The second Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2022 provincial elections on 20 November 2022.[1] 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 first session of the assembly commenced from 2 January 2023.[2]
| 2nd Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly | ||
| Jurisdiction | Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal | ||
| Meeting place | District Coordination Committee Hall, Dhangadhi, Kailali District | ||
| Term | 2 January 2023 – | ||
| Election | 2022 provincial elections | ||
| Provincial Assembly | |||
| Members | 53 | ||
| Speaker | Bhim Bahadur Bhandari (MC) | ||
| Deputy Speaker | Koili Devi Chaudhary (UML) | ||
| Chief Minister | Kamal Bahadur Shah (NC) | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Rajendra Singh Rawal(UML) | ||
| Party control | Government (41)
Opposition (11) | ||
Leaders
editOfficers
edit- Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Bhim Bahadur Bhandari[3] (CPN (Maoist Centre))
- Deputy Speaker of the Assembly: Koili Devi Chaudhary[4] (CPN (UML))
- Leader of the House (Chief Minister):
- Hon. Rajendra Singh Rawal (CPN (UML)) (until 9 February 2023)
- Hon. Kamal Bahadur Shah (Nepali Congress) (since 9 February 2023)
- Leader of the Opposition:
- Hon. Kamal Bahadur Shah (Nepali Congress) (until 9 February 2023)
- Hon. Khagaraj Bhatta (CPN (Maoist Centre)) (since 9 February 2023)
Parliamentary party
edit- Parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress: Hon. Kamal Bahadur Shah[5]
- Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre): Hon. Khagaraj Bhatta[6]
- Parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML): Hon. Rajendra Singh Rawal[7]
- Deputy parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML): Hon. Santosh Kumar Sharma[7]
- Parliamentary party leader of Nagrik Unmukti Party: Hon. Rameshwar Chaudhary[8]
- Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Dirgha Bahadur Sodari[9]
- Deputy parliamentary party leader of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Prakash Rawal[9]
Whips
edit- Chief Whip of Nagrik Unmukti Party: Hon. Laxman Kishor Chaudhary[8]
- Whip of Nagrik Unmukti Party: Hon. Ghanashyam Chaudhary[8]
- Chief Whip of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Naresh Kumar Shahi[9]
- Whip of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Maya Panta[9]
Composition
edit
| Party | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After election | At present | ||||||
| FPTP | PR[10] | Total[11] | FPTP | PR | Total | ||
| Nepali Congress | 12 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | 8 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| CPN (UML) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Nagrik Unmukti Party | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| CPN (Unified Socialist) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 21 | 53 | 32 | 21 | 53 | |
Members
edit| Nepali Congress (18) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Kailali 2 (A) | Kamal Bahadur Shah |
|
| Bajura 1 (B) | Padam Bahadur Shahi | |
| Achham 1 (A) | Megh Raj Khadka | |
| Achham 2 (B) | Man Bahadur Rawal | |
| Kailali 4 (B) | Prakash Bahadur Bam | |
| Kailali 5 (B) | Prakash Bahadur Deuba | |
| Darchula 1 (A) | Bikram Singh Dhami | |
| Baitadi 1 (B) | Shivaraj Bhatta | |
| Kanchanpur 1 (B) | Devan Singh Bista | |
| Kanchanpur 2 (B) | Bahadur Singh Thapa | |
| Kanchanpur 3 (B) | Vel Bahadur Rana Magar | |
| Khas Arya | Madhu Devi Bharati | |
| Khas Arya | Saraswati Khadka | |
| Khas Arya | Janu Kumari Dani | |
| Khas Arya | Dammari Mahara | |
| Khas Arya | Tulsi Devkota | |
| Dalit | Lalita Sunar | |
| Tharu | Gita Kumari Chaudhary | |
| Former members | ||
| Bajhang 1 (A) | Prithvi Bahadur Singh |
|
| CPN (Maoist Centre) (11) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Bajhang 1 (B) | Bhim Bahadur Bhandari |
|
| Dadeldhura 1 (A) | Khagaraj Bhatta |
|
| Achham 1 (B) | Jhapat Bahadur Saud | |
| Achham 2 (A) | Akkal Bahadur Rawal | |
| Doti 1 (B) | Shiva Singh Oli | |
| Kailali 5 (A) | Ramesh Singh Dhami | |
| Darchula 1 (B) | Man Bahadur Dhami | |
| Kanchanpur 2 (A) | Om Bikram Bhatt | |
| Khas Arya | Gita Devi Mal | |
| Khas Arya | Janaki Devi Kunwar | |
| Dalit | Laxmi Bishwakarma | |
| CPN (UML) (11) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Khas Arya | Rajendra Singh Rawal |
|
| Tharu | Koili Devi Chaudhary |
|
| Khas Arya | Santosh Kumar Sharma |
|
| Doti 1 (A) | Chakra Bahadur Malla | |
| Baitadi 1 (A) | Surendra Bahadur Pal | |
| Bajhang 1 (A) | Daman Bahadur Bhandari |
|
| Kanchanpur 1 (A) | Bir Bahadur Thapa | |
| Khas Arya | Dharmaraj Pathak | |
| Khas Arya | Janaki Airee | |
| Khas Arya, Backward area | Nirmala Devi Saud | |
| Dalit | Hira Sarki | |
| Nagrik Unmukti Party (7) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Kailali 2 (B) | Rameshwar Chaudhary |
|
| Kailali 1 (B) | Laxman Kishor Chaudhary |
|
| Kailali 3 (A) | Ghanashyam Chaudhary |
|
| Kailali 1 (A) | Kailash Chaudhary | |
| Kailali 3 (B) | Khushiram Dagarura Tharu | |
| Khas Arya | Tika Thapa | |
| Khas Arya | Indira Giri | |
| CPN (Unified Socialist) (4) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Kailali 4 (A) | Dirgha Bahadur Sodari |
|
| Kanchanpur 3 (A) | Prakash Rawal |
|
| Bajura 1 (A) | Naresh Kumar Shahi |
|
| Khas Arya | Maya Panta |
|
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Khas Arya | Khem Devi Bista | |
| Independent (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Dadeldhura 1 (B) | Tara Prasad Joshi | |
Changes
edit| Constituency/PR group | Incumbent | Replacement | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Date vacated | Reason | Name | Party | Date elected | Change | |||
| Bajhang 1 (A) | Prithvi Bahadur Singh | Nepali Congress | 20 June 2023 | Death[12] | Daman Bahadur Bhandari | CPN (UML) | 29 April 2024[13] | By-election | ||
References
edit- ^ "Elections announced for November 20". Kantipur Media Group. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "सुरू भए सातै प्रदेशसभा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Maoist Centre's Bhandari elected Sudurpaschim Assembly Speaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "सुदूरपश्चिमको उपसभामुखमा एमालेकी चौधरी निर्वाचित". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ "सुदूरपश्चिम कांग्रेस संसदीय दलको नेतामा शाह". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ^ "सुदूरपश्चिम माओवादी संसदीय दलको नेतामा भट्ट". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ a b "सुदूरपश्चिममा एमाले संसदीय दलको नेतामा रावल". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ a b c "नागरिक उन्मुक्ति पार्टीको केन्द्रीय समिति बैठकका निर्णय सार्वजनिक (नामावलीसहित)". dhakiyakhabar.com. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ a b c d "सुदूरपश्चिम एकीकृत समाजवादीबाट सोडारी दलको नेता र रावल उपनेता चयन". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
- ^ "आयोगद्वारा समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली अन्तर्गत प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य तथा प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा दलहरुले प्राप्त गरेको मत र सिट संख्या निर्धारण" [Commission determines votes and seats received by parties in proportional voting at the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly member elections]. Election Commission Nepal (in Nepali). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशमा १८ सिटसहित कांग्रेस पहिलो". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "Update: Sudurpaschim minister Prithvi Bahadur Singh dies in a car accident in Bajhang - OnlineKhabar English News". 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "UML's Bhandari wins Bajhang by-poll, Suhang Nembang widens lead in Ilam". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.