Chief Minister of Bagmati Province

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Chief Minister of Bagmati Province
बागमती प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
since 10 January 2023
Government of Bagmati Province
Style Honorable
Mr. Chief Minister
Status Head of Government
AbbreviationCMO
Member of
Appointer Governor
Term length Until majority confidence retained in provincial assembly
Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved earlier
No term limits
Formation2018(6 years ago) (2018)
First holder Dormani Poudel
Salary रु. - 61,000
Website Official website

The chief minister of the Bagmati Province is the head of government of Bagmati Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal. [1] The chief minister remains in office for five years or until the provincial assembly is dissolved, and is subject to no term limits, given that they have the confidence of the assembly.

Contents

The current chief minister is Shalikram Jamkattel of the CPN (Maoist Centre), in office since 10 January 2023. [2]

Qualification

The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of chief minister. A chief minister must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly. [3]

A member of the provincial assembly must be:

In addition to this, the chief minister must be the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority seats in the provincial assembly. If no party has a majority, the chief minister must have a majority in the assembly with the support from other parties. If within thirty days of the election, a chief minister is not appointed as such, or fails to obtain a vote of confidence from the assembly, the parliamentary party leader of the party with the most seats in the assembly is appointed chief minister. If the chief minister such appointed fails to obtain a vote of confidence in the assembly, any assembly member who can command a majority in the floor, irrespective of party allegiance, is appointed chief minister. If this chief minister also fails to obtain a vote of confidence, the governor dissolves the assembly and fresh elections are called. [4]

List of chief ministers of Bagmati province

No.PortraitName
Constituency
(Lifespan)
Term of officeAssembly
(Mandate)
PartyCabinetRef.
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1
DormaniPaudel.png
Dormani Poudel
MPA for Makwanpur 1 (B)
(born 1946)
11 February 201818 August 20213 years, 188 days 1st
(2017)
CPN (UML) Poudel [5] [6]
2
AstaLaxmiShakya.png
Astalaxmi Shakya
MPA for Kathmandu 8 (B)
(born 1953)
18 August 202127 October 202170 days Shakya [7] [8]
3
RajendraPrasadPandey.png
Rajendra Prasad Pandey
MPA for Dhading 1 (A)
(born 1956)
27 October 202123 December 20221 year, 57 days CPN (Unified Socialist) Pandey [9] [10]
4
Shalikram Jamkattel.png
Shalikram Jamkattel
MPA for Dhading 1 (B)
(born 1971)
10 January 202322 July 20241 year, 194 days 2nd
(2022)
CPN (Maoist Centre) Jamkattel [2]
5
BahadurSinghLama.png
Bahadur Singh Lama
MPA for Nuwakot 2 (B)
(born 1970)
24 July 2024Incumbent19 days Nepali Congress Lama [11]

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References

  1. "Constitution of Nepal – Part 13 State Executive, Article 167". Nepal Law Commission. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  2. 1 2 "Jammakattel appointed chief minister of Bagmati province". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  3. Article 178 of the Constitution of Nepal  (20 September 2015)
  4. Article 168 of the Constitution of Nepal  (20 September 2015)
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