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1st Karnali Provincial Assembly
The first Karnali Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 40 members were elected to the assembly, 24 of whom were elected through direct elections and 16 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Mahendra Bahadur Shahi from the CPN (Maoist Centre) and Jeevan Bahadur Shahi from the Nepali Congress served as chief ministers during the term of the assembly.[1][2] Raj Bahadur Shahi served as the speaker of the assembly and Pushpa Bahadur Gharti served as the deputy speaker.[3]
| 1st Karnali Provincial Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Legislative body | Karnali Provincial Assembly |
| Jurisdiction | Karnali Province, Nepal |
| Meeting place | Irrigation Division Office, Birendranagar, Surkhet District |
| Term | 4 February 2018 – September 2022 |
| Election | 2017 provincial elections |
| Government | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi cabinet Jeevan Bahadur Shahi cabinet |
| Website | pga |
| Provincial Assembly | |
| Members | 40 |
| Speaker | Raj Bahadur Shahi (UML) |
| Deputy Speaker | Pushpa Bahadur Gharti (Maoist) |
| Chief Minister | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi (Maoist) Jeevan Bahadur Shahi (Congress) |
| Leader of the Opposition | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi (Congress) Yam Lal Kandel (UML) |
Composition edit
| Party | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| After election | At dissolution | ||
| CPN (UML) | 20 | 13 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | 13 | 11 | |
| Nepali Congress | 6 | 6 | |
| CPN (Unified Socialist) | — | 3 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Vacant | — | 6 | |
| Total | 40 | 40 | |
Leaders edit
Speaker edit
- Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Raj Bahadur Shahi[3]
- Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Pushpa Ghari Bista[4]
Parliamentary Party Leaders edit
- Leader of the House (Nepali Congress): Hon. Jeevan Bahadur Shahi[4]
- Leader of Opposition (CPN (UML)): Yam Lal Kandel[4]
- Parliamentary Party Leader (CPN (Maoist Centre)): Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
- Parliamentary Party Leader (Rastriya Prajatantra Party): Soshila Shahi
Whips edit
- Government Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Him Bahadur Shahi
- Whip (Nepali Congress): Amrita Shahi[4]
- Opposition Chief Whip (CPN(UML)): Gulab Jung Shah[5]
Members edit
Changes edit
| Constituency/PR group | MPA | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation | New MPA | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dailekh 1(A) | Dharma Raj Regmi | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 12 April 2021 | Resignation[6] | ||||
| Dailekh 1(B) | Amar Bahadur Thapa | CPN (UML) | 23 April 2021 | Expelled by party[7] | ||||
| Salyan 1(B) | Prakash Jwala | |||||||
| Dolpa 1(A) | Nanda Singh Budha | |||||||
| Kalikot 1(A) | Kurma Raj Shahi | |||||||
| Surkhet 1(A) | Thammar Bahadur Bista | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 20 March 2022 | Expelled by party[8] | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Shahi appointed Province 6 CM". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Province 1, Karnali get new chief ministers". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ a b "Raj Bahadur Shahi elected unopposed as Speaker of Province 6". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ a b c d "प्रदेशसभा सदस्य | प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय". pga.karnali.gov.np. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "No-confidence motion against Karnali chief minister to be withdrawn". The Himalayan Times. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ रातोपाटी. "कर्णालीका सांसद धर्मराज रेग्मी पदमुक्त". RatoPati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ RSS. "UML takes action against four Karnali Province Assembly members". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Maoist Karnali Chief Whip Bista suspended". English.MakaluKhabar.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.