4th Uttarakhand Assembly
Fourth Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| Houses | Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
| History | |
| Preceded by | 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly |
| Succeeded by | 5th Uttarakhand Assembly |
| Leadership | |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 |
Political groups | Government (57)
Opposition (11)
Others (2)
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Length of term | 2017–2022 |
| Elections | |
| first-past-the-post | |
Last election | 15 February 2017 |
Next election | 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| Vidhan Bhavan, Bhararisain (summer) Vidhan Bhavan, Dehradun (winter) | |
| Website | |
| Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of India | |
| This article is part of a series on |
| Government and Politics of Uttarakhand |
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State of Uttarakhand उत्तराखण्ड राज्य |
The 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the fourth Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state. Elections were held on 15 February 2017 when Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party with 57 seats in the 70-seat legislature and formed the government. The Indian National Congress with 11 seats served as the official opposition.
After discussions it was announced that Trivendra Singh Rawat would be Chief Minister.
Party position in the Assembly
[edit]| Rank | Party | Abbr. | Seats | Leader in the House |
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| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | 57 | Trivendra Singh Rawat (2017–2021) Tirath Singh Rawat (2021) Pushkar Singh Dhami (2021–2022) |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | INC | 11 | Indira Hridayesh (2017–2021) Pritam Singh (2021–2022) |
| 3 | Independent | Ind. | 02 | N/A |
| Total | 70 |
Key post holders in the Assembly
[edit]- Speaker : Premchand Aggarwal
- Deputy Speaker : Raghunath Singh Chauhan
- Leader of the House: Trivendra Singh Rawat (2017–2021)
Tirath Singh Rawat (2021)
Pushkar Singh Dhami (2021–2022) - Leader of the Opposition : Indira Hridayesh (2017–2022)
Pritam Singh (2021–2022) - Chief Secretary : Utpal Kumar Singh
Members of the Fourth Uttarakhand Assembly
[edit]By-elections
[edit]| S. No. | Constituency | Elected Member | Party affiliation |
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| 5 | Tharali (SC) | Munni Shah | BJP |
| 44 | Pithoragarh | Chandra Pant | BJP |
| 49 | Salt | Mahesh Singh Jeena | BJP |
See also
[edit]- 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election
- Trivendra Singh Rawat ministry
- Tirath Singh Rawat ministry
- First Dhami ministry
- Politics of Uttarakhand
Notes
[edit]- † – Died in office
- A – The reserved seat for the member of Anglo-Indian community was abolished on 25 January 2020 by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019, reducing the strength of Assembly from 71 to 70 seats.
