List of leaders of the opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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Leader of the Opposition of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Jai Ram Thakur
since 25 December 2022
StyleThe Hon’ble
Member ofHimachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
NominatorMembers of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly
AppointerSpeaker of the Assembly
Term length5 years
Till the Assembly Continues
Inaugural holderDinanath
1963-67

The Leader of the Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

Eligibility[edit]

Official Opposition[1] is a term used in Himachal Pradesh 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.

Role[edit]

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.[2][3]

List of Leaders of the Opposition[edit]

No Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Assembly Chief Minister Party
1 Dina Nath 1 July 1963 11 January 1967 3 years, 194 days 1st Yashwant Singh Parmar Swatantra Party
2 Kanwar Durga Chand Sullah 18 March 1967 1 March 1972 4 years, 349 days 2nd Bharatiya Jana Sangh
3 Shanta Kumar Khera 27 March 1972 30 March 1977 5 years, 3 days 3rd Yashwant Singh Parmar
Thakur Ram Lal
4 Thakur Ram Lal Jubbal-Kotkhai 29 June 1977 13 February 1980 2 years, 229 days 4th Shanta Kumar Indian National Congress
5 Jagdev Chand Hamirpur 11 March 1985 3 March 1990 4 years, 357 days 6th Virbhadra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Vidya Stokes Theog 21 March 1990 15 December 1992 2 years, 269 days 7th Shanta Kumar Indian National Congress
7 Jagat Prakash Nadda Bilaspur 1 December 1993 24 December 1997 4 years, 23 days 8th Virbhadra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
8 Virbhadra Singh Rohru 25 March 1998 4 March 2003 4 years, 344 days 9th Prem Kumar Dhumal Indian National Congress
9 Prem Kumar Dhumal Bamsan 10th Virbhadra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
(6) Vidya Stokes Kumarsain 22 January 2008 25 December 2012 4 years, 338 days 11th Prem Kumar Dhumal Indian National Congress
(9) Prem Kumar Dhumal Hamirpur 2 January 2013 18 December 2017 4 years, 350 days 12th Virbhadra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
10 Mukesh Agnihotri Haroli 23 August 2018 11 December 2022 4 years, 110 days 13th Jai Ram Thakur Indian National Congress
11 Jai Ram Thakur Seraj 25 December 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 135 days 14th Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Bharatiya Janata Party

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "THE SALARY AND ALLOWANCES OF LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT ACT, 1977 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER". 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.elections.in/political-corner/role-opposition-party-parliament/ Role of Leader of Opposition in India
  3. ^ http://www.politicalsciencenotes.com/parliament/opposition/role-of-opposition-in-parliament-india/976 Role of Opposition in Parliament of India
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