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The Hon’ble Leader of the Opposition of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
उत्तर प्रदेश विधान परिषद् के माननीय नेता प्रतिपक्ष / नेता विरोधी दल
Seal of Uttar Pradesh Government
since 22 July 2024
StyleThe Hon’ble
Member ofUttar Pradesh Legislative Council
SeatVidhan Bhawan
NominatorMembers of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Council
AppointerChairman of the Council
Term length6 years
Till the retirement of the member
Inaugural holderKunwar Guru Narayan
Formation30 September 1954; 70 years ago (1954-09-30)
DeputyMohammad Jasmir Ansari
Website[1]

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

Eligibility

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Official Opposition[1] is a term used in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in the council. In order to get formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of total membership of the Legislative Council. 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

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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.[citation needed]

List of leaders of the opposition of Uttar Pradesh

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No Portrait Name Constituency Tenure[4][5] Party
1 Kunwar Guru Narayan 30 September 1954 17 May 1959 4 years, 229 days Progressive Parliament
2 Abdul Jaleel Faridi 12 August 1959 28 March 1960 229 days Praja Socialist Party
Vacant since no opposition party had 10% seats 28 March 1960 14 April 1967 7 years, 17 days N/A
3 Hukum Singh Visen 14 April 1967 17 April 1971 4 years, 3 days Indian National Congress
4 Kailash Prakash 3 January 1972 Indian National Congress (O)
5 Ram Gopal 20 June 1974 8 August 1974 49 days Bharatiya Kranti Dal
6 Brahm Dutt 14 January 1975 18 February 1975 35 days
7 Gauri Shankar Rai 18 February 1975
(6) Brahm Dutt 30 March 1976 4 February 1977 311 days Lokdal
8 Harikishan Srivastava 17 March 1977 11 July 1977 116 days
(6) Brahm Dutt 12 July 1977 5 May 1980 2 years, 298 days Indian National Congress (I)
9 Mahipal Shastri 3 July 1980 26 April 1982 1 year, 297 days Lokdal
10 Mulayam Singh Yadav 26 June 1982 8 November 1984 2 years, 135 days
Vacant since no opposition party had 10% seats 8 November 1984 13 June 1990 5 years, 217 days N/A
11 Ammar Rizvi 13 June 1990 6 July 1992 2 years, 23 days Indian National Congress
12 Sushila Rohatgi 27 July 1992 5 May 1994 1 year, 282 days
13 Maharani Dohre 23 August 1994 2 June 1995 283 days
14 Rama Shankar Kaushik 3 June 1995 6 March 1996 277 days Samajwadi Party
15 Om Prakash Sharma Meerut Teachers 25 April 1997 22 January 1998 272 days Independent
16 Ahmed Hasan MLA's 23 January 1998 29 August 2003 5 years, 218 days Samajwadi Party
17 Naipal Singh Bareilly–Moradabad Graduates 3 September 2003 19 May 2007 3 years, 258 days Bharatiya Janata Party
18 Ahmed Hasan MLA's 19 May 2007 16 March 2012 4 years, 302 days Samajwadi Party
19 Nasimuddin Siddiqui MLA's 16 March 2012 28 March 2017 5 years, 12 days Bahujan Samaj Party
(16) Ahmed Hasan MLA's 28 March 2017 20 February 2022 4 years, 329 days Samajwadi Party
20 Sanjay Lathar Nominated 28 March 2022 26 May 2022 59 days
21 Lal Bihari Yadav Varanasi Teachhers 26 May 2022 6 July 2022 41 days
Vacant since no opposition party has 10% seats[6] 6 July 2022 22 July 2024 2 years, 16 days N/A
(21) Lal Bihari Yadav Varanasi Teachhers 22 July 2024 present 124 days Samajwadi Party

References

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  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 Vidhanparishad". www.upvidhanparishad.nic.in.
  5. ^ "List of Honorable Leader of the House in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
  6. ^ "SP loses Leader of Opposition post in UP Legislative Council". The Week.
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