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.
Fourth Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly | |
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Type | |
Houses | Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly |
History | |
Preceded by | 3rd Uttarakhand Assembly |
Succeeded by | 5th Uttarakhand Assembly |
Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
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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 |
After discussions it was announced that Trivendra Singh Rawat would be Chief Minister.
Party position in the Assembly
editRank | 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
editBy-elections
editS. 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
editNotes
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.