Chief Minister of Koshi Province

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Chief Minister of Koshi Province
कोशी प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
Incumbent
Hikmat Kumar Karki
since 9 May 2024
Government of Koshi 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 Sher Dhan Rai
Salary रु. - 61,000
Website Official website

The chief minister of the Koshi Province is the head of government of Koshi 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 CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)' Hikmat Kumar Karki, in office since 9 May 2024. [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 Koshi province

No.PortraitName
Constituency
(lifespan)		Term of officeAssembly
(election)		Political partyCabinetRef.
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Sherdhan Rai.jpg
Sher Dhan Rai
MPA for Bhojpur 1 (B)
(born 1971)		14 February 201826 August 20213 years, 193 days 1st
(2017)		 CPN (UML) SD Rai [5] [6]
2 Bhim Acharya
MPA for Sunsari 1 (B)
(born 1959)		26 August 20211 November 202167 days Acharya [7] [8]
3 RajendraKumarRai (cropped).png Rajendra Kumar Rai
MPA for Bhojpur 1 (A)
(born 1970)		2 November 20219 January 20231 year, 68 days CPN (Unified Socialist) R Rai [9]
4 Rt-Hon Hikmat Kumar Karki.jpg Hikmat Kumar Karki
MPA for Jhapa 5 (A)
(born 1964)		9 January 20237 July 2023179 days 2nd
(2022)		 CPN (UML) H Karki I [10]
5 Uddhav Thapa
List MPA
(born 1958)		7 July 20232 August 202326 days Nepali Congress Thapa I [11]
2 August 20238 September 202337 days Thapa II [12]
(4) Rt-Hon Hikmat Kumar Karki.jpg Hikmat Kumar Karki
MPA for Jhapa 5 (A)
(born 1964)		8 September 202315 October 202337 days CPN (UML) H Karki II [13]
6 Kedar Karki
MPA for Morang 6 (B)
(born 1974)		15 October 20239 May 2024207 days Nepali Congress K Karki [14]
(4) Rt-Hon Hikmat Kumar Karki.jpg Hikmat Kumar Karki
MPA for Jhapa 5 (A)
(born 1964)		9 May 2024Incumbent5 days CPN (UML) H Karki III [15]

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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.
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  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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