Speaker of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly

Speaker of the Bagmati Pradesh Sabha
बागमती प्रदेशको सभामुख
Emblem of Bagmati Province
Incumbent Bhuwan Kumar Pathak since 13 January 2023
Bagmati Provincial Assembly
Style	The Hon’ble
Member of	Bagmati Provincial Assembly
Appointer	Members of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly
Term length	During the life of the Pradesh Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Nepal
Inaugural holder	Sanu Kumar Shrestha
Formation	11 February 2018 (7 years ago) (11 February 2018)
Deputy	Deputy Speaker of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly

The Speaker of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly is the presiding officer (chair) of the Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly following provincial elections. Serving for a term of five years, the speaker is chosen from sitting members of the assembly. ^{[1] [2]}

The position of Speaker holds significant importance in the assembly process, presiding over the proceedings, maintaining order, and ensuring fair debate and discussion. The current speaker is Bhuwan Kumar Pathak since 13 January 2023. ^{[3] [4]}

Qualification

The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. A Speaker and Deputy Speaker must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly. ^[5] A member of the provincial assembly must be:

• One who is a citizen of Nepal;
• One who is a voter of the concerned Province;
• One who has completed the age of twenty-five years;
• One who is not convicted of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude;
• One who is not disqualified by any law; and
• One who is not holding any office of profit.

List of Speakers

Number	Speaker		Term of office			Assembly (election)	Party		Ref
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term
1		Sanu Kumar Shrestha	11 February 2018	27 October 2021	4 years, 218 days	1st (2018)		CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist)	[6] [7]
2		Bhawan Kumar Pathak	13 January 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 153 days	2nd (2022)		Rastriya Prajatantra Party	[8]

See also

• Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
• Speaker of the Gandaki Provincial Assembly
• Speaker of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly

References

1. "प्रदेश सभा, बागमती प्रदेश". provincialassembly.bagamati.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
2. "Nepal Provinces". statoids.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
3. "RPP's Pathak becomes Bagmati province Speaker". english.hamropatro.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
4. "बागमतीको सभामुखमा भुवन पाठक निर्वाचित". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
5. Article 176 of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
6. Adhikari, Priyanka (2018-02-10). "UML's Sanu Kumar Shrestha elected State Assembly Speaker of Province 3". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
7. "Sanu Shrestha elected unopposed as speaker of Province-3". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
8. Republica. "RPP's Bhuwan Pathak is Speaker of Bagmati Province". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-02-08.