| Post: | Speaker |
| Body: | the Koshi Provincial Assembly |
| Native Name: | कोशी प्रदेश सभाका सभामुख |
| Insigniasize: | 195px |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of Koshi Province |
| Incumbent: | Ambar Bahadur Bista |
| Incumbentsince: | 9 January 2024 |
| Department: | Koshi Provincial Assembly |
| Style: | Honourable (formal) Mr. Speaker (informal) |
| Status: | Presiding officer |
| Nominator: | Party Offices |
| Appointer: | Members of the Koshi Provincial Assembly |
| Termlength: | During the life of the Pradesh Sabha (five years maximum) |
| Constituting Instrument: | Article 182 of the Constitution of Nepal |
| Inaugural: | Pradeep Kumar Bhandari |
| Deputy: | Deputy Speaker |
| Salary: | रु. 53,000 |
The Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly is the title given to the presiding officer (chair) of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. The Speaker is elected in the every first meeting of the Koshi Provincial Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from among the members of the assembly. Speakers holder office until ceasing to be a member of the assembly or resigning from the office. The Speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the assembly by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of Speaker, the meeting is presided by the Deputy Speaker.[1] [2]
The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. A Speaker and Deputy Speaker must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly.[3] A member of the provincial assembly must be:
"Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly shall fall vacant in any of the following circumstances:-[4]
(a) "In case he or she ceases to be a member of the Provincial Assembly;
Provided that, in the event of the dissolution of the Provincial Assembly, the Speaker of Province and the Deputy Speaker holding their respective offices shall continue in office until the previous day of the filing of nominations for another election to the Provincial Assembly;
(b) "In case he or she tenders resignation in writing;
(c) "In case a resolution is adopted by a majority of two-thirds of the total number of the then members of the Provincial Assembly to the effect that his or her conduct is not compatible with his or her office."
| Speaker | Term of office | Assembly(election) | Party | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term | |||||
| 1 | Pradeep Kumar Bhandari | February 11, 2018 | September 25, 2022 | 1st (2017) | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | [5] [6] | |||
| 2 | Baburam Gautam | January 12, 2023 | August 1, 2023[7] [8] | 2nd (2022) | CPN (Maoist Centre) | [9] [10] | |||
| 3 | Ambar Bahadur Bista | January 9, 2024 | Incumbent | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | [11] | ||||