# List of leaders of the opposition in the Uttar 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

Official Opposition 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

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.
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.
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

| No | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | 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 | (1st) | Muslim League |
| 3 | Jahirul Hasnain Lari | | 12 April 1946 | 14 June 1950 | 4 years, 63 days | (2nd) | Muslim League |
| 4 | Triloki Singh | | 27 June 1950 | 6 May 1952 | 1 year, 314 days | (2nd) | Bharatiya Jan Congress |
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| 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 | 1st (1952 election) | Praja Socialist Party |
| (4) | Triloki Singh | Lucknow East | 12 April 1957 | 6 March 1962 | 4 years, 328 days | 2nd (1957 election) | Praja Socialist Party |
| 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 | 3rd (1962 election) | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 9 | Madhav Prasad Tripathi | Banganga West | 2 April 1965 | 9 March 1967 | 1 year, 341 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
| 10 | Ram Chandra Vikal | Dadri | 2 March 1967 | 2 April 1967 | 31 days | 3rd (1962 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 11 | Chandra Bhanu Gupta | Ranikhet | 2 April 1967 | 15 April 1968 | 1 year, 13 days | 4th (1967 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 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 | 5th (1969 election) | Indian National Congress (O) |
| 14 | Kamalapati Tripathi | Chandauli | 19 October 1970 | 4 April 1971 | 167 days | 5th (1969 election) | Indian National Congress |
| (13) | Choudhri Girdhari Lal | Afzalgarh | 5 April 1971 | 3 January 1972 | 273 days | 5th (1969 election) | Indian National Congress (O) |
| (12) | Charan Singh | Chhaprauli | 3 January 1972 | 2 February 1972 | 30 days | 5th (1969 election) | Bharatiya Kranti Dal |
| (13) | Choudhri Girdhari Lal | Afzalgarh | 22 February 1972 | 5 May 1972 | 73 days | 5th (1969 election) | Indian National Congress (O) |
| 15 | Jai Ram Varma | Kunda | 11 January 1973 | 13 June 1973 | 153 days | 5th (1969 election) | Bharatiya Kranti Dal |
| (12) | Charan Singh | Chhaprauli | 10 December 1973 | 4 March 1974 | 3 years, 95 days | 5th (1969 election) | Bharatiya Kranti Dal |
| (12) | Charan Singh | Chhaprauli | 17 March 1974 | 30 March 1977 | 3 years, 95 days | 6th (1974 election) | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| 16 | Satya Prakash Malaviya | Allahabad South | 30 March 1977 | 30 April 1977 | 31 days | 6th (1974 election) | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| 17 | N. D. Tiwari | Kashipur | 24 June 1977 | 17 March 1978 | 1 year, 251 days | 7th (1977 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 17 | N. D. Tiwari | Kashipur | 12 October 1978 | 28 August 1979 | 1 year, 251 days | 7th (1977 election) | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Raj Mangal Pande | Bhatpar Rani | 28 August 1979 | 17 February 1980 | 173 days | 7th (1977 election) | 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 | 9th (1985 election) | Lokdal |
| (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 | 11th (1991 election) | Janata Dal |
| 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 | 12th (1993 election) | Samajwadi Party |
| 25 | Dhaniram Verma | Bidhuna | 21 April 1997 | 15 September 2001 | 4 years, 147 days | 13th (1996 election) | Samajwadi Party |
| 26 | Swami Prasad Maurya | Dalmau | 18 September 2001 | 17 October 2001 | 29 days | 13th (1996 election) | 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 | 14th (2002 election) | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 28 | Lalji Tandon | Lucknow West | 7 September 2003 | 13 May 2007 | 3 years, 248 days | 14th (2002 election) | 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 | 15th (2007 election) | Samajwadi Party |
| (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 | 16th (2012 election) | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 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 | 11 June 2024 | 2 years, 77 days | 18th (2022 election) | Samajwadi Party |
| 33 | Mata Prasad Pandey | Itwa | 28 July 2024 | Incumbent | 227 days | 18th (2022 election) | Samajwadi Party |