Government of Uttarakhand

Government of Uttarakhand

Seat of Government	Bhararisain (summer) Dehradun (winter)
Website	uk.gov.in
Legislative branch
Assembly	Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
Speaker	Ritu Khanduri Bhushan, BJP
Deputy Speaker	vacant
Members in Assembly	70
Executive branch
Governor	Gurmit Singh
Chief Minister	Pushkar Singh Dhami, BJP
Chief Secretary	Radha Raturi, IAS
Judiciary
High Court	Uttarakhand High Court
Chief Justice	Ritu Bahri
District Courts	13

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The Government of Uttarakhand also known as the State Government of Uttarakhand, or locally as State Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttarakhand and its 13 Districts. It consists of an executive branch, led by the Governor of Uttarakhand, a legislative branch led by the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and a judiciary branch, led by the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Uttarakhand is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Union Government of India. The position of governor is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested the executive powers. Currently Bhararisain is the summer^[1][2][3] and Dehradun is the winter capital of Uttarakhand, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the Secretariat in each capital. The Uttarakhand High Court, located in Nainital exercises jurisdiction over the whole state.^[4]

The present unicameral legislature of Uttarakhand is the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand. It comprises 70 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs).^[5]