2nd Uttarakhand Assembly

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 70-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.

Second Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Type
Type
HousesUttarakhand Legislative Assembly
History
Preceded by1st Uttarakhand Assembly
Succeeded by3rd Uttarakhand Assembly
Leadership
Harbans Kapoor (2007–2012), BJP
Vijaya Barthwal (2008–2009), BJP
Leader of the House
Leader of the Opposition
Harak Singh Rawat (2002–2007), INC
Mahesh Chandra, IAS
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 Sabha 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.
This article is part of a series on
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Party position in the Assembly
Rank Party Abbr. Seats Leader in the House
1Bharatiya Janata PartyBJP36Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2007–2009)
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nihsank' (2009–2011)
Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (2011–2012)
2Uttarakhand Kranti DalUKD03Diwakar Bhatt
3IndependentInd.03N/A
4Indian National CongressINC20Harak Singh Rawat
5Bahujan Samaj PartyBSP08Narayan Pal
6NominatedNom.01Karen Mayor
Total 71

Key post holders in the Assembly

List of the Second Assembly members
S. No. Constituency Elected Member Party affiliation
1Purola (SC)Rajesh JuwanthaINC
2GangotriGopal Singh RawatBJP
3YamunotriKedar Singh RawatINC
4PratapnagarVijay Singh Panwar (Guddu Panwar)BJP
5TehriKishore UpadhyayaINC
6GhansaliBalvir Singh NegiINC
7DevprayagDiwakar BhattUKD
8NarendranagarOm Gopal RawatUKD
9Dhanaulti (SC)Khajan DasBJP
10Chakrata (ST)Pritam SinghINC
11VikasnagarKuldip Kumar‡BJP
12Sahaspur (SC)Raj KumarBJP
13Lakshman ChowkDinesh AgrawalINC
14DehradunHarbans KapoorBJP
15RajpurGanesh JoshiBJP
16MussoorieJot Singh GunsolaINC
17RishikeshPremchand AggarwalBJP
18DoiwalaTrivendra Singh RawatBJP
19Bhagwanpur (SC)Surendra RakeshBSP
20RoorkeeSuresh Chand JainBJP
21IqbalpurYashvir SinghBSP
22ManglaurMuhammad NizamuddinBSP
23Landhaura (SC)Hari DasBSP
24LaksarPranav Singh 'Champion'INC
25BahadrabadMuhammad ShahzadBSP
26HaridwarMadan KaushikBJP
27LaldhangTaslim AhmadBSP
28YamkeshwarVijaya BarthwalBJP
29KotdwarShailendra Singh RawatBJP
30DhumakotLt. Gen. Tejpal Singh Rawat (Retd.)‡INC
31BironkhalAmrita RawatINC
32LansdowneDr. Harak Singh RawatINC
33PauriYashpal BenamIndependent
34Srinagar (SC)Brijmohan KotwalBJP
35ThalisainDr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'BJP
36RudraprayagMatbar Singh KandariBJP
37KedarnathAsha NautiyalBJP
38BadrinathKedar Singh PhoniaBJP
39NandaprayagRajendra Singh BhandariIndependent
40KarnaprayagAnil NautiyalBJP
41Pindar (SC)Govind LalBJP
42KapkotBhagat Singh Koshyari#BJP
43KandaBalwant Singh BhauryalBJP
44Bageshwar (SC)Chandan Ram DasBJP
45DwarahatPushpesh TripathiUKD
46BhikiyasainSurendra Singh JeenaBJP
47SaltRanjit Singh RawatINC
48RanikhetKaran Singh MahraINC
49Someshwar (SC)Ajay TamtaBJP
50AlmoraManoj TiwariINC
51JageshwarGovind Singh KunjwalINC
52Mukteshwar (SC)Yashpal AryaINC
53DhariGovind Singh BishtBJP
54HaldwaniBanshidhar BhagatBJP
55NainitalKharak Singh BohraBJP
56RamnagarDiwan Singh BishtBJP
57JaspurDr. Shailendra Mohan SinghalINC
58KashipurHarbhajan Singh CheemaBJP
59BajpurArvind PandeyBJP
60Pantnagar–GadarpurPremanand MahajanBSP
61Rudrapur–KichhaTilak Raj BeharINC
62Sitarganj (SC)Narayan PalBSP
63Khatima (ST)Gopal Singh RanaINC
64ChampawatVina MahranaBJP
65LohaghatMahendra Singh Mahra (Mahu Bhai)INC
66PithoragarhPrakash PantBJP
67Gangolihat (SC)Joga Ram TamtaBJP
68DidihatBishan Singh ChuphalBJP
69 KanalichhinaMayukh Singh MaharINC
70Dharchula (ST)Gagan Singh RajwarIndependent
71Anglo-IndianKaren MayorNominated

By-elections
S. No. Constituency Elected Member Party affiliation
11VikasnagarMunna Singh ChauhanBJP
30DhumakotMaj. Gen. Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.)BJP
42KapkotSher Singh GarhiaBJP

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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. http://ukvidhansabha.uk.gov.in/pages/display/117-second-vidhan-sabha
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