Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly

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Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
कोशी प्रदेश सभाका सभामुख
since 9 January 2024
Koshi Provincial Assembly
Style Honourable (formal)
Mr. Speaker (informal)
Status Presiding officer
Member of
NominatorParty Offices
AppointerMembers of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
Term length During the life of the Pradesh Sabha
(five years maximum)
Constituting instrumentArticle 182 of the Constitution of Nepal
Inaugural holder Pradeep Kumar Bhandari
Formation11 February 2018
(6 years ago) (11 February 2018)
Deputy Deputy Speaker
Salary रु. 53,000

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. [1] [2]

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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. [3] A member of the provincial assembly must be:

Removal

"Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly shall fall vacant in any of the following circumstances:- [4]

(a) "In case he or she ceases to be a member of the Provincial Assembly;
Provided that, in the event of the dissolution of the Provincial Assembly, the Speaker of Province and the Deputy Speaker holding their respective offices shall continue in office until the previous day of the filing of nominations for another election to the Provincial Assembly;

(b) "In case he or she tenders resignation in writing;

(c) "In case a resolution is adopted by a majority of two-thirds of the total number of the then members of the Provincial Assembly to the effect that his or her conduct is not compatible with his or her office."

List

N°Speaker Term of officeAssembly

(election)

PartyRef
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTerm
1Pradeep Kumar BhandariFebruary 11, 2018September 25, 20224 years, 226 days 1st
(2017)		 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) [5] [6]
2Baburam GautamJanuary 12, 2023August 1, 2023 [7] [8] 201 days 2nd
(2022)		 CPN (Maoist Centre) [9] [10]
3 Ambar Bahadur Bista January 9, 2024Incumbent216 days Rastriya Prajatantra Party [11]

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  2. ↑ "प्रदेश सभा". pradeshsabha.koshi.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  3. ↑ Article 176 of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
  4. ↑ Article 182(6) of the Constitution of Nepal  (September 20, 2015)
  5. ↑ "Pradeep Bhandari named Province 1 speaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  6. ↑ "एमालेबाट प्रदेश १ को सभामुखमा प्रदीपकुमार भण्डारी सिफारिस". Thaha Khabar. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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  8. ↑ "Speaker Baburam Gautam resigns". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  9. ↑ "Maoist Centre's Baburam Gautam elected Province 1 assembly Speaker unopposed". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  10. ↑ "प्रदेश १ को सभामुखमा बाबुराम गौतम निर्विरोध निर्वाचित". Himal Khabar. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  11. ↑ "Ambar Bahadur Bista elected Koshi Province speaker unopposed".
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