2nd Uttarakhand Assembly

Second Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
HousesUttarakhand Legislative Assembly
History
Preceded by1st Uttarakhand Assembly
Succeeded by3rd Uttarakhand Assembly
Leadership
Deputy Speaker
Vijaya Barthwal (2008–2009), BJP
, BJP
Structure
Seats71[†]
Political groups
Government (42)
  •   BJP (36)
  •   UKD (3)
  •   Independent (3)

Opposition (20)

Others (8)

Nominated (1)

Length of term
2007–2012
Elections
first-past-the-post
Last election
21 February 2007
Next election
30 January 2012
Meeting place
Vidhan Bhavan, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Website
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Constitution
Constitution of India
Footnotes
^† 70 seats are open for the direct election while 1 seat is reserved for the member of Anglo-Indian community.

The 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the second Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state. The elections were held on 21 February 2007, when the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the largest party with 35 seats in the 71-seat legislature. One seat short of forming a majority, the BJP have had to rely on support from the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal and three Independents to form the government. The Indian National Congress became the official opposition, holding 21 seats.

Party position in the Assembly

Rank Party Abbr. Seats Leader in the House
1 Bharatiya Janata Party BJP 37 Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2007–2009)
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nihsank' (2009–2011)
Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2011–2012)
2 Uttarakhand Kranti Dal UKD 03 Diwakar Bhatt
3 Independent Ind. 03 N/A
4 Indian National Congress INC 20 Harak Singh Rawat
5 Bahujan Samaj Party BSP 08 Narayan Pal
Total 71

Key post holders in the Assembly

Members of the Second Uttarkhand Assembly

S. No. Constituency Elected Member Party affiliation
1 Purola (SC) Rajesh Juwantha INC
2 Gangotri Gopal Singh Rawat BJP
3 Yamunotri Kedar Singh Rawat INC
4 Pratapnagar Vijay Singh Panwar BJP
5 Tehri Kishore Upadhyaya INC
6 Ghansali Balvir Singh Negi INC
7 Devprayag Diwakar Bhatt UKD
8 Narendranagar Om Gopal Rawat UKD
9 Dhanaulti (SC) Khajan Das BJP
10 Chakrata (ST) Pritam Singh INC
11 Vikasnagar Kuldip Kumar BJP
12 Sahaspur (SC) Rajkumar BJP
13 Lakshman Chowk Dinesh Agrawal INC
14 Dehradun Harbans Kapoor BJP
15 Rajpur Ganesh Joshi BJP
16 Mussoorie Jot Singh Gunsola INC
17 Rishikesh Premchand Aggarwal BJP
18 Doiwala Trivendra Singh Rawat BJP
19 Bhagwanpur (SC) Surendra Rakesh BSP
20 Roorkee Suresh Chand Jain BJP
21 Iqbalpur Yashvir Singh BSP
22 Manglaur Muhammad Nizamuddin BSP
23 Landhaura (SC) Hari Das BSP
24 Laksar Pranav Singh 'Champion' INC
25 Bahadarabad Muhammad Shahzad BSP
26 Haridwar Madan Kaushik BJP
27 Laldhang Taslim Ahmad BSP
28 Yamkeshwar Vijaya Barthwal BJP
29 Kotdwar Shailendra Singh Rawat BJP
30 Dhumakot Lt. Gen. Tejpal Singh Rawat (Retd.) INC
31 Bironkhal Amrita Rawat INC
32 Lansdowne Dr. Harak Singh Rawat INC
33 Pauri Yashpal Benam Independent
34 Srinagar (SC) Brijmohan Kotwal BJP
35 Thalisain Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' BJP
36 Rudraprayag Matbar Singh Kandari BJP
37 Kedarnath Asha Nautiyal BJP
38 Badrinath Kedar Singh Phonia BJP
39 Nandaprayag Rajendra Singh Bhandari Independent
40 Karnaprayag Anil Nautiyal BJP
41 Pindar (SC) Govind Lal BJP
42 Kapkot Bhagat Singh Koshyari# BJP
43 Kanda Balwant Singh Bhauryal BJP
44 Bageshwar (SC) Chandan Ram Das BJP
45 Dwarahat Pushpesh Tripathi UKD
46 Bhikiyasain Surendra Singh Jeena BJP
47 Salt Ranjit Singh Rawat INC
48 Ranikhet Karan Mahra INC
49 Someshwar (SC) Ajay Tamta BJP
50 Almora Manoj Tiwari INC
51 Jageshwar Govind Singh Kunjwal INC
52 Mukteshwar (SC) Yashpal Arya INC
53 Dhari Govind Singh Bisht BJP
54 Haldwani Banshidhar Bhagat BJP
55 Nainital Kharak Singh Bohra BJP
56 Ramnagar Diwan Singh Bisht BJP
57 Jaspur Dr. Shailendra Mohan Singhal INC
58 Kashipur Harbhajan Singh Cheema BJP
59 Bajpur Arvind Pandey BJP
60 Pantnagar–Gadarpur Premanand Mahajan BSP
61 Rudrapur–Kichha Tilak Raj Behar INC
62 Sitarganj (SC) Narayan Pal BSP
63 Khatima (ST) Gopal Singh Rana INC
64 Champawat Vina Mahrana BJP
65 Lohaghat Mahendra Singh Mahra INC
66 Pithoragarh Prakash Pant BJP
67 Gangolihat (SC) Joga Ram Tamta BJP
68 Didihat Bishan Singh Chuphal BJP
69 Kanalichhina Mayukh Singh Mahar INC
70 Dharchula (ST) Gagan Singh Rajwar Independent
71 Anglo-Indian Karen Meyer Hilton BJP

By-elections

S. No. Constituency Elected Member Party affiliation
11 Vikasnagar Munna Singh Chauhan BJP
30 Dhumakot Maj. Gen. Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.) BJP
42 Kapkot Sher Singh Garhia BJP

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See also

Notes

  • – Resigned from office
  • # – Elected to the Rajya Sabha

References

  1. ^ "Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly". Archived from the original on 2012-04-09. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  2. ^ "द्वितीय विधान सभा: उत्तराखण्ड विधान सभा".