The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a
unicameral
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one.
Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...
governing and law making body of
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
, one of the 28 states of India. It is seated at
Dehradun, the winter capital, and
Bhararisain
Bhararisain is the summer capital of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is located in Chamoli district's Gairsain tehsil, around 14 km from the town of Gairsain.
History
On Uttarakhand's statehood, some activists considered Gairsain an idea ...
, the summer capital of Uttarakhand. The total strength of the assembly is 70
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
As of March 2022,
Pushkar Singh Dhami is the current
Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
The chief minister of Uttarakhand is the chief executive of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief mi ...
and Leader of the House in the
5th Vidhan Sabha.
The
Speaker of the Assembly is
Ritu Khanduri Bhushan
Ritu Khanduri Bhushan is an Indian politician and the MLA from Kotdwar Assembly. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major List of polit ...
.
Gurmit Singh
Gurmit Singh Virk Chainchal Singh (born 24 March 1965; pa, ਗੁਰਮੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, Gurmīt Siṅgh; ) is a Singaporean actor, comedian and television personality. He was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1994 to 2014. A f ...
is the current
Governor of Uttarakhand.
History
5th Uttarakhand Assembly
See also
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Government of Uttarakhand
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Governor of Uttarakhand
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Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
The chief minister of Uttarakhand is the chief executive of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief mi ...
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Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
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Cabinet of Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand Council of Ministers is the executive wing of Government of Uttarakhand and headed by Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, who is the head of government and leader of the state cabinet. The term of every executive wing is for 5 year ...
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List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
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List of former constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
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List of by-elections to the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
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Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...
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Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...
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State Legislature
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State Legislative Assemblies
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State Legislative Councils
Notes
* In the
2012 Assembly election,
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal
The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (translation: Uttarakhand Revolutionary Party; UKD), is a registered unrecognised regional political party in Uttarakhand, India. It bills itself as the only regional party of the Uttarakhand in contrast to the nat ...
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.
References
External links
Uttarakhand Lok Sabha Election 2019 Result WebsiteGovt. of Uttarakhand
The Government of Uttarakhand also known as the State Government of Uttarakhand, or locally as State Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttarakhand and its 13 Districts. It consists of an executive branch, led ...
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Members of Uttarakhand Legislative AssemblyPresident’s rule in Uttarakhand; Congress says ‘murder of democracy’
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