Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim Province

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Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim Province
सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री
since 5 August 2024
Government of Sudurpashchim 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 Trilochan Bhatta
Salary रु. - 61,000
Website Official website

The chief minister of the Sudurpashchim Province is the head of government of Sudurpashchim 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.

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The current chief minister is Nepali Congress, Kamal Bahadur Shah, in office since 5 August 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 Sudurpashchim province

No.PortraitName
Constituency
(lifespan)		Term of officeAssembly
(election)		Political partyCabinetRef.
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Trilochan Bhatta np-sud.jpg
Trilochan Bhatta
MPA for Doti 1 (B)
(born 1969)		15 February 201812 January 20234 years, 331 days 1st
(2017)		 CPN (Maoist Centre) Bhatta [5]
2 Rajendra Singh Rawal
List MPA
(born 1964)		12 January 20239 February 202328 days 2nd
(2022)		 CPN (UML) Rawal [6] [7]
3 Kamal Bahadur Shah
MPA for Kailali 2 (A)
(born 1972)		10 February 20234 April 20241 year, 54 days Nepali Congress Shah I [8] [9]
4
No image.svg
Dirgha Bahadur Sodari
MPA for Kailali 4 (A)
(born 1978)		18 April 2024August 2024119 days CPN (Unified Socialist) Sodari [10] [11]
(3) Kamal Bahadur Shah
MPA for Kailali 2 (A)
(born 1972)		5 August 2024Incumbent37 days Nepali Congress Shah II [12]

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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. ↑ "Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Shah sworn in". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. ↑ Article 178 of the Constitution of Nepal  (20 September 2015)
  4. ↑ Article 168 of the Constitution of Nepal  (20 September 2015)
  5. ↑ "Trilochan Bhatta becomes Province 7 chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "UML's Rajendra Singh Rawal is the new chief minister in Sudurpaschim Province". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  7. ↑ "Rawal loses job as Sudurpaschim chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  8. ↑ "Nepali Congress Kamal Bahadur Shah appointed Sudurpaschim chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  9. ↑ "NC's Kamal Bahadur Shah resigns as Sudurpaschim Chief Minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  10. ↑ "Unified Socialist's Sodari appointed Sudurpaschim chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  11. ↑ "Sudurpaschim Chief Minister Sodari quits". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  12. ↑ "Congress lawmaker Shah becomes Sudurpaschim chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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