Leader of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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The Hon’ble Leader of the Opposition of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा के माननीय नेता प्रतिपक्ष / नेता विरोधी दल
Seal of Uttar Pradesh Government
Incumbent
Akhilesh Yadav
(Samajwadi Party)
since 26 March 2022
StyleThe Hon’ble
Member ofUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Reports toUttar Pradesh Government
Residence1 Vikramaditya Marg, Lucknow
SeatVidhan Bhawan
NominatorMembers of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly
AppointerSpeaker of the Assembly
Term length5 years
Till the Assembly Continues
Inaugural holderMuhammad Ahmad Said Khan
(Nawaab Chhatari) (1937 - 1939)
Formation12 January 1937; 87 years ago (1937-01-12)
DeputyDeputy Leader of Opposition
WebsiteUttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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

Eligibility[edit]

Official Opposition[1] is a term used in Uttar 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. 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[edit]

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 Uttar Pradesh[edit]

No Portrait Name Constituency Tenure[4] Assembly Party
1 Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan 12 January 1937 14 January 1939 2 years, 2 days
(1st) 		Independent
2 Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman 15 January 1939 8 September 1945 6 years, 236 days Muslim League
3 Jahirul Hasnain Lari 12 April 1946 14 June 1950 4 years, 63 days
(2nd)
4 Triloki Singh 27 June 1950 6 May 1952 1 year, 314 days Bharatiya Jan Congress
After independence
5 Raj Narain 16 May 1952 17 August 1955 3 years, 93 days 1st

(1952 election)

Socialist Party
6 Genda Singh 17 August 1955 31 March 1957 1 year, 226 days Praja Socialist Party
(4) Triloki Singh Lucknow East 12 April 1957 6 March 1962 4 years, 328 days 2nd

(1957 election)

7 Yadavendra Dutt Dubey Jaunpur 28 March 1962 2 February 1964 1 year, 311 days 3rd

(1962 election)

Bharatiya Jana Sangh
8 Sharda Bhukt Singh Sitapur 2 February 1964 2 April 1965 1 year, 59 days
9 Madhav Prasad Tripathi Banganga West 2 April 1965 9 March 1967 1 year, 341 days
10 Ram Chandra Vikal Dadri 2 March 1967 2 April 1967 31 days Indian National Congress
11 Chandra Bhanu Gupta Ranikhet 2 April 1967 15 April 1968 1 year, 13 days 4th

(1967 election)

12 Charan Singh Chhaprauli 2 March 1969 2 February 1970 337 days 5th

(1969 election)

Bharatiya Kranti Dal
13 Choudhri Girdhari Lal Afzalgarh 26 February 1970 3 October 1970 219 days Indian National Congress (O)
14 Kamalapati Tripathi Chandauli 19 October 1970 4 April 1971 167 days Indian National Congress
(13) Choudhri Girdhari Lal Afzalgarh 5 April 1971 3 January 1972 273 days Indian National Congress (O)
(12) Charan Singh Chhaprauli 3 January 1972 2 February 1972 30 days Bharatiya Kranti Dal
(13) Choudhri Girdhari Lal Afzalgarh 22 February 1972 5 May 1972 73 days Indian National Congress (O)
15 Jai Ram Varma Kunda 11 January 1973 13 June 1973 153 days Bharatiya Kranti Dal
(12) Charan Singh Chhaprauli 10 December 1973 4 March 1974 3 years, 95 days
17 March 1974 30 March 1977 6th

(1974 election)

Bharatiya Lok Dal
16 Satya Prakash Malaviya Allahabad South 30 March 1977 30 April 1977 31 days
17 N. D. Tiwari Kashipur 24 June 1977 17 March 1978 1 year, 251 days 7th

(1977 election)

Indian National Congress
12 October 1978 28 August 1979
18 Raj Mangal Pande Bhatpar Rani 28 August 1979 17 February 1980 173 days Janata Vidhayak Dal
19 Rajendra Singh Iglas 20 June 1980 10 March 1985 4 years, 263 days 8th

(1980 election)

Janata Party (Secular)
20 Mulayam Singh Yadav Jaswantnagar 17 March 1985 10 February 1987 1 year, 330 days 9th

(1985 election)

Lokdal
21 Satyapal Singh Yadav Tilhar 21 February 1987 21 November 1989 2 years, 273 days
(17) N. D. Tiwari Haldwani 7 December 1989 4 April 1991 1 year, 118 days 10th

(1989 election)

Indian National Congress
22 Kailash Nath Singh Yadav Dhanapur 17 July 1991 6 December 1991 142 days 11th

(1991 election)

Janata Dal
23 Rewati Raman Singh Karchana 6 December 1991 6 December 1992 1 year, 0 days
24 Kalyan Singh Atrauli 4 July 1993 12 June 1995 1 year, 343 days 12th

(1993 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party
(20) Mulayam Singh Yadav Jaswantnagar 4 July 1995 1 June 1996 333 days Samajwadi Party
25 Dhaniram Verma Bidhuna 21 April 1997 15 September 2001 4 years, 147 days 13th

(1996 election)

26 Swami Prasad Maurya Dalmau 18 September 2001 17 October 2001 29 days Bahujan Samaj Party
27 Azam Khan Rampur 13 May 2002 29 August 2003 1 year, 108 days 14th

(2002 election)

Samajwadi Party
(26) Swami Prasad Maurya Dalmau 30 August 2003 7 September 2003 8 days Bahujan Samaj Party
28 Lalji Tandon Lucknow West 7 September 2003 13 May 2007 3 years, 248 days Bharatiya Janata Party
(20) Mulayam Singh Yadav Bharthana 14 May 2007 26 May 2009 2 years, 12 days 15th

(2007 election)

Samajwadi Party
29 Shivpal Singh Yadav Jaswantnagar 26 May 2009 9 March 2012 2 years, 288 days
(26) Swami Prasad Maurya Padrauna 16 March 2012 26 June 2016 4 years, 102 days 16th

(2012 election)

Bahujan Samaj Party
30 Gaya Charan Dinkar Naraini 27 June 2016 17 March 2017 263 days
31 Ram Govind Chaudhary Bansdih 27 March 2017 10 March 2022 4 years, 348 days 17th

(2017 election)

Samajwadi Party
32 Akhilesh Yadav Karhal 26 March 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 20 days 18th

(2022 election)

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
  4. ^ "Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (UPLA): List of all Leaders of Opposition". www.upvidhansabhaproceedings.gov.in.
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