The first Lumbini Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 87 members were elected to the assembly, 52 of whom were elected through direct elections and 35 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. Shankar Pokharel from the CPN (UML) and Kul Prasad KC from the CPN (Maoist Centre) served as chief ministers during the term of the assembly.[1][2][3] Purna Bahadur Gharti served as the speaker of the assembly and Krishni Tharu served as the deputy speaker.[4]
| 1st Lumbini Provincial Assembly | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Lumbini Provincial Assembly | ||
| Jurisdiction | Lumbini Province, Nepal | ||
| Meeting place | Chamber of Commerce Meeting Hall, Bhalubang, Dang District | ||
| Term | 4 February 2018 – September 2022 | ||
| Election | 2017 provincial elections | ||
| Government | Shankar Pokharel cabinet Kul Prasad KC cabinet | ||
| Website | pradeshsabha | ||
| Provincial Assembly | |||
| Members | 87 | ||
| Speaker | Purna Bahadur Gharti (Maoist) | ||
| Deputy Speaker | Krishni Tharu (UML) | ||
| Chief Minister | Shankar Pokharel (UML) Kul Prasad KC (Maoist) | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Birendra Kumar Kanudiya (Congress) Shankar Pokharel (UML) | ||
Composition
edit| Party | Parliamentary party leader | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After election | At dissolution | |||
| CPN (UML) | Shankar Pokharel | 41 | 37 | |
| Nepali Congress | Birendra Kumar Kanudiya | 12 | 19 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Kul Prasad KC | 6 | 17 | |
| People's Socialist Party | Sahas Ram Yadav | — | 4 | |
| CPN (Unified Socialist) | Rama Gharti Magar | — | 1 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Tara G.C. | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | — | — | 1 | |
| Federal Socialist Forum | — | 2 | — | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | — | 1 | — | |
| Vacant | 7 | |||
| Total | — | 87 | 87 | |
Members
editChanges
edit| Constituency/PR group | MPA | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation | New MPA | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madheshi | Bina Panta | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 6 June 2018 | Resignation[5] | Kalpana Pandey[5] | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | ||
| Dang 3(B) | Uttar Kumar Oli | Nepal Communist Party | 22 February 2019 | Death[6] | Bimala Kumari Khatri[7] | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Khas Arya | Baldev Sharma Pokharel | Nepali Congress | 20 January 2020 | Death[8] | Shankar Giri[9] | Nepali Congress | ||
| Rupandehi 1(B) | Dadhiram Neupane | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 6 April 2021 | Expelled by party[10] | ||||
| Gulmi 2(B) | Dinesh Panthi | |||||||
| Kapilvastu 1(A) | Dirgha Narayan Pandey | CPN (UML) | 2 May 2021 | Resignation[11] | ||||
| Dang 2(B) | Amar Bahadur Dangi Chhetri | 5 May 2021 | Resignation[12] | |||||
| Rupandehi 3(A) | Santosh Kumar Pandeya | People's Socialist Party | 29 April 2021 | Expelled by party[13] | ||||
| Banke 2(A) | Bijay Bahadur Yadav | |||||||
| Madheshi | Kalpana Pandey | Nirmala Mudbhari Bhattarai[14] | People's Socialist Party | |||||
| Bardiya 2(B) | Dipesh Tharu | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 24 April 2022 | Resignation to contest as mayor of Rajapur[12] | ||||
Defections
edit| Constituency/PR group | MPA | Previous Party | Date defected | New Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous peoples | Rama Gharti | CPN (UML) | 1 September 2021[15] | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kul Prasad KC appointed new CM in Lumbini". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
- ^ "Shankar Pokharel appointed Province 5 CM". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- ^ "Shankar Pokharel calls governor to his office and gets sworn in as Lumbini CM". Setopati. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Yadav, Gharti sworn in as speakers". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ a b "RJP-N to uphold partnership with SSF-N in State 2". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Provincial Assembly Member Uttar Kumar Oli passes away". Aawaaj News. 2019-02-22. Archived from the original on 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ Setopati, Setopati. "CPN's Bimala Kumari Khatri Oli elected from Dang-3 (B)". Setopati. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "Province 5 opposition leader no more". The Himalayan Times. 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "Province 5: Nepali Congress nominates new lawmaker to replace deceased leader". OnlineKhabar English News. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ Bhusal, Rekha. "Lumbini Province: CPN (Maoist Center) suspends two of its lawmakers". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Pandey files candidacy from opposition alliance in Lumbini". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ a b "Lumbini Province's assembly member Dangi resigns". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ Republica. "JSP sacks three of its lawmakers in Lumbini Province". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ Bhusal, Rekha. "Nirmala Mudbhari elected as proportional provincial lawmaker of JSP". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Lumbini Province: UML MP Rama Gharti Has Chosen Ekikrta Samajwadi Party". The NepaliPost. Retrieved 2022-04-11.