Lumbini Provincial Assembly Explained

Lumbini Provincial Assembly
Native Name:लुम्बिनी प्रदेश सभा
Native Name Lang:ne
Legislature:2nd Lumbini Provincial Assembly
House Type:Unicameral legislature
Jurisdiction:Lumbini Province
Foundation:2018
Leader1 Type:Speaker
Leader1:Tularam Gharti Magar
Party1:CPN (MC)
Election1:18 January 2023
Leader2 Type:Deputy Speaker
Leader3 Type:Leader of the House
Leader3:Chet Narayan Acharya
Party3:CPN (UML)
Election3:23 July 2024
Leader4 Type:Leader of Opposition
Leader4:Jokh Bahadur Mahara
Party4:CPN (MC)
Election4:23 July 2024
Structure1 Res:250px
Political Groups1:Government (69)

Opposition (18)

Term Length:5 years
Voting System1:Parallel voting
  • 52 seats – FPtP
  • 35 seats – PR
First Election1:2017
Last Election1:20 November 2022
Next Election1:2027
Meeting Place:Chamber of Commerce Meeting Hall,
Bhalubang, Dang District
Constitution:Constitution of Nepal

The Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province also known as the Lumbini Pradesh Sabha is a unicameral governing and law making body of Lumbini Province, one of the 7 provinces in Nepal, and is situated at Dang, the interim province capital of Lumbini Province, with 60 Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA).

The First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017, after the 2017 provincial elections. The current assembly was elected in November 2022.

List of assemblies

Election YearAssemblyStart of termEnd of termSpeakerChief MinisterParty
20171st Assembly4 February 2018September 2022Purna Bahadur GhartiShankar Pokharel
(Cabinet)

CPN (UML)
Kul Prasad KC
(Cabinet)

CPN (Maoist Centre)
20222nd Assembly2 January 2023IncumbentTularam Gharti MagarLeela Giri
(Cabinet)

CPN (UML)
Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary
(Cabinet)
Nepali Congress
Jokh Bahdur Mahara
(Cabinet)
CPN (Maoist Centre)
Chet Narayan Acharya[1]
(Cabinet)

CPN (UML)

Current composition

Party!Parliamentary party leader!Seats[2]
CPN (UML)Lila Giri29
Nepali CongressDilli Bahadur Chaudhary27
CPN (Maoist Centre)Jokh Bahadur Mahara10
Nagrik Unmukti PartyDharma Bahadur Chaudhary4
Rastriya Prajatantra PartyAshish Kumar Chaudhary4
Loktantrik Samajwadi PartySantosh Kumar Pandey3
Janamat PartyChandrakesh Gupta3
People's Socialist PartyBhandari Lal Ahir3
CPN (Unified Socialist)Bhagwati Adhikari1
Rastriya JanamorchaTara Thapa1
Independent2
Total87

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pokharel-loyal candidate becomes Lumbini chief minister, with Oli’s blessing . 2024-07-23 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  2. Web site: लुम्बिनी प्रदेशमा २९ सिटसहित एमाले सबैभन्दा ठूलो दल . 2022-12-06 . ekantipur.com . ne.