Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5
The Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5 also known as the Province No. 5 Pradesh Sabha, (Nepali: प्रदेश नं. ५ प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Province No. 5, one of the 7 Provinces in Nepal, and is situated at Butwal, the interim province capital of Province No. 5, with 60 Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA).
Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5 प्रदेश नं. ५ प्रदेश सभा | |
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1st Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5 | |
Emblem of Nepal | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
New session started | 4 February 2018 |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the Ruling Party (Chief Minister) | |
Leader of Opposition | |
Secretary of Provincial Assembly | Durlabh Kumar Pun Magar |
Structure | |
Political groups | Government (61)
Opposition (19)
Other opposition (7)
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Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
Mixed member majoritarian: | |
Last election | 26 November and 7 December 2017 |
Next election | 2022 |
Meeting place | |
Chamber of Commerce Meeting Hall, Butwal, Rupandehi | |
Website | |
[pradeshsabha.p5.gov.np/ http://pradeshsabha.p5.gov.np] | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of Nepal |
Following the win of the left alliance in the 2017 election, the current Chief Minister of Province No. 5 and Leader of the ruling party is Shankar Pokharel.[1][2] The Speaker of the Assembly is Purna Bahadur Gharti.[3] Umakanta Jha is the first Governor of Province No. 5.[4] Current Governor Hon.Dharma Nath Yadav is appointed on 4 November 2019 by the President of Nepal.[5]
Overview
Office | Office Bearer | Party | Took office | |
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Speaker | Purna Bahadur Gharti[3] | Nepal Communist Party | 14 February 2018 | |
Deputy Speaker | Krishni Tharu[6] | Nepal Communist Party | 19 February 2018 | |
Leader of the rulling party | Shankar Pokharel[1] | Nepal Communist Party | 21 January 2018 | |
Leader of Opposition | Vacant | Nepali Congress | 19 March 2018 |
Chief Minister
Chief Minister | Took office | Left Office | Term |
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Shankar Pokharel[2] | 14 February 2018 | Incumbent | 903 Days |
Political parties
Party | Parliamentary party leader | Seats | |
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Nepal Communist Party | Shankar Pokharel | 61 | |
Nepali Congress | Birendra Kumar Kanaudiya | 19 | |
Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal | Sahas Ram Yadav | 6 | |
Rastriya Janamorcha | Tara G.C. | 1 | |
Total | 87 |
List of members
Constituency (PR if blank) | Member | Party | |
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Aasha Swarnakar | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Nawalparasi West 1(B) | Ajay Shahi | Nepal Communist Party | |
Dang 2(B) | Amar Bahadur Dangi Chhetri | Nepal Communist Party | |
Banke 1(B) | Arati Paudel | Nepal Communist Party | |
Kapilvastu 3(A) | Arjun Kumar KC | Nepal Communist Party | |
Arjun Kumar Shrestha | Nepali Congress | ||
Rupandehi 4(A) | Ashtha Bhuja Pathak | Nepali Congress | |
Banke 3(B) | Babu Ram Gautam | Nepal Communist Party | |
Nawalparasi West 2(A) | Baij Nath Chaudhary (Tharu) | Nepal Communist Party | |
Nawalparasi West 2(B) | Baij Nath Kalwar | Nepali Congress | |
Shankar Giri | Nepali Congress | ||
Bhagawati Devi Bhandari | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Rupandehi 2(B) | Bhoj Prasad Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | |
Bhubaneshwori Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | ||
Rupandehi 5(A) | Bhumishwor Dhakal | Nepal Communist Party | |
Banke 2(A) | Bijay Bahadur Yadav | Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal | |
Bimala Sharma Panthi | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Dang 3(B) | Bimala Kumari Khatri | Nepal Communist Party | |
Kalpana Pandey | Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal | ||
Bir Bahadur Rana | Nepali Congress | ||
Kapilvastu 3(B) | Birendra Kumar Kanodiya | Nepali Congress | |
Kapilvastu 1(A) | Bishnu Prasad Panthi | Nepal Communist Party | |
Arghakhanchi 1(A) | Chet Narayan Acharya | Nepal Communist Party | |
Chintawati Kurmi | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Rupandehi 1(B) | Dadhi Ram Neupane | Nepal Communist Party | |
Dama Kumari Sharma | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Dhamkali Chaudhary | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Kapilvastu 2(B) | Dharma Bahadur Lal Shreebastav | Nepal Communist Party | |
Dang 3(A) | Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | |
Gulmi 2(B) | Dinesh Panthi | Nepal Communist Party | |
Dipa B.K. | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Nawalparasi West 1(A) | Dipendra Kumar Adhikari | Nepal Communist Party | |
Rolpa 1(B) | Dipendra Kumar Pun Magar | Nepal Communist Party | |
Bardiya 2(B) | Dipesh Tharu | Nepal Communist Party | |
Kapilvastu 2(A) | Driga Narayan Pandey | Nepal Communist Party | |
Rupandehi 5(B) | Fakharuddin Khan | Nepali Congress | |
Faujiya Nasim | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Gita Thapa | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Pyuthan 1(A) | Hari Prashad Rijal | Nepal Communist Party | |
Banke 3(A) | Indra Prasad Kharel | Nepal Communist Party | |
Dang 1(A) | Indrajit Tharu | Nepal Communist Party | |
Jalpa Bhusal | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Bardiya 1(A) | Kabi Ram Tharu | Nepal Communist Party | |
Gulmi 1(B) | Kamal Raj Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | |
Kamala Devi B.K. | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Gulmi 2(A) | Khadga Bahadur Khatri | Nepal Communist Party | |
Pyuthan 1(B) | Krishna Dhoj Khadka | Nepal Communist Party | |
Banke 1(A) | Krishna KC | Nepal Communist Party | |
Rupandehi 1(A) | Krishna Prasad Neupane | Nepal Communist Party | |
Krishni Tharu | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Rolpa 1(A) | Kul Prasad K.C | Nepal Communist Party | |
Bardiya 2(A) | Kul Prasad Pokharel | Nepal Communist Party | |
Lauti Tharu | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Rupandehi 2(A) | Lila Giri | Nepal Communist Party | |
Mala Gotame | Nepali Congress | ||
Mohammad Yakub Ansari | Nepali Congress | ||
Palpa 1(B) | Narayan Prasad Acharya | Nepal Communist Party | |
Nirmala Chhetri | Nepali Congress | ||
Parbati Pun Gahatraj | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Palpa 2(A) | Puran Man Bajracharya | Nepal Communist Party | |
Purmati Dhenga | Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal | ||
Rukum East 1(B) | Purna Bahadur Gharti Magar | Nepal Communist Party | |
Pushpa Tharuni | Nepali Congress | ||
Rama Aryal | Nepali Congress | ||
Rama Gharti | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Arghakhanchi 1(B) | Ramji Prasad Ghimire | Nepal Communist Party | |
Dang 1(B) | Rewati Raman Sharma | Nepal Communist Party | |
Rina Nepal | Nepali Congress | ||
Rundhawati Sharma | Nepali Congress | ||
Kapilvastu 1(B) | Sahas Ram Yadav | Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal | |
Rupandehi 3(A) | Santosh Kumar Pandey | Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal | |
Saraswati Gautam | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Dang 2(A) | Shankar Pokharel | Nepal Communist Party | |
Shanti Devi Swarnakar | Nepali Congress | ||
Gulmi 1(A) | Sudarshan Baral | Nepal Communist Party | |
Suman Sharma Rayamajhi | Janata Samajbadi Party, Nepal | ||
Sunita Kumari Thather | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Banke 2(B) | Surendra Bahadur Hamal | Nepali Congress | |
Sushma Yadav | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Tara G.C. | Rastriya Janamorcha | ||
Rukum East 1(A) | Tej Bahadur Oli | Nepal Communist Party | |
Than Kumari Thapa | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Bardiya 1(B) | Tilak Ram Sharma | Nepal Communist Party | |
Palpa 2(B) | Tula Ram Gharti Magar | Nepal Communist Party | |
Rupandehi 3(B) | Tulshi Prasad Chaudhary | Nepal Communist Party | |
Rupandehi 4(B) | Wasiuddin Khan | Nepali Congress | |
Palpa 1(A) | Yuvaraj Khanal | Nepal Communist Party | |
Source: Election Commission of Nepal |
Former members
Constituency (PR if blank) | Member | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation | |
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Dang 3(B) | Uttar Kumar Oli | Nepal Communist Party | 22 February 2019 | Death[7] | |
PR | Baldev Sharma Pokharel | Nepali Congress | 20 January 2020 | Death[8] |
References
- "Pokharel elected PP leader of Province 5, other provinces awaiting party decision". setopati.net. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- "Pokharel appointed Province-5 Chief Minister". My Republica. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- "Yadav, Gharti sworn in as speakers". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- "Government finalises provinces' governors and temporary headquarters". nepalekhabar.com. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- "Nepal's President appoints new governors in all seven provinces". DD News. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Ex-Kamlari elected as deputy speaker of Province 5". My Republica. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- "Provincial Assembly Member Uttar Kumar Oli passes away". Aawaaj News. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- "Province 5 opposition leader no more". The Himalayan Times. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.