Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim Province | |
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सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री | |
Government of Sudurpashchim Province | |
Style | Honorable Mr. Chief Minister |
Status | Head of Government |
Abbreviation | CMO |
Member of | |
Appointer | Governor |
Term length | Until majority confidence retained in provincial assembly Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved earlier No term limits |
Formation | 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.
The current chief minister is CPN (Unified Socialist), Dirgha Bahadur Sodari, in office since 18 April 2024. [2]
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]
No. | Portrait | Name Constituency (lifespan) | Term of office | Assembly (election) | Political party | Cabinet | Ref. | |||
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Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
1 | ![]() | Trilochan Bhatta MPA for Doti 1 (B) (born 1969) | 15 February 2018 | 12 January 2023 | 4 years, 331 days | 1st (2017) | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Bhatta | [5] | |
2 | ![]() | Rajendra Singh Rawal List MPA (born 1964) | 12 January 2023 | 9 February 2023 | 28 days | 2nd (2022) | CPN (UML) | Rawal | [6] [7] | |
3 | ![]() | Kamal Bahadur Shah MPA for Kailali 2 (A) (born 1972) | 10 February 2023 | 4 April 2024 | 1 year, 54 days | Nepali Congress | Shah | [2] [8] | ||
4 | ![]() | Dirgha Bahadur Sodari MPA for Kailali 4 (B) | 18 April 2024 | Incumbent | 32 days | CPN (Unified Socialist) | Sodari | [9] |
The Nepali Congress is the oldest democratic socialist political party in Nepal and the largest party in the country. The party has 870,106 members as of the party's 14th general convention in December 2021 making them the largest party by membership in Nepal. Currently the party has started online membership since the emergence of youth leaders in vital post to bring youths into the party.
The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (Nepali: नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एकीकृत मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी), romanized: nēpāla kamyuniṣṭa pārṭī (ēkīkr̥ta mārksavādī-lēninavādī); abbr. CPN (UML)) is a communist political party in Nepal. The party emerged as one of the major parties in Nepal after the end of the Panchayat era.
The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Nepali pronunciation:[rasʈrijʌprʌˈd͡zatʌntrʌˈpa ʈi]; Nepali: राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी, lit. 'National Democratic Party'; abbr.RPP, RaPraPa is a constitutional monarchist and Hindu nationalist political party in Nepal.
The Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Pradesh also known as the Sudurpashchim Pradesh Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Sudurpashchim Province, one of the seven Provinces in Nepal. The assembly is seated a Dhangadhi in Kailali District at the District Coordination Committee Hall. The assembly has 53 members of whom 32 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 21 are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier
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