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The Leader of the Opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.
Eligibility
Official Opposition[1] is a term used in Uttarakhand 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
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 Uttarakhand
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| № | Name | Portrait | Constituency | Term[4] | Party | Assembly Template:Small | ||
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| 1 | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | 
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Kapkot | 2002 | 17 December 2003 | Bharatiya Janata Party | rowspan="2"; width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1st Assembly Template:Small |
| 2 | Matbar Singh Kandari | Rudraprayag | 17 December 2003 | 12 March 2007 | ||||
| 3 | Harak Singh Rawat | Lansdowne | 13 March 2007 | 2012 | Indian National Congress | width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2nd Assembly Template:Small | |
| 4 | Ajay Bhatt | Ranikhet | 2012 | 2017 | Bharatiya Janata Party | width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 3rd Assembly Template:Small | |
| 5 | Indira Hridayesh | 
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Haldwani | 26 March 2017 | 13 June 2021 | Indian National Congress | width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | 4th Assembly Template:Small |
| Vacant | ||||||||
| 6 | Pritam Singh | Chakrata | 26 July 2021 | Incumbent | Indian National Congress | width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | ||
See also
- Government of Uttarakhand
- Governor of Uttarakhand
- Chief Minister of Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
- Cabinet of Uttarakhand
- Chief Justice of Uttarakhand
- Official Opposition
- Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
- Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha
- List of current Indian opposition leaders
References
- ↑ Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India.
- ↑ Role of Leader of Opposition in India
- ↑ Role of Opposition in Parliament of India
- ↑ [1]. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved on 30 July 2014.
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