2nd Karnali Provincial Assembly

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2nd Karnali Provincial Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body Karnali Provincial Assembly
Jurisdiction Karnali Province, Nepal
Meeting placeIrrigation Division Office, Birendranagar, Surkhet District
Term2 January 2023 –
Election 2022 provincial elections
Government Sharma cabinet, 2023
Kandel, 2024
Provincial Assembly
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Members40
Speaker Nanda Gurung, CPN (UML)
Deputy Speaker Yashoda Neupane, CPN (MC)
Chief Minister Yam Lal Kandel, CPN (UML)
Leader of the Opposition Raj Kumar Sharma, CPN (MC)
Party controlGovernment (25)
  •   Congress: 15
  •   CPN (UML): 10

Official Opposition (13)

Other Opposition (2)

The second Karnali Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2022 provincial elections on 20 November 2022. [1] 40 members were elected to the assembly, 24 of whom were elected through direct elections and 16 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The first session of the assembly commenced from 2 January 2023. [2]

Contents

Leaders

Officers

Parliamentary party

Composition

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PartySeats
After election At present
FPTPPR [9] Total [10] FPTPPRTotal
Nepali Congress 951410515
Nepali Communist Party ———9514
CPN (UML) 55105510
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 011011
Independent 1—1———
Former Parties
Maoist Centre 94139413
Unified Socialist 011011
Total241640241640

Members

Nepali Congress (15)
Constituency/PR groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities
Humla 1 (B) Jeevan Bahadur Shahi
  • Leader of the Opposition
  • Parliamentary party leader
Salyan 1 (B) Suresh Adhikari
Kalikot 1 (B) Hikmat Bahadur Bista
Jajarkot 1 (A) Bedraj Singh
Jajarkot 1 (B) Rajeev Bikram Shah
Jumla 1 (A) Devendra Bahadur Shahi
Dailekh 1 (A) Purna Bahadur Khatri
Dailekh 1 (B) Krishna Kumar B.C.
Dailekh 2 (A) Ghanashyam Bhandari
Surkhet 1 (A) Khadga Bahadur Pokharel
Khas Arya Janaki Singh
Khas Arya Bijaya Budha
Khas Arya, Backward area Indra Kumari Shahi
Dalit, Backward area Laxmi Sunar
Indigenous peoples Balimaya Budha
Nepali Communist Party (14)
Constituency/PR groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities
Western Rukum 1 (B) Raj Kumar Sharma
  • Chief Minister (until June 2024)
  • Parliamentary party leader (until November 2025)
Khas Arya Yashoda Neupane
  • Deputy speaker of the assembly
Mugu 1 (B) Mangal Bahadur Shahi
  • Minister for Physical Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources
Salyan 1 (A) Bhim Prakash Sharma
  • Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives
Surkhet 1 (B) Krishna Bahadur G.C.
  • Minister for Interior Affairs and Law
Dolpa 1 (B) Bir Bahadur Shahi
Kalikot 1 (A) Durga Bahadur Rawat
Humla 1 (A) Ran Singh Pariyar
Surkhet 2 (B) Vindaman Bista
Western Rukum 1 (A) Mahendra K.C.
Khas Arya Milan Khadka Roka
Khas Arya Kalyani Khadka [a]
Dalit Urmila Bishwakarma
Indigenous peoples, Backward areaJumkit Lama Karki
CPN (UML) (10)
Constituency/PR groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities
Indigenous peoples Nanda Gurung
  • Speaker of the assembly
Surkhet 2 (A) Yam Lal Kandel
Dailekh 2 (B) Binod Kumar Shah
  • Minister for Economic Affairs
Jumla 1 (B) Tekraj Pachhai
  • Minister for Social Development
Mugu 1 (A) Jeet Bahadur Malla
  • Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment
Dolpa 1 (A) Sher Bahadur Budha
Khas Arya, Backward area Kal Bahadur Hamal
Khas Arya Dakshina Shahi
Khas Arya Tulasa Malla
Dalit, Backward area Gamata Bishwakarma
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (1)
Constituency/PR groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities
Khas Arya Santoshi Shahi

Defections

Constituency/PR groupMemberFromToDate
Jumla 1 (A) Devendra Bahadur Shahi Independent Nepali Congress 13 August 2023 [11]

Suspensions

Constituency/PR groupMemberPartyFromToReason
Humla 1 (B) Jeevan Bahadur Shahi Nepali Congress 4 April 2024Facing corruption charges [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Elections announced for November 20". Kantipur Media Group. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "कर्णाली प्रदेश सभाको पहिलो बैठक आज, सभामुख चयन गर्न मिति तोक्ने". Setopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  3. ↑ "Karnali elects its first female Speaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  4. ↑ "कर्णालीको उपसभामुखमा न्यौपाने निर्वाचित". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  5. ↑ "Karnali Chief Minister Sharma, two ministers sworn in". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Jeevan Bahadur Shahi elected Congress PP leader in Karnali". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  7. ↑ "Raj Kumar Sharma elected provincial assembly party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre)". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  8. ↑ "CPN-UML elects Yamalal Kandel its leader of provincial assembly party in Karnali". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "कर्णालीमा पहिलो दल बन्यो कांग्रेस, माओवादी दोस्रो". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  11. ↑ "जुम्लाका स्वतन्त्र सांसद शाही काँग्रेसमा फर्किए, आफू सक्कली काँग्रेस भएको दाबी". प्रशासन. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  12. ↑ Republica. "NC leader Shahi's provincial assembly membership suspended". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  1. ↑ Elected from CPN (Unified Socialist)
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