Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Province
The Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Pradesh also known as the Sudurpashchim Pradesh Sabha, (Nepali: सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Sudurpashchim Province, one of the seven Provinces in Nepal. The assembly is seated a Dhangadhi in Kailali District at the District Coordination Committee Hall. The assembly has 53 members of whom 32 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 21 are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier
Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Pradesh सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश सभा | |
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| 1st Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Pradesh | |
 Emblem of Sudurpashchim Pradesh | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
New session started | February 4, 2018 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of Opposition | Rana Bahadur Rawal, NC |
| Structure | |
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Political groups | Government (40)
Opposition (12) Vacant (1) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Mixed member majoritarian: | |
Last election | 26 November and 7 December 2017 |
Next election | 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| District Coordination Committee Hall, Dhangadhi, Kailali | |
| Website | |
| pga.p7.gov.np | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Nepal | |
The present First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017, after the 2017 provincial elections. The election resulted in a majority for the alliance of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and CPN (Maoist Centre). The next election will take place when the five year term ends by November 2022.
History
The Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Province is under Article 175 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 which guarantees a provincial legislative for each province in the country. The first provincial elections were conducted for all seven provinces in Nepal and the elections in Sudurpashchim was conducted for 53 seats to the assembly. The election resulted in a victory for the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and CPN (Maoist Centre) alliance which later went on to form a coalition government under Trilochan Bhatta from Maoist Centre. The first meeting of the provincial assembly was held on 4 February 2018. Arjun Bahadur Thapa from CPN (UML) was elected as the first speaker of the provincial assembly,[1] and Nirmala Badal Joshi from Maoist Centre as the first deputy speaker of the provincial assembly.[2]
List of Assemblies
| Election Year | Assembly | Start of term | End of term | Chief Minister | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | First Assembly | 4 February 2018 | Incumbent | Trilochan Bhatta (CPN(Maoist-Centre))
(Cabinet) |
Arjun Bahadur Thapa (CPN-UML) |
Committees
Article 195 of the Constitution of Nepal provides provincial assemblies the power to form special committees in order to manage working procedures.
| S.No. | Committee | Members |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finance, Development and Natural Resources | 11 |
| 2 | Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs | 11 |
| 3 | Social Development | 11 |
| 4 | Public Accounts | 11 |
Political parties
| Party | Parliamentary party leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Socialist) | Dirgha Bahadur Sodari | 14 | |
| CPN(Maoist Centre) | Trilochan Bhatta | 13 | |
| Nepali Congress | Rana Bahadur Rawal | 12 | |
| CPN(UML) | Prakash Bahadur Shah | 11 | |
| Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, Nepal | Krishna Chaudhary | 1 | |
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal | Malamati Rana Tharu | 1 | |
| Vacant | 1 | ||
| Total | 53 | ||
Current leaders
Speakers
Parliamentary Party Leaders
- Leader of the House (Nepal Communist Party):Hon. Trilochan Bhatta[4]
- Leader of Opposition (Nepali Congress): Rana Bahadur Rawal
Whips
- Government Chief Whip (Nepal Communist Party): Tara Lama Tamang
- Whip (Nepal Communist Party): Akkal Bahadur Rawal
- Opposition Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Govinda Raj Bohora
- Whip (Nepali Congress): Tek Bahadur Raika
List of members
| Constituency (PR if blank) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achham 2(A) | Akkal Bahadur Rawal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Kailali 3(B) | Amar Bahadur Saud | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Ambi Kumari Thapa | Nepali Congress | ||
| Archana Gahatraj | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Bajhang 1(A) | Arjun Bahadur Thapa | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Achham 2(B) | Bal Bahadur Sodari | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Bajura 1(A) | Bal Dev Regmi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Doti 1(A) | Bharat Bahadur Khadka | Nepali Congress | |
| Binita Devi Chaudhary | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Kailali 3(A) | Birman Chaudhary | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Chun Kumari Devi Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Bajhang 1(B) | Devaki Malla (Thapa) | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Devraj Pathak | Nepali Congress | ||
| Dibeshwory Shah | Nepali Congress | ||
| Kailali 5(B) | Dilli Raj Panta | Nepali Congress | |
| Kailali 4(A) | Dirgha Bahadur Sodari | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Durga Kumari Kami | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Darchula 1(A) | Gelbu Singh Bohara | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Govinda Raj Bohara | Nepali Congress | ||
| Hanta Nepali | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Achham 1(A) | Harka Bahadur Kunwar | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Dadeldhura 1(B) | Karna Bahadur Malla | Nepali Congress | |
| Kailali 1(A) | Krishna Chaudhary | Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, Nepal | |
| Kailali 4(B) | Krishna Raj Subedi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Kanchanpur 1(B) | Kul Bir Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Kumari Nanda Bam | Nepali Congress | ||
| Kunti Joshi | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Kanchanpur 2(B) | Lal Bahadur Khadka | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Baitadi 1(B) | Liladhar Bhatta | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Kanchanpur 2(A) | Mahesh Datta Joshi | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Malamati Rana Tharu | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | ||
| Darchula 1(B) | Man Bahadur Dhami | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Kanchanpur 3(B) | Man Bahadur Sunar | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Mana Kumari Saud | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Maya Bhatta | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Maya Tamang (Bohora) | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Kailali 2(B) | Nanda Bahadur Saund | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Kailali 5(A) | Nepalu Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Nirmala Badal (Joshi) | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Dadeldhura 1(A) | Pathan Singh Bohara | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Bajura 1(B) | Prakash Bahadur Shah | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Kanchanpur 3(A) | Prakash Rawal | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Baitadi 1(A) | Prem Prakash Bhatta | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Purna Joshi | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Kailali 1(B) | Rana Bahadur Rawal | Nepali Congress | |
| Kailali 2(A) | Ratan Bahadur Thapa | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Shyamlal Rana Tharu | Nepali Congress | ||
| Sushila Budhathoki | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Kanchanpur 1(A) | Tara Lama Tamang | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Tek Bahadur Raika Aauji | Nepali Congress | ||
| Doti 1(B) | Trilochan Bhatta | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Uma Devi Badi | Nepali Congress | ||
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal | |||
Changes
| Constituency/PR group | MPA | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation | New MPA | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achham 1(B) | Jhapat Bahadur Bohara | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 19 April 2021 | Resignation[5] | ||||
References
- "Speakers elected in provinces 3, 7". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- "CM Bhatta assumes office in Province 7". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- "Nirmala Badal (Joshi) deputy speaker of Province 7; CM Bhatta and other ministers assume offices". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- "Trilochan Bhatta becomes Province 7 chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- News, Nepal. "Post of province assembly member, Bohara, falls vacant". nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
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