwal | Trivendra Singh Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party | Indira Hridayesh | Indian National Congress | ||
2016 Assembly suspension
In March 2016, capping a nine-day high-voltage political drama, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union Government brought Uttarakhand under President's rule citing a constitutional breakdown in the wake of a rebellion in then state-ruling Indian National Congress, which slammed the decision calling it a "murder of democracy" and a "black day".
President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation under Article 356 of the Constitution of India dismissing the INC-ruled State Government, the Chief Minister Harish Rawat and placing the Assembly under suspended animation on the recommendation of the Union Cabinet.
The Union Government was of the view that continuance of the Rawat government was "immoral and unconstitutional" after 18 March 2016, when the Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker declared the appropriation bill "passed" in controversial circumstances without allowing a division pressed for by 35 MLAs, including 9 rebel Congress legislators.
The Union Cabinet had held an emergency meeting on Saturday night presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had cut short a visit to Assam to return to the New Delhi for the purpose.
The Cabinet considered several reports received from Governor Krishan Kant Paul, who had described the political situation as volatile and expressed apprehensions over possible pandemonium during the scheduled trial of strength in the Assembly on Monday.
The purported CD of the sting operation conducted against the Chief Minister that was in public domain on Saturday was understood to have been factored into the decision of the Cabinet which found it as a case of horse trading.
Additionally Two Uttarakhand MLAs, one each from Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party were on 9 June suspended for cross-voting during the floor test that was held on 10 May. Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal suspended BJP MLA Bhim Lal Arya and INC MLA Rekha Arya.[3]
Current Assembly
This is 4th Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) of the state. The last state elections were held in February 2017, when the Bharatiya Janata Party won an overwhelming majority of 57 seats in the 70-seat electoral legislature. The Indian National Congress has secured only 11 seats in 4th assembly. The Independents have bagged 2 seats.
Current party position in the Assembly
Current party position in the Assembly as of 28 November 2019:
| Rank | Party | Abbr. | Seats | Leader in the House |
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| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | 56 | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | INC | 11 | Indira Hridayesh |
| 3 | Independent | Ind. | 03 | N/A |
| Total | 70 |
List of current Assembly members
Notes
- A In the 2012 Assembly election, Uttarakhand Kranti Dal contested as "Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (P)" led by then party president Trivendra Singh Panwar. The original party name and the election symbol (chair) was frozen by the Election Commission of India following the factionism and leadership dispute within the party that led to its break-up. Its original name and party symbol were restored in 2017.
- B Elected as a Bharatiya Janata Party member from the Khanpur constituency in the 2017 Assembly election, Singh was expelled from the party on 17 July 2019.
See also
- Government of Uttarakhand
- Governor of Uttarakhand
- Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
- Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Cabinet of Uttarakhand
- Interim Uttarakhand Assembly
- 1st Uttarakhand Assembly
- 2nd Uttarakhand Assembly
- 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly
- 4th Uttarakhand Assembly
- List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Parliament of India
- Lok Sabha
- Rajya Sabha
- State Legislature
- State Legislative Assemblies
- State Legislative Councils
References
- "Anglo Indian Representation To Lok Sabha, State Assemblies Done Away; SC-ST Reservation Extended For 10 Years: Constitution (104th Amendment) Act To Come Into Force On 25th Jan". www.livelaw.in. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- "पूर्व सद्स्य: उत्तराखण्ड विधान सभा". ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "Two Uttarakhand MLAs suspended for cross-voting during trust vote". english.pradesh18.com. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- "Uttarakhand: BJP MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion expelled from party for 6 years". Times of India.
External links
- Uttarakhand Lok Sabha Election 2019 Result Website
- Elected Members of Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand, Official list Govt. of Uttarakhand.
- Members of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- President’s rule in Uttarakhand; Congress says ‘murder of democracy’
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