The 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the fourth

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( Legislative Assembly) election of the state. Elections were held on 15 February 2017 when

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emerged as the single largest party with 57 seats in the 70-seat legislature and formed the government. The

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with 11 seats served as the official opposition. After discussions it was announced that

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would be Chief Minister.

Party position in the Assembly

Key post holders in the Assembly

* Speaker :

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* Deputy Speaker : Raghunath Singh Chauhan * Leader of the House:

(2017–2021)
Tirath Singh Rawat (2021)

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(2021–2022) * Leader of the Opposition : Indira Hridayesh (2017–2022)

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(2021–2022) * Chief Secretary :

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Members of the Fourth Uttarakhand Assembly

By-elections

Notes

* ^† – Died in office * ^A – The reserved seat for the member of

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community was abolished on 25 January 2020 by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019, reducing the strength of Assembly from 71 to 70 seats.

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