The Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) (Nepali: नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (एकीकृत मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवादी), romanized: nēpāl kamyuniṣṭ pārṭī (ēkīkṛt 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 Koshi Provincial Assembly also known as the Koshi Pradesh Sabha, is the unicameral legislature of Koshi Province, one of the seven provinces in Nepal. The assembly is seated at the provincial capital at Biratnagar in Morang District at the District Coordination Committee Office. The assembly has 93 members of whom 56 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 37 are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier.
The Madhesh Provincial Assembly is a unicameral governing and law making body of Madhesh Province, one of the seven Provinces in Nepal, The assembly is seated in the provincial capital at Janakpur in Dhanusha District. The assembly has 107 members, 64 of whom are elected through single-member constituencies and 43 of whom are elected through the party list proportional representation system. They are elected for five-year terms unless the assembly is dissolved earlier.
The Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province also known as the Bagmati Pradesh Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Bagmati Province, one of the seven provinces in Nepal. The assembly is seated in the provincial capital at Hetauda in Makwanpur District at the Regional Educational Directorate Office. The assembly has 110 members of whom 66 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 44 of whom are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is five years unless dissolved earlier.
The Provincial Assembly of Gandaki Province also known as the Gandaki Province Sabha, is a unicameral governing and law making body of Gandaki Province, one of the seven provinces in Nepal. The assembly is seated at the provincial capital Pokhara in Kaski District at the Urban Development Training Centre. The assembly has 60 members of whom 36 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 24 of whom are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is five years until dissolved earlier.
The provinces of Nepal are governed by provincial governments which form the second level of governance in the country; after the federal government. The provincial governments are established, and their structure is defined by Part 13 of the Constitution of Nepal.
In the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, a governor is the constitutional head of each of the seven provinces. Sub-Article 1 of Article 163 of the Constitution of Nepal says that the Governor is a representative of the Government of Nepal in each province. The governor is appointed by the president of Nepal recommended by federal cabinet for a term of five years and holds office at the president's pleasure. A person who has once served as the governor of a province cannot be appointed to the same post twice. The governor is de jure head of the provincial government; all its executive actions are taken in the governor's name. However, the governor must act on the advice of the popularly elected council of ministers, headed by the chief minister, which thus holds de facto executive authority at the province-level. The Constitution of Nepal also empowers the governor to act upon his or her own discretion, such as the ability to appoint or dismiss a ministry, recommend president's rule for the president's assent.
The Deputy Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly is subordinate to the speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. They are responsible for the Koshi Provincial Assembly and the second highest ranking provincial officer of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. They act as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. The deputy speaker is chosen from sitting members of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. The deputy speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the assembly by an effective majority of its members.
The chief minister of the Gandaki Province is the head of government of Gandaki Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal. 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 2023 Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly election was held on January 12, 2023 to elect the speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. However nominations have been fixed for the election from 3pm to 5pm and CPN, politician Baburam Gautam who had been nominated in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, was the only candidate to file the nomination for the post.
The first Koshi Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 93 members were elected to the assembly, 56 of whom were elected through direct elections and 37 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 5 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Sher Dhan Rai and Bhim Acharya served as chief ministers from CPN and Rajendra Kumar Rai served as chief minister from CPN during the term of the assembly. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari served as the speaker of the assembly and Saraswati Pokharel served as deputy speaker.
The first Bagmati Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections in Nepal. 110 members were elected to the assembly, 66 of whom were elected through direct elections and 44 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 1 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Dormani Poudel and Astalaxmi Shakya served as the chief ministers from the CPN (UML) and Rajendra Prasad Pandey served as chief minister from CPN during the term of the assembly. Sanu Kumar Shrestha served as the speaker of the assembly and Radhika Tamang served as the deputy speaker.
The second Bagmati Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2022 provincial elections on 20 November 2022. 110 members were elected to the assembly, 66 of whom were elected through direct elections and 44 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The first session on the assembly commenced from 2 January 2023.
Sanu Kumar Shrestha is a Nepali politician who is serving as Speaker of 1st Bagmati Provincial Assembly and Member of Bagmati Provincial Assembly from Kathmandu 2.
Om Kumari Shrestha is a Nepalese politician and a member of Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province from CPN. She was elected via 2022 Nepalese provincial elections from CPN party list.
The Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly is the title given to the presiding officer (chair) of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. The Speaker is elected in the every first meeting of the Koshi Provincial Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from among the members of the assembly. Speakers holder office until ceasing to be a member of the assembly or resigning from the office. The Speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the assembly by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of Speaker, the meeting is presided by the Deputy Speaker.
Bhuwan Kumar Pathak is a Nepalese politician and currently serving as the Speaker of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly since 13 January 2023. He is a member of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly from Rastriya Prajatantra Party. In the 2022 Nepalese provincial election he was elected as a proportional representative from the Khas people category.
The Speaker of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly is the presiding officer (chair) of the Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly following provincial elections. Serving for a term of five years, the speaker is chosen from sitting members of the assembly.
The Speaker of the Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly is the presiding officer (chair) of the Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Province. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly following provincial elections. Serving for a term of five years, the speaker is chosen from sitting members of the assembly.
The Speaker of the Karnali Provincial Assembly is the presiding officer (chair) of the Provincial Assembly of Karnali Province. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Karnali Provincial Assembly following provincial elections. Serving for a term of five years, the speaker is chosen from sitting members of the assembly.
