2nd Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly explained

Chamber1 Leader3:Kamal Bahadur Shah (NC)
Chamber1 Leader4 Type:Leader of the Opposition
Chamber1 Leader4:Rajendra Singh Rawal(UML)
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:Chief Minister
Chamber1 Leader2:Koili Devi Chaudhary (UML)
Chamber1 Leader1:Bhim Bahadur Bhandari (MC)
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Control1:Government (41)

Opposition (11)

Membership1:53
Chamber1:Provincial Assembly
Before:1st Assembly
Term Start:2 January 2023
Election:2022 provincial elections
Meeting Place:District Coordination Committee Hall, Dhangadhi, Kailali District
State:Sudurpashchim Province
Country:Nepal

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

Whips

Composition

PartySeats
After electionAt present
FPTPPR[10] Total[11] FPTPPRTotal
Nepali Congress1271911718
CPN (Maoist Centre)83118311
CPN (UML)37104711
Nagrik Unmukti Party527527
CPN (Unified Socialist)314314
Rastriya Prajatantra Party011011
Independent1—11—1
Total322153322153

Members

Nepali Congress (18)
Constituency/ groupMemberPortfolio & 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
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 AryaMadhu Devi Bharati
Khas AryaSaraswati Khadka
Khas AryaJanu Kumari Dani
Khas AryaDammari Mahara
Khas AryaTulsi Devkota
DalitLalita Sunar
TharuGita Kumari Chaudhary
Former members
Bajhang 1 (A)Prithvi Bahadur Singh
  • Died on 20 June 2023
CPN (Maoist Centre) (11)
Constituency/ groupMemberPortfolio & 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 AryaGita Devi Mal
Khas AryaJanaki Devi Kunwar
DalitLaxmi Bishwakarma
CPN (UML) (11)
Constituency/ groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities
Khas AryaRajendra Singh Rawal
TharuKoili Devi Chaudhary
  • Deputy Speaker of the assembly
Khas AryaSantosh Kumar Sharma
  • Deputy parliamentary party leader
  • Cabinet minister (until 9 February 2023)
Doti 1 (A)Chakra Bahadur Malla
Baitadi 1 (A)Surendra Bahadur Pal
Bajhang 1 (A)Daman Bahadur Bhandari
  • Elected in a by-election on 29 April 2024
Kanchanpur 1 (A)Bir Bahadur Thapa
Khas AryaDharmaraj Pathak
Khas AryaJanaki Airee
Khas Arya, Backward areaNirmala Devi Saud
DalitHira Sarki
Nagrik Unmukti Party (7)
Constituency/ groupMemberPortfolio & 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 AryaTika Thapa
Khas AryaIndira Giri
CPN (Unified Socialist) (4)
Constituency/ groupMemberPortfolio & 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
Khas AryaMaya Panta
  • Whip

Changes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5 August 2022 . Elections announced for November 20 . 2 December 2022 . Kantipur Media Group.
  2. Web site: सुरू भए सातै प्रदेशसभा . 2023-01-02 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  3. Web site: Maoist Centre’s Bhandari elected Sudurpaschim Assembly Speaker . 2023-01-17 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  4. Web site: सुदूरपश्चिमको उपसभामुखमा एमालेकी चौधरी निर्वाचित . 2023-01-17 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  5. Web site: सुदूरपश्चिम कांग्रेस संसदीय दलको नेतामा शाह . 2023-01-04 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  6. Web site: सुदूरपश्चिम माओवादी संसदीय दलको नेतामा भट्ट . 2023-01-01 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  7. Web site: सुदूरपश्चिममा एमाले संसदीय दलको नेतामा रावल . 2023-01-01 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  8. Web site: नागरिक उन्मुक्ति पार्टीको केन्द्रीय समिति बैठकका निर्णय सार्वजनिक (नामावलीसहित) . 2022-12-25 . dhakiyakhabar.com . en.
  9. Web site: सुदूरपश्चिम एकीकृत समाजवादीबाट सोडारी दलको नेता र रावल उपनेता चयन . 2022-12-30 . Naya Patrika . en.
  10. Web site: 7 December 2022 . 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 . 12 December 2022 . Election Commission Nepal . ne.
  11. Web site: सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशमा १८ सिटसहित कांग्रेस पहिलो . 2022-12-06 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  12. Web site: 2023-06-20 . Update: Sudurpaschim minister Prithvi Bahadur Singh dies in a car accident in Bajhang - OnlineKhabar English News . 2024-07-15 . en-GB.
  13. Web site: UML’s Bhandari wins Bajhang by-poll, Suhang Nembang widens lead in Ilam . 2024-07-15 . kathmandupost.com . English.

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