2nd Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly
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Overview
Legislative bodySudurpashchim Provincial Assembly
JurisdictionSudurpashchim Province, Nepal
Meeting placeDistrict Coordination Committee Hall, Dhangadhi, Kailali District
Term2 January 2023 –
Election2022 provincial elections
Provincial Assembly
Members53
SpeakerBhim Bahadur Bhandari (MC)
Deputy SpeakerKoili Devi Chaudhary (UML)
Chief MinisterKamal Bahadur Shah (NC)
Leader of the OppositionRajendra Singh Rawal(UML)
Party controlGovernment (41)
  •   Congress: 18
  •   CPN (MC): 11
  •   NUP: 8
  •   CPN (US): 4
  •   Independent: 1

Opposition (11)

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]

Leaders

Officers

Parliamentary party

  • 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

Composition

Party Seats
After election At present
FPTP PR[10] Total[11] FPTP PR Total
Nepali Congress 12 7 19 12 7 19
CPN (Maoist Centre) 8 3 11 8 3 11
CPN (UML) 3 7 10 3 7 10
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

Nepali Congress (19)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Kailali 2 (A) Kamal Bahadur Shah
  • Chief Minister (since 9 February 2023)
  • Leader of the Opposition (until 9 February 2023)
  • Parliamentary party leader
Bajura 1 (B) Padam Bahadur Shahi
Achham 1 (A) Megh Raj Khadka
Achham 2 (B) Man Bahadur Rawal
Bajhang 1 (A) Prithvi Bahadur Singh
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
CPN (Maoist Centre) (11)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Bajhang 1 (B) Bhim Bahadur Bhandari
  • Speaker of the assembly
Dadeldhura 1 (A) Khagaraj Bhatta
  • Leader of the Opposition (since 9 February 2023)
  • Parliamentary party leader
  • Cabinet minister (until 9 February 2023)
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) (10)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Khas Arya Rajendra Singh Rawal
Tharu Koili Devi Chaudhary
  • Deputy Speaker of the assembly
Khas Arya Santosh Kumar Sharma
  • Deputy parliamentary party leader
  • Cabinet minister (until 9 February 2023)
Doti 1 (A) Chakra Bahadur Malla
Baitadi 1 (A) Surendra Bahadur Pal
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
  • Parliamentary party leader
Kailali 1 (B) Laxman Kishor Chaudhary
  • Chief Whip
Kailali 3 (A) Ghanashyam Chaudhary
  • Whip
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
  • Parliamentary party leader
Kanchanpur 3 (A) Prakash Rawal
  • Deputy parliamentary party leader
Bajura 1 (A) Naresh Kumar Shahi
  • Chief Whip
Dadeldhura 1 (B) Tara Prasad Joshi
Khas Arya Maya Panta
  • Whip
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (1)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Khas Arya Khem Devi Bista

References

  1. ↑ "Elections announced for November 20". Kantipur Media Group. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "सुरू भए सातै प्रदेशसभा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. ↑ "Maoist Centre's Bhandari elected Sudurpaschim Assembly Speaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  4. ↑ "सुदूरपश्चिमको उपसभामुखमा एमालेकी चौधरी निर्वाचित". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  5. ↑ "सुदूरपश्चिम कांग्रेस संसदीय दलको नेतामा शाह". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  6. ↑ "सुदूरपश्चिम माओवादी संसदीय दलको नेतामा भट्ट". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  7. 1 2 "सुदूरपश्चिममा एमाले संसदीय दलको नेतामा रावल". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  8. 1 2 3 "नागरिक उन्मुक्ति पार्टीको केन्द्रीय समिति बैठकका निर्णय सार्वजनिक (नामावलीसहित)". dhakiyakhabar.com. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "सुदूरपश्चिम एकीकृत समाजवादीबाट सोडारी दलको नेता र रावल उपनेता चयन". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशमा १८ सिटसहित कांग्रेस पहिलो". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
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