Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Province

Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Pradesh
Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Pradesh ; सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश सभा
	1st Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Pradesh
	Emblem of Sudurpashchim Pradesh
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
New session started	February 4, 2018
Leadership
Speaker	Arjun Bahadur Thapa, NCP ; since 10 February 2018
Deputy Speaker	Nirmala Badal Joshi, NCP ; since 18 February 2018
Chief minister ;	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) PSP-N: 2; Independent: 1;
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Mixed member majoritarian: 16 seats - FPtP; 32 seats - PR;
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 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

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

Leader of the House (Nepal Communist Party):Hon. Trilochan Bhatta[4]
Leader of Opposition (Nepali Congress): Rana Bahadur Rawal

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
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]

References

"Speakers elected in provinces 3, 7". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
"CM Bhatta assumes office in Province 7". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
"Nirmala Badal (Joshi) deputy speaker of Province 7; CM Bhatta and other ministers assume offices". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
"Trilochan Bhatta becomes Province 7 chief minister". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
"'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.
"Will sacked minister Sodari retain PA membership?". The Himalayan Times. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-25.

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[:2-1] "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.

[:0-4] "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.