| Leader of the Opposition of the Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Hon’ble |
| Member of | Haryana Legislative Assembly |
| Nominator | Members of the Official Opposition of the Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Speaker of the Assembly |
| Term length | 5 years Till the Assembly Continues |
The leader of the opposition in the Haryana Legislative Assembly is the politician who leads the official opposition in the Haryana Legislative Assembly.
Eligibility[edit | edit source]
Official Opposition[1] is a term used in Haryana 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 as an individual party, and not as an alliance.
Role[edit | edit source]
In legislature, opposition party has a major role and must act to discourage the party in power from acting against the interests of the state 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 state.[2][3]
List of leaders of the opposition[edit | edit source]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly (Election) |
Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shamsher Singh Surjewala | Narwana | 1977 | 1979 | 5th Assembly (1977) |
Indian National Congress | ||
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Devi Lal | Bhattu Kalan | 1979 | 1980 | Janata Party | ||
| 3 | Chandrawati | Badhra | 1982 | 1987 | 6th Assembly (1982) |
Lok Dal | ||
| 4 | Vacant | 1987 | 1991 | 7th Assembly (1987) |
No Official Opposition | |||
| 5 | Sampat Singh | Bhattu Kalan | 1991 | 1996 | 8th Assembly (1991) |
Janata Party | ||
| 6 | 
|
Om Prakash Chautala | Rori | 24 March 1996 | 1999 | 9th Assembly (1996) |
Samata Party | |
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Bansi Lal | Tosham | 1999 | 2000 | Haryana Vikas Party | ||
| 8 | 
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Bhupinder Singh Hooda | Garhi Sampla-Kiloi | 2001 | 2004 | 10th Assembly (2000) |
Indian National Congress | |
| (6) |
|
Om Prakash Chautala | Rori | 27 February 2005 | 21 August 2009 | 11th Assembly (2005) |
Indian National Lok Dal | |
| 17 November 2009 | 27 October 2014 | 12th Assembly (2009) | ||||||
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Abhay Singh Chautala | Ellenabad | 5 November 2014 | 23 March 2019 | 13th Assembly (2014) | ||
| 10 | 
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Kiran Choudhry | Tosham | 24 March 2019 | 3 September 2019 | Indian National Congress | ||
| (8) |
|
Bhupinder Singh Hooda[4] | Garhi Sampla-Kiloi | 4 September 2019 | 27 October 2019 | 14th Assembly (2019) | ||
| 2 November 2019 | 12 September 2024 | |||||||
| 29 September 2025 | Incumbent | 15th Assembly (2024) | ||||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Government of Haryana
- Governor of Haryana
- Chief Minister of Haryana
- Haryana Legislative Assembly
- List of current Indian opposition leaders
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "THE SALARY AND ALLOWANCES OF LEADERS OF OPPOSITION IN PARLIAMENT ACT, 1977 AND RULES MADE THEREUNDER". Archived from the original on 16 January 2010.
- ↑ Role of Leader of Opposition in India
- ↑ Role of Opposition in Parliament of India
- ↑ NDTV. "Congress Elects Bhupinder Hooda As Leader Of Opposition In Haryana". Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.