2nd Uttarakhand Assembly

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Second Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
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Type
Type
Unicameral
HousesUttarakhand Legislative Assembly
History
Preceded by1st Uttarakhand Assembly
Succeeded by3rd Uttarakhand Assembly
Leadership
Speaker
Deputy Speaker
Vijaya Barthwal (2008–2009), BJP
Leader of the House
  • Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2007–2009), BJP
  • Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nihsank' (2009–2011), BJP
  • Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2011–2012)
, BJP
Leader of the Opposition
Chief Secretary
Mahesh Chandra, IAS
Structure
Seats71[†]
Political groups
Government (42)
  •   BJP (36)
  •   UKD (3)
  •   Independent (3)

Opposition (20)

  •   INC (20)

Others (8)

  •   BSP (8)

Nominated (1)

Length of term
2007–2012
Elections
first-past-the-post
Last election
21 February 2007
Next election
30 January 2012
Meeting place
Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Website
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Constitution
Constitution of India
Footnotes
^† 70 seats are open for the direct election while 1 seat is reserved for the member of Anglo-Indian community.

The 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the second Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state. 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.

Party position in the Assembly[]

Rank Party Abbr. Seats Leader in the House
1 Bharatiya Janata Party BJP 36 Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2007–2009)
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nihsank' (2009–2011)
Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2011–2012)
2 Uttarakhand Kranti Dal UKD 03 Diwakar Bhatt
3 Independent Ind. 03 N/A
4 Indian National Congress INC 20 Harak Singh Rawat
5 Bahujan Samaj Party BSP 08 Narayan Pal
6 Nominated Nom. 01
Total 71

Key post holders in the Assembly[]

  • Speaker : Harbans Kapoor
  • Deputy Speaker : Vijaya Barthwal (2008–2009)
  • Leader of the House: Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2007–2009)
    Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nihsank' (2009–2011)
    Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2011–2012)
  • Leader of the Opposition : Harak Singh Rawat
  • Chief Secretary : [1]

List of the Second Assembly members[]

S. No. Constituency Elected Member Party affiliation
1 Purola (SC) INC
2 Gangotri Gopal Singh Rawat BJP
3 Yamunotri Kedar Singh Rawat INC
4 Pratapnagar (Guddu Panwar) BJP
5 Tehri Kishore Upadhyaya INC
6 Ghansali INC
7 Devprayag Diwakar Bhatt UKD
8 Narendranagar UKD
9 Dhanaulti (SC) BJP
10 Chakrata (ST) Pritam Singh INC
11 Vikasnagar BJP
12 Sahaspur (SC) Raj Kumar BJP
13 Lakshman Chowk Dinesh Agrawal INC
14 Dehradun Harbans Kapoor BJP
15 Rajpur Ganesh Joshi BJP
16 Mussoorie Jot Singh Gunsola INC
17 Rishikesh Premchand Aggarwal BJP
18 Doiwala Trivendra Singh Rawat BJP
19 Bhagwanpur (SC) BSP
20 Roorkee Suresh Chand Jain BJP
21 Iqbalpur BSP
22 Manglaur Muhammad Nizamuddin BSP
23 Landhaura (SC) BSP
24 Laksar Pranav Singh 'Champion' INC
25 Bahadarabad BSP
26 Haridwar Madan Kaushik BJP
27 Laldhang BSP
28 Yamkeshwar Vijaya Barthwal BJP
29 Kotdwar BJP
30 Dhumakot Lt. Gen. Tejpal Singh Rawat (Retd.) INC
31 Bironkhal Amrita Rawat INC
32 Lansdowne Dr. Harak Singh Rawat INC
33 Pauri Independent
34 Srinagar (SC) BJP
35 Thalisain Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' BJP
36 Rudraprayag Matbar Singh Kandari BJP
37 Kedarnath Asha Nautiyal BJP
38 Badrinath Kedar Singh Phonia BJP
39 Nandaprayag Independent
40 Karnaprayag Anil Nautiyal BJP
41 Pindar (SC) Govind Lal BJP
42 Kapkot Bhagat Singh Koshyari# BJP
43 Kanda Balwant Singh Bhauryal BJP
44 Bageshwar (SC) Chandan Ram Das BJP
45 Dwarahat Pushpesh Tripathi UKD
46 Bhikiyasain Surendra Singh Jeena BJP
47 Salt INC
48 Ranikhet INC
49 Someshwar (SC) Ajay Tamta BJP
50 Almora Manoj Tiwari INC
51 Jageshwar Govind Singh Kunjwal INC
52 Mukteshwar (SC) Yashpal Arya INC
53 Dhari BJP
54 Haldwani Banshidhar Bhagat BJP
55 Nainital BJP
56 Ramnagar BJP
57 Jaspur Dr. Shailendra Mohan Singhal INC
58 Kashipur Harbhajan Singh Cheema BJP
59 Bajpur Arvind Pandey BJP
60 Pantnagar–Gadarpur BSP
61 Rudrapur–Kichha Tilak Raj Behar INC
62 Sitarganj (SC) Narayan Pal BSP
63 Khatima (ST) INC
64 Champawat BJP
65 Lohaghat Mahendra Singh Mahra (Mahu Bhai) INC
66 Pithoragarh Prakash Pant BJP
67 Gangolihat (SC) BJP
68 Didihat Bishan Singh Chuphal BJP
69 Kanalichhina INC
70 Dharchula (ST) Independent
71 Anglo-Indian Nominated

By-elections[]

S. No. Constituency Elected Member Party affiliation
11 Vikasnagar Munna Singh Chauhan BJP
30 Dhumakot Maj. Gen. Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.) BJP
42 Kapkot BJP

[2]

See also[]

Notes[]

  • – Resigned from office
  • # – Elected to the Rajya Sabha

References[]

  1. ^ "Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  2. ^ "द्वितीय विधान सभा: उत्तराखण्ड विधान सभा".
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