2nd Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly

2nd Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body	Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly
Jurisdiction	Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal
Meeting place	District Coordination Committee Hall, Dhangadhi, Kailali District
Term	2 January 2023 –
Election	2022 provincial elections
Provincial Assembly
Members	53
Speaker	Bhim Bahadur Bhandari (MC)
Deputy Speaker	Koili Devi Chaudhary (UML)
Chief Minister	Kamal Bahadur Shah (NC)
Leader of the Opposition	Rajendra Singh Rawal(UML)
Party control	Government (41)   Congress: 18   CPN (MC): 11   NUP: 8   CPN (US): 4   Independent: 1 Opposition (11)   CPN (UML): 10   RPP: 1

The second Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2022 provincial elections on 20 November 2022.[1] 87 members were elected to the assembly, 52 of whom were elected through direct elections and 35 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The first session of the assembly commenced from 2 January 2023.[2]

Leaders

Officers

• Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Bhim Bahadur Bhandari[3] (CPN (Maoist Centre))
• Deputy Speaker of the Assembly: Koili Devi Chaudhary[4] (CPN (UML))
• Leader of the House (Chief Minister):
  • Hon. Rajendra Singh Rawal (CPN (UML)) (until 9 February 2023)
  • Hon. Kamal Bahadur Shah (Nepali Congress) (since 9 February 2023)
• Leader of the Opposition:
  • Hon. Kamal Bahadur Shah (Nepali Congress) (until 9 February 2023)
  • Hon. Khagaraj Bhatta (CPN (Maoist Centre)) (since 9 February 2023)

Parliamentary party

• Parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress: Hon. Kamal Bahadur Shah[5]
• Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre): Hon. Khagaraj Bhatta[6]
• Parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML): Hon. Rajendra Singh Rawal[7]
  • Deputy parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML): Hon. Santosh Kumar Sharma[7]
• Parliamentary party leader of Nagrik Unmukti Party: Hon. Rameshwar Chaudhary[8]
• Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Dirgha Bahadur Sodari[9]
  • Deputy parliamentary party leader of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Prakash Rawal[9]

Whips

• Chief Whip of Nagrik Unmukti Party: Hon. Laxman Kishor Chaudhary[8]
  • Whip of Nagrik Unmukti Party: Hon. Ghanashyam Chaudhary[8]
• Chief Whip of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Naresh Kumar Shahi[9]
  • Whip of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Maya Panta[9]

Composition

Party		Seats
		After election			At present
		FPTP	PR[10]	Total[11]	FPTP	PR	Total
	Nepali Congress	12	7	19	11	7	18
	CPN (Maoist Centre)	8	3	11	8	3	11
	CPN (UML)	3	7	10	4	7	11
	Nagrik Unmukti Party	5	2	7	5	2	7
	CPN (Unified Socialist)	3	1	4	3	1	4
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	0	1	1	0	1	1
	Independent	1	—	1	1	—	1
Total		32	21	53	32	21	53

Members

Nepali Congress (18)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Kailali 2 (A)	Kamal Bahadur Shah	Chief Minister (since 9 February 2023) Leader of the Opposition (until 9 February 2023) Parliamentary party leader
Bajura 1 (B)	Padam Bahadur Shahi
Achham 1 (A)	Megh Raj Khadka
Achham 2 (B)	Man Bahadur Rawal
Kailali 4 (B)	Prakash Bahadur Bam
Kailali 5 (B)	Prakash Bahadur Deuba
Darchula 1 (A)	Bikram Singh Dhami
Baitadi 1 (B)	Shivaraj Bhatta
Kanchanpur 1 (B)	Devan Singh Bista
Kanchanpur 2 (B)	Bahadur Singh Thapa
Kanchanpur 3 (B)	Vel Bahadur Rana Magar
Khas Arya	Madhu Devi Bharati
Khas Arya	Saraswati Khadka
Khas Arya	Janu Kumari Dani
Khas Arya	Dammari Mahara
Khas Arya	Tulsi Devkota
Dalit	Lalita Sunar
Tharu	Gita Kumari Chaudhary
Former members
Bajhang 1 (A)	Prithvi Bahadur Singh	Died on 20 June 2023

CPN (Maoist Centre) (11)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Bajhang 1 (B)	Bhim Bahadur Bhandari	Speaker of the assembly
Dadeldhura 1 (A)	Khagaraj Bhatta	Leader of the Opposition (since 9 February 2023) Parliamentary party leader Cabinet minister (until 9 February 2023)
Achham 1 (B)	Jhapat Bahadur Saud
Achham 2 (A)	Akkal Bahadur Rawal
Doti 1 (B)	Shiva Singh Oli
Kailali 5 (A)	Ramesh Singh Dhami
Darchula 1 (B)	Man Bahadur Dhami
Kanchanpur 2 (A)	Om Bikram Bhatt
Khas Arya	Gita Devi Mal
Khas Arya	Janaki Devi Kunwar
Dalit	Laxmi Bishwakarma

CPN (UML) (11)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Khas Arya	Rajendra Singh Rawal	Chief Minister (until 9 February 2023) Parliamentary party leader
Tharu	Koili Devi Chaudhary	Deputy Speaker of the assembly
Khas Arya	Santosh Kumar Sharma	Deputy parliamentary party leader Cabinet minister (until 9 February 2023)
Doti 1 (A)	Chakra Bahadur Malla
Baitadi 1 (A)	Surendra Bahadur Pal
Bajhang 1 (A)	Daman Bahadur Bhandari	Elected in a by-election on 29 April 2024
Kanchanpur 1 (A)	Bir Bahadur Thapa
Khas Arya	Dharmaraj Pathak
Khas Arya	Janaki Airee
Khas Arya, Backward area	Nirmala Devi Saud
Dalit	Hira Sarki

Nagrik Unmukti Party (7)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Kailali 2 (B)	Rameshwar Chaudhary	Parliamentary party leader
Kailali 1 (B)	Laxman Kishor Chaudhary	Chief Whip
Kailali 3 (A)	Ghanashyam Chaudhary	Whip
Kailali 1 (A)	Kailash Chaudhary
Kailali 3 (B)	Khushiram Dagarura Tharu
Khas Arya	Tika Thapa
Khas Arya	Indira Giri

CPN (Unified Socialist) (4)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Kailali 4 (A)	Dirgha Bahadur Sodari	Parliamentary party leader
Kanchanpur 3 (A)	Prakash Rawal	Deputy parliamentary party leader
Bajura 1 (A)	Naresh Kumar Shahi	Chief Whip
Khas Arya	Maya Panta	Whip

Rastriya Prajatantra Party (1)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Khas Arya	Khem Devi Bista

Independent (1)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Dadeldhura 1 (B)	Tara Prasad Joshi

Changes

Constituency/PR group	Incumbent					Replacement
	Name	Party		Date vacated	Reason	Name	Party		Date elected	Change
Bajhang 1 (A)	Prithvi Bahadur Singh		Nepali Congress	20 June 2023	Death[12]	Daman Bahadur Bhandari		CPN (UML)	29 April 2024[13]	By-election

References

1. "Elections announced for November 20". Kantipur Media Group. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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3. "Maoist Centre's Bhandari elected Sudurpaschim Assembly Speaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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8. "नागरिक उन्मुक्ति पार्टीको केन्द्रीय समिति बैठकका निर्णय सार्वजनिक (नामावलीसहित)". dhakiyakhabar.com. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
9. "सुदूरपश्चिम एकीकृत समाजवादीबाट सोडारी दलको नेता र रावल उपनेता चयन". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
10. "आयोगद्वारा समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली अन्तर्गत प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य तथा प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा दलहरुले प्राप्त गरेको मत र सिट संख्या निर्धारण" [Commission determines votes and seats received by parties in proportional voting at the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly member elections]. Election Commission Nepal (in Nepali). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
11. "सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेशमा १८ सिटसहित कांग्रेस पहिलो". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
12. "Update: Sudurpaschim minister Prithvi Bahadur Singh dies in a car accident in Bajhang - OnlineKhabar English News". 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
13. "UML's Bhandari wins Bajhang by-poll, Suhang Nembang widens lead in Ilam". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.

External links

• समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली तर्फको सुदुरपश्चिम प्रदेश सभामा निर्वाचित सदस्यहरुको विवरण