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Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2002

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14 February 2002 (2002-02-14)
  
2007 →

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769,991
  
728,134

Start date
  
February 14, 2002

Turnout
  
54.34%

36
  
19

26.91%
  
25.45%

Winner
  
N D Tiwari

The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2002 were the First Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) elections of the state when the Indian National Congress emerged as the largest party with 36 seats in the 70-seat legislature in the election. The Bharatiya Janata Party became the official opposition, holding 19 seats.

Key post holders in the Assembly

  • Speaker : Yashpal Arya
  • Deputy Speaker : Vacant
  • Leader of the House: Narayan Dutt Tiwari
  • Leader of the Opposition : Bhagat Singh Koshyari
  • Principal Secretary :
  • References

    Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election, 2002 Wikipedia