Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly

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Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly

सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश सभा
CPN (MC)
since 9 February 2023
Structure
Political groups
Government (32)
  •   Congress: 19
  •   NUP: 7
  •  
    CPN (US)
    : 5
  •   RPP: 1

Opposition (21)

  •  
    CPN (MC)
    : 11
  •  
    CPN (UML)
    : 10
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Parallel voting:
  • 32 seats –
    FPtP
  • 21 seats – PR
First election
2017
Last election
20 November 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
District Coordination Committee Hall,
Dhangadhi, Kailali District
Website
pga.p7.gov.np
Constitution
Constitution of Nepal

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

The present First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017, after the

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

Maoist Centre as the first deputy speaker of the provincial assembly.[2]

List of assemblies

Election Year Assembly Start of term End of term Speaker Chief Minister Party
2017 1st Assembly 4 February 2018 2022 Arjun Bahadur Thapa[1] Trilochan Bhatta
(Cabinet)
CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022 2nd Assembly 2 January 2023 Incumbent Bhim Bahadur Bhandari Kamal Bahadur Shah
(Cabinet) 		Nepali Congress

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

Main article: 2nd Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly § Members
Party Parliamentary party leader Seats[3]
Nepali Congress Kamal Bahadur Shah 19
CPN (Maoist Centre)
 Khagaraj Bhatta 11
CPN (UML)
 Rajendra Singh Rawal 10
Nagrik Unmukti Party Rameshwar Chaudhary 7
CPN (Unified Socialist)
 Dirgha Bahadur Sodari 5
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1
Total 53

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Speakers elected in provinces 3, 7". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. ^ "CM Bhatta assumes office in Province 7". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. ^ "सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशमा १८ सिटसहित कांग्रेस पहिलो". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
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