2nd Karnali Provincial Assembly | |||
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Overview | |||
Legislative body | Karnali Provincial Assembly | ||
Jurisdiction | Karnali Province, Nepal | ||
Meeting place | Irrigation Division Office, Birendranagar, Surkhet District | ||
Term | 2 January 2023 – | ||
Election | 2022 provincial elections | ||
Government | Sharma cabinet, 2023 Kandel, 2024 | ||
Provincial Assembly | |||
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Members | 40 | ||
Speaker | Nanda Gurung, CPN (UML) | ||
Deputy Speaker | Yashoda Neupane, CPN (MC) | ||
Chief Minister | Yam Lal Kandel, CPN (UML) | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Raj Kumar Sharma, CPN (MC) | ||
Party control | Government (25)
Official Opposition (13)
Other Opposition (2) |
The second Karnali Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2022 provincial elections on 20 November 2022.[1] 40 members were elected to the assembly, 24 of whom were elected through direct elections and 16 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The first session of the assembly commenced from 2 January 2023.[2]
Leaders
[edit]Officers
[edit]- Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Nanda Gurung[3] (CPN (UML))
- Deputy Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Yashoda Neupane[4] (CPN (Maoist Centre))
- Leader of the House (Chief Minister): Hon. Raj Kumar Sharma (CPN (Maoist Centre))[5]
- Leader of the Opposition: Hon. Jeevan Bahadur Shahi (Nepali Congress)
Parliamentary party
[edit]- Parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress: Hon. Jeevan Bahadur Shahi[6]
- Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre): Hon. Raj Kumar Sharma[7]
- Parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML): Hon. Yam Lal Kandel[8]
Composition
[edit]Party | Seats | ||||||
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After election | At present | ||||||
FPTP | PR[9] | Total[10] | FPTP | PR | Total | ||
Nepali Congress | 9 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 15 | |
CPN (Maoist Centre) | 9 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Lenninist) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
CPN (Unified Socialist) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Total | 24 | 16 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 40 |
Members
[edit]Nepali Congress (15) | ||
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Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
Humla 1 (B) | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi |
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Salyan 1 (B) | Suresh Adhikari | |
Kalikot 1 (B) | Hikmat Bahadur Bista | |
Jajarkot 1 (A) | Bedraj Singh | |
Jajarkot 1 (B) | Rajeev Bikram Shah | |
Jumla 1 (A) | Devendra Bahadur Shahi |
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Dailekh 1 (A) | Purna Bahadur Khatri | |
Dailekh 1 (B) | Krishna Kumar B.C. | |
Dailekh 2 (A) | Ghanashyam Bhandari | |
Surkhet 1 (A) | Khadga Bahadur Pokharel | |
Khas Arya | Janaki Singh | |
Khas Arya | Bijaya Budha | |
Khas Arya, Backward area | Indra Kumari Shahi | |
Dalit, Backward area | Laxmi Sunar | |
Indigenous peoples | Balimaya Budha |
CPN (Maoist Centre) (13) | ||
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Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
Western Rukum 1 (B) | Raj Kumar Sharma |
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Khas Arya | Yashoda Neupane |
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Mugu 1 (B) | Mangal Bahadur Shahi |
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Salyan 1 (A) | Bhim Prakash Sharma |
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Surkhet 1 (B) | Krishna Bahadur G.C. |
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Dolpa 1 (B) | Bir Bahadur Shahi | |
Kalikot 1 (A) | Durga Bahadur Rawat | |
Humla 1 (A) | Ran Singh Pariyar | |
Surkhet 2 (B) | Vindaman Bista | |
Western Rukum 1 (A) | Mahendra K.C. | |
Khas Arya | Milan Khadka Roka | |
Dalit | Urmila Bishwakarma | |
Indigenous peoples, Backward area | Jumkit Lama Karki |
CPN (UML) (10) | ||
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Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
Indigenous peoples | Nanda Gurung |
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Surkhet 2 (A) | Yam Lal Kandel |
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Dailekh 2 (B) | Binod Kumar Shah |
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Jumla 1 (B) | Tekraj Pachhai |
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Mugu 1 (A) | Jeet Bahadur Malla |
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Dolpa 1 (A) | Sher Bahadur Budha | |
Khas Arya, Backward area | Kal Bahadur Hamal | |
Khas Arya | Dakshina Shahi | |
Khas Arya | Tulasa Malla | |
Dalit, Backward area | Gamata Bishwakarma |
CPN (Unified Socialist) (1) | ||
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Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
Khas Arya | Kalyani Khadka |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (1) | ||
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Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
Khas Arya | Santoshi Shahi |
Defections
[edit]Constituency/PR group | Member | From | To | Date | ||
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Jumla 1 (A) | Devendra Bahadur Shahi | Independent | Nepali Congress | 13 August 2023[11] |
Suspensions
[edit]Constituency/PR group | Member | Party | From | To | Reason | |
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Humla 1 (B) | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi | Nepali Congress | 4 April 2024 | Facing corruption charges[12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Elections announced for November 20". Kantipur Media Group. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "कर्णाली प्रदेश सभाको पहिलो बैठक आज, सभामुख चयन गर्न मिति तोक्ने". Setopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "Karnali elects its first female Speaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ "कर्णालीको उपसभामुखमा न्यौपाने निर्वाचित". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ^ "Karnali Chief Minister Sharma, two ministers sworn in". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ "Jeevan Bahadur Shahi elected Congress PP leader in Karnali". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
- ^ "Raj Kumar Sharma elected provincial assembly party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre)". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "CPN-UML elects Yamalal Kandel its leader of provincial assembly party in Karnali". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "कर्णालीमा पहिलो दल बन्यो कांग्रेस, माओवादी दोस्रो". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ^ "जुम्लाका स्वतन्त्र सांसद शाही काँग्रेसमा फर्किए, आफू सक्कली काँग्रेस भएको दाबी". प्रशासन. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Republica. "NC leader Shahi's provincial assembly membership suspended". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-07-15.