Election of the Uttarakhand Speaker on March 12

Dehradun, Mar 9 (UNI) The election for the Speaker of Uttarakhand Assembly will be held on March 12, Assembly Secretary Mahesh Chandra said.

Earlier, former Speaker and BJP MLA from Pithoragarh Prakash Pant was elected as the interim Speaker.

Mr Pant took oath as a minister along with Chief Minister B C Khanduri yesterday.

UNI