Governor of Madhesh Province

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Governor of Madhesh Province
मधेश प्रदेशका प्रदेश प्रमुख
since 11 November 2025
Government of Madhesh Province
Style The Honourable
His Excellency
Status Head of state
Reports to President of Nepal Government of Nepal
Residence Various
Appointer President of Nepal on the advice of the Government of Nepal
Term length 5 years
Inaugural holder Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha
Formation2018
Salary76,240 Nepalese rupees (NPR) [1]

The Governor of Madhesh Province is the nominal head of state of the Nepal state (province) of Madhesh Province and a representative of the President of Nepal. The governor is appointed by the term president for a term of five years. The governor's powers are mostly ceremonial and the executive powers of the governor are exercised by the chief minister of Madhesh Province, who is the head of the executive of the state government of Madhesh Province. The following is a list of governors of Madhesh Province. [2] [3] [4]

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The incumbent, Surendra Labh Karn , has served as the governor of Madhesh Province since 11 November 2025. [5] [6]

List of governors

No.NamePortraitTook officeLeft officeTenure
1 Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha Ratneshwar Lal Kayastha at Rajbiraj.jpg 19 January 2019 [7] 3 November 2019288 days
2 Tilak Pariyar No image.svg 5 November 201919 February 20211 year, 106 days
3 Rajesh Jha No image.svg 19 February 2021 [8] 17 August 2021179 days
4 Hari Shankar Mishra No image.svg 17 August 2021 [9] 14 March 2024 [10] [11] 2 years, 210 days
5 Sumitra Bhandari 15 March 2024 [12] [13] 11 November 2025 [14] [15] 1 year, 241 days
6 Surendra Labh Karn 11 November 2025 [5] [6] Incumbent0 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Know how much a minister, an MP and other high officials earn in Nepal". Online Khabar . 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Part -13 State Executive – Nepal Law Commission" . Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. ↑ Article Schedule 6, Constitution of Nepal, September 20, 2015
  4. ↑ Article Schedule 9, Constitution of Nepal, September 20, 2015
  5. 1 2 Setopati, Setopati (2025-11-11). "Surendra Labh Karna sworn in as Madhesh province chief". Setopati. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  6. 1 2 "President Paudel administers oath to newly appointed Madhesh Province Chief Surendra Labh Karna". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  7. ↑ Republica. "Newly-appointed provincial governors sworn-in". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  8. ↑ "President removes Tilak Pariyar as Province 2 governor, appoints Rajesh Jha". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  9. ↑ "Government recommends Hari Shankar Mishra as provincial chief of Province 2". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  10. ↑ Republica. "Cabinet recommends President Poudel to dismiss governors of three provinces, appoint new ones". My Republica. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  11. ↑ "Cabinet recommends changing three province heads". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  12. ↑ "मधेश प्रदेशको नयाँ प्रदेश प्रमुखमा एमालेकी सुमित्रा भण्डारी सिफारिस". enewsbureau.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  13. ↑ Yadav, Shubhanarayan (2024-03-13). "मधेश प्रदेशका प्रमुख सुमित्रा भण्डारी सहित तीन प्रदेशका नवनियुक्त प्रमुखले लिए शपथ : मधेशमा कांग्रेसका मन्त्रीलाई राजीनामा गराउने मुख्यमन्त्रीको तयारी". GamGhar. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  14. ↑ "President removes Madhesh Province Head Sumitra Bhandari". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  15. ↑ "President Paudel dismisses Madhesh Province Chief Sumitra Subedi Bhandari". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
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