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List of leaders of the opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

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The Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. The current Jharkhand Leader of the Opposition is Amar Kumar Bauri.

Leader of the Opposition of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
since 16 October 2023
StyleThe Hon’ble
Member ofJharkhand Legislative Assembly
NominatorMembers of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly
AppointerSpeaker of the Assembly
Term length5 years
Till the Assembly Continues
Inaugural holderStephen Marandi

Eligibility

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Official Opposition[1] is a term used in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in the assembly. In order to get formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of total membership of the Legislative Assembly. A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, not an alliance. Many of the Indian state legislatures also follows this 10% rule while the rest of them prefer single largest opposition party according to the rules of their respective houses.

Role

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The opposition's main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public. The opposition is equally responsible in upholding the best interests of the people of the country. They have to ensure that the Government does not take any steps, which might have negative effects on the people of the country.[2]

The role of the opposition in legislature is basically to check the excesses of the ruling or dominant party, and not to be totally antagonistic. There are actions of the ruling party which may be beneficial to the masses and opposition is expected to support such steps.[3]

In legislature, opposition party has a major role and must act to discourage the party in power from acting against the interests of the country and the common man. They are expected to alert the population and the Government on the content of any bill, which is not in the best interests of the country.

List of Leaders of the Opposition of Jharkhand

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Colour key for parties
  Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  Indian National Congress
No Portrait Name Constituency Term[4] Assembly
(election) 		Party
1 Stephen Marandi Dumka 24 November 2000 10 July 2004 3 years, 229 days 1st
(2000 election) 		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
2 Haji Hussain Ansari Madhupur 2 August 2004 1 March 2005 211 days
3 Sudhir Mahato Ichagarh 16 March 2005 18 September 2006 1 year, 186 days 2nd
(2005 election)
4   Arjun Munda Kharsawan 4 December 2006 29 May 2009 2 years, 176 days Bharatiya Janata Party
5   Rajendra Prasad Singh Bermo 7 January 2010 18 January 2013 3 years, 11 days 3rd
(2009 election) 		Indian National Congress
(4)   Arjun Munda Kharsawan 19 July 2013 23 December 2014 1 year, 157 days Bharatiya Janata Party
6   Hemant Soren Barhait 7 January 2015 28 December 2019 4 years, 355 days 4th
(2014 election) 		Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
7   Babulal Marandi Dhanwar 24 February 2020 16 October 2023 3 years, 234 days 5th
(2019 election) 		Bharatiya Janata Party
8   Amar Kumar Bauri[5] Chandankiyari 16 October 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 17 days

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "THE SALARY AND ALLOWANCES OF LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT ACT, 1977 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER". mpa.nic.in. Archived from the original on 25 September 2000.
  2. ^ "Role of Opposition Party in Parliament". 26 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Role of Opposition in Parliament | India". 21 July 2016.
  4. ^ "विधानसभा". Archived from the original on 26 March 2023.
  5. ^ Outlook India (16 October 2023). "Amar Kumar Bauri Appointed As Leader Of BJP Legislative Party In Jharkhand". Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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