The 2007 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election were the second

Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...

( Legislative Assembly) election of the state. The elections were held on 21 February 2007, when the

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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 The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (translation: Uttarakhand Revolutionary Party; UKD), is a registered unrecognised regional political party in Uttarakhand, India. It bills itself as the only regional party of the Uttarakhand in contrast to the nat ...

and three Independents to form the government. The

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became the official opposition, holding 21 seats.

Party position in the Assembly

Key post holders in the Assembly

* Speaker :

Harbans Kapoor Harbans Kapoor (7 January 1946 – 13 December 2021) was an Indian politician who was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand State. He was Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012. He was ele ...

* Deputy Speaker : Vijaya Barthwal (2008–2009) * Leader of the House:

Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Major General Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri (Retd.), AVSM, (born 1 October 1934) is an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2007 to 2009 and 2011 to 2012. He was a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha representing the ...

(2007–2009)
Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nihsank' (2009–2011)

(2011–2012) * Leader of the Opposition :

Harak Singh Rawat Dr. Harak Singh Rawat (born 15 December 1960) is a prominent political leader of the Uttarakhand state in India. He is a member of Indian National Congress after being expelled from the BJP in 2022. After joining Congress he negotiated an MLA t ...

* Chief Secretary : Mahesh Chandra

List of the Second Assembly members

By-elections

Notes

* ^‡ – Resigned from office * ^# – Elected to the

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