Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Province

The Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Pradesh also known as the Sudurpashchim Pradesh Sabha, (Nepali: सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश सभा) 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

Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Pradesh

सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश सभा
1st Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Pradesh
Emblem of Sudurpashchim Pradesh
Type
Type
History
New session started
February 4, 2018 (2018-02-04)
Leadership
Speaker
Arjun Bahadur Thapa, NCP
since 10 February 2018
Deputy Speaker
Nirmala Badal Joshi, NCP
since 18 February 2018
Trilochan Bhatta, NCP
since 17 February 2018
Leader of Opposition
Rana Bahadur Rawal, NC
Structure
Political groups
Government (38)
  •   NCP : 38

Opposition (12)

  •   NC : 12

Other opposition (3)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Mixed member majoritarian:
Last election
26 November and 7 December 2017
Next election
2022
Meeting place
District Coordination Committee Hall, Dhangadhi, Kailali
Website
pga.p7.gov.np
Constitution
Constitution of Nepal

The present First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017, after the 2017 provincial elections. The election resulted in a majority for the alliance of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and CPN (Maoist Centre). The next election will take place when the five year term ends by November 2022.

History

The Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Province is under Article 175 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 which guarantees a provincial legislative for each province in the country. The first provincial elections were conducted for all seven provinces in Nepal and the elections in Sudurpashchim was conducted for 53 seats to the assembly. The election resulted in a victory for the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and CPN (Maoist Centre) alliance which later went on to form a coalition government under Trilochan Bhatta from Maoist Centre. The first meeting of the provincial assembly was held on 4 February 2018. Arjun Bahadur Thapa from CPN (UML) was elected as the first speaker of the provincial assembly,[1] and Nirmala Badal Joshi from Maoist Centre as the first deputy speaker of the provincial assembly.[2]

List of Assemblies
Election Year Assembly Start of term End of term Chief Minister Speaker
2017 First Assembly 4 February 2018 Incumbent Trilochan Bhatta (NCP)

(Cabinet)

 Arjun Bahadur Thapa (NCP)

Committees

Article 195 of the Constitution of Nepal provides provincial assemblies the power to form special committees in order to manage working procedures.

S.No. Committee Members
1 Finance, Development and Natural Resources 11
2 Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs 11
3 Social Development 11
4 Public Accounts 11

Political parties
Party Parliamentary party leader Seats
Nepal Communist Party Prakash Bahadur Shah 38
Nepali Congress Rana Bahadur Rawal 12
People's Socialist Party, Nepal 2
Independent 1
Total 53

Current leaders

Speakers
  • Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Arjun Bahadur Thapa[1]
    • Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Nirmala Badal Joshi[3]

Parliamentary Party Leaders

Whips
  • Government Chief Whip (Nepal Communist Party): Tara Lama Tamang
    • Whip (Nepal Communist Party): Akkal Bahadur Rawal
  • Opposition Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Govinda Raj Bohora
    • Whip (Nepali Congress): Tek Bahadur Raika

List of members
Constituency (PR if blank) Member Party
Achham 2(A) Akkal Bahadur Rawal Nepal Communist Party
Kailali 3(B) Amar Bahadur Saud Nepal Communist Party
Ambi Kumari Thapa Nepali Congress
Archana Gahatraj Nepal Communist Party
Bajhang 1(A) Arjun Bahadur Thapa Nepal Communist Party
Achham 2(B) Bal Bahadur Sodari Nepal Communist Party
Bajura 1(A) Bal Dev Regmi Nepal Communist Party
Doti 1(A) Bharat Bahadur Khadka Nepali Congress
Binita Devi Chaudhary Nepal Communist Party
Kailali 3(A) Birman Chaudhary Nepal Communist Party
Chun Kumari Devi Chaudhary Nepal Communist Party
Bajhang 1(B) Devaki Malla (Thapa) Nepal Communist Party
Devraj Pathak Nepali Congress
Dibeshwory Shah Nepali Congress
Kailali 5(B) Dilli Raj Panta Nepali Congress
Kailali 4(A) Dirgha Bahadur Sodari Independent
Durga Kumari Kami Nepal Communist Party
Darchula 1(A) Gelbu Singh Bohara Nepal Communist Party
Govinda Raj Bohara Nepali Congress
Hanta Nepali Nepal Communist Party
Achham 1(A) Harka Bahadur Kunwar Nepal Communist Party
Achham 1(B) Jhapat Bahadur Bohara Nepal Communist Party
Dadeldhura 1(B) Karna Bahadur Malla Nepali Congress
Kailali 1(A) Krishna Chaudhary People's Socialist Party, Nepal
Kailali 4(B) Krishna Raj Subedi Nepal Communist Party
Kanchanpur 1(B) Kul Bir Chaudhary Nepal Communist Party
Kumari Nanda Bam Nepali Congress
Kunti Joshi Nepal Communist Party
Kanchanpur 2(B) Lal Bahadur Khadka Nepal Communist Party
Baitadi 1(B) Liladhar Bhatta Nepal Communist Party
Kanchanpur 2(A) Mahesh Datta Joshi Nepal Communist Party
Malamati Rana Tharu People's Socialist Party, Nepal
Darchula 1(B) Man Bahadur Dhami Nepal Communist Party
Kanchanpur 3(B) Man Bahadur Sunar Nepal Communist Party
Mana Kumari Saud Nepal Communist Party
Maya Bhatta Nepal Communist Party
Maya Tamang (Bohora) Nepal Communist Party
Kailali 2(B) Nanda Bahadur Saund Nepal Communist Party
Kailali 5(A) Nepalu Chaudhary Nepal Communist Party
Nirmala Badal (Joshi) Nepal Communist Party
Dadeldhura 1(A) Pathan Singh Bohara Nepal Communist Party
Bajura 1(B) Prakash Bahadur Shah Nepal Communist Party
Kanchanpur 3(A) Prakash Rawal Nepal Communist Party
Baitadi 1(A) Prem Prakash Bhatta Nepal Communist Party
Purna Joshi Nepal Communist Party
Kailali 1(B) Rana Bahadur Rawal Nepali Congress
Kailali 2(A) Ratan Bahadur Thapa Nepal Communist Party
Shyamlal Rana Tharu Nepali Congress
Sushila Budhathoki Nepal Communist Party
Kanchanpur 1(A) Tara Lama Tamang Nepal Communist Party
Tek Bahadur Raika Aauji Nepali Congress
Doti 1(B) Trilochan Bhatta Nepal Communist Party
Uma Devi Badi Nepali Congress
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Suspensions or defections
Seat (PR if blank) MPA From To Date Cause
Kailali 4(A) Digha Bahadur Sodari Nepal Communist Party Independent 15 November 2018 Suspension of party general membership[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Speakers elected in provinces 3, 7". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. "CM Bhatta assumes office in Province 7". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  3. "Nirmala Badal (Joshi) deputy speaker of Province 7; CM Bhatta and other ministers assume offices". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  4. "Trilochan Bhatta becomes Province 7 chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  5. "'I am not expelled from the party's general membership, just relieved of my responsibility'". The Himalayan Times. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  6. "Will sacked minister Sodari retain PA membership?". The Himalayan Times. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
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