Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri
Anusuya Prasad Maikhuri is the current Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Uttarakhand in India.[1] He is MLA of the Karnprayag constituency. In the Uttarakhand Assembly election of 2012, Maikhuri won the Karnprayag Constituency with a 227-vote margin.[2] From 2002 to 2007, he was an elected MLA from the Badrinath constituency. Maikhuri and the current Speaker of the Assembly, Govind Singh Kunjwal, strongly favor the city of Gairsain as the permanent capital of Uttarakhand.
Early life
Maikhuri was born in the village of Maikhura Tehsil Karnprayag, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. He received his MA, LLB, and Ph.D. from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University.
Political career
Maikhuri's career began in village politics, as a Gram Pradhan of the village of Maikhura and then Pramukh of Karnprayag block. In 2002, he won the assembly election from Badrinath, defeating Kedar Singh Fonia. He was also appointed Vice Chairman of Char Dham Vikas Parishad and Chairman of Badrinath Kedarnath Mandir Samiti from 2002 to 2007. In 2012, Maikhuri was elected to the Assembly from Karnprayag Vidhansabha. He is currently Deputy Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.