The 2002 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the First

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( Legislative Assembly) elections of the state when the

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emerged as the largest party with 36 seats in the 70-seat legislature in the election. The

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became the official opposition, holding 19 seats.

Party position in the Assembly

Key post holders in the Assembly

* Speaker :

Yashpal Arya Yashpal Arya is a 7-time MLA from Uttar Pradesh (twice) and Uttarakhand (five times) combined. He is a former Minister of Transportation, Social Welfare, Minority and Students' Welfare in the Government of Uttarakhand under Bharatiya Janata Par ...

* Deputy Speaker : ''Vacant'' * Leader of the House:

Narayan Datt Tiwari Narayan Datt Tiwari (18 October 1925 – 18 October 2018) was an Indian politician who served as the 9th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and 3rd Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2002 to 2007. He was first Indian Chief Minister who served for ...

* Leader of the Opposition :

Bhagat Singh Koshyari Bhagat Singh Koshyari (born 17 June 1942) is an Indian politician serving as the 22nd and current Governor of Maharashtra from 5 September 2019. An RSS veteran, Koshyari served as National Vice-President of BJP and party's 1st State president fo ...

(2002–2003)

Matbar Singh Kandari Matbar Singh Kandari is a senior political leader Of Uttrakhand He was cabinet minister in the government Uttrakhand india India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country ...

(2003–2004) * Chief Secretary :

List of the First Assembly members

By-elections

Notes

* ^§ – Disqualified from office * ^‡ – Resigned from office

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