Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province
The Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province also known as the Lumbini Pradesh Sabha, (Nepali: लुम्बिनी प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Lumbini Province, one of the 7 provinces in Nepal, and is situated at Butwal, the interim province capital of Lumbini Province, with 60 Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA).
Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province लुम्बिनी प्रदेश सभा | |
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| 1st Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Pradesh | |
 Emblem of Lumbini Pradesh | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
New session started | 4 February 2018 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the Ruling Party (Chief Minister) | Kul Prasad KC since 11 August 2021 |
Leader of Opposition | |
Secretary of Provincial Assembly | Durlabh Kumar Pun Magar |
| Structure | |
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Political groups | Government (43)
Opposition (37)
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Mixed-member majoritarian representation: | |
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 | |
Kul Prasad KC is the Chief Minister of Lumbini Province.[1] The Speaker of the Assembly is Purna Bahadur Gharti.[2] Umakanta Jha is the first Governor of Lumbini Province.[3] Current Governor Hon. Amik Sherchan is appointed on 27 July 2021 by the President of Nepal.[4]
Overview
| Office | Office Bearer | Party | Took office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Purna Bahadur Gharti[2] | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 14 February 2018 | |
| Deputy Speaker | Krishni Tharu[5] | CPN (UML) | 19 February 2018 | |
| Leader of the House | Kul Prasad KC | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 11 August 2021 | |
| Leader of Opposition | Shankar Pokharel | CPN (UML) | 11 August 2021 | |
Chief Minister
| Chief Minister | Took office | Left Office | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kul Prasad KC[6] | 11 August 2021 | Incumbent | 266 Days |
| Shankar Pokharel | 14 February 2018 | 11 August 2021 | 1,274 Days |
Political parties
| Party | Parliamentary party leader | Seats[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Shankar Pokharel | 37 | |
| Nepali Congress | Birendra Kumar Kanudiya | 19 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Kul Prasad KC | 17 | |
| People's Socialist Party Nepal | Sahas Ram Yadav | 4 | |
| CPN (Unified Socialist) | Rama Gharti Magar | 1 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Tara G.C. | 1 | |
| Indpendent | 1 | ||
| Total | 81 | ||
List of members
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalit | Aasha Swarnakar | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Nawalparasi West 1(B) | Ajay Shahi | Indpendent | |
| Banke 1(B) | Arati Paudel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Kapilvastu 3(A) | Arjun Kumar KC | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Indigenous peoples | Arjun Kumar Shrestha | Nepali Congress | |
| Rupandehi 4(A) | Ashtha Bhuja Pathak | Nepali Congress | |
| Banke 3(B) | Babu Ram Gautam | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Nawalparasi West 2(A) | Baijanath Chaudhary (Tharu) | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Nawalparasi West 2(B) | Baij Nath Kalwar | Nepali Congress | |
| Khas Arya | Bhagawati Devi Bhandari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Rupandehi 2(B) | Bhoj Prasad Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Tharu | Bhubaneshwor Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | |
| Rupandehi 5(A) | Bhumishwor Dhakal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Khas Arya | Bimala Sharma Panthi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Dang 3(B) | Bimala Kumari Khatri | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Indigenous peoples | Bir Bahadur Rana | Nepali Congress | |
| Kapilvastu 3(B) | Birendra Kumar Kanudiya | Nepali Congress | |
| Kapilvastu 1(A) | Bishnu Prasad Panthi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Arghakhanchi 1(A) | Chet Narayan Acharya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Madheshi | Chintawati Kurmi | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Khas Arya | Dama Kumari Sharma | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Tharu | Dhamkali Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Kapilvastu 2(B) | Dharma Bahadur Lal Shriwastav | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Dang 3(A) | Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary | Nepali Congress | |
| Dalit | Dipa B.K. | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Nawalparasi West 1(A) | Dipendra Kumar Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Rolpa 1(B) | Dipendra Kumar Pun Magar | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Rupandehi 5(B) | Fakharuddin Khan | Nepali Congress | |
| Muslim | Faujiya Nasim | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Khas Arya | Gita Thapa | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Pyuthan 1(A) | Hari Prashad Rijal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Banke 3(A) | Indra Prasad Kharel | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Dang 1(A) | Indrajit Tharu | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Khas Arya | Jalpa Bhusal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Bardiya 1(A) | Kabi Ram Tharu | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Gulmi 1(B) | Kamal Raj Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Dalit | Kamala Devi B.K. | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Gulmi 2(A) | Khadga Bahadur Khatri | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Pyuthan 1(B) | Krishna Dhoj Khadka | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Banke 1(A) | Krishna KC | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Rupandehi 1(A) | Krishna Prasad Neupane | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Tharu | Krishni Tharu | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Rolpa 1(A) | Kul Prasad KC | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Bardiya 2(A) | Kul Prasad Pokharel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Tharu | Lauti Tharu | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Rupandehi 2(A) | Lila Giri | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Dalit | Mala Gotame | Nepali Congress | |
| Muslim | Mohammad Yakub Ansari | Nepali Congress | |
| Palpa 1(B) | Narayan Prasad Acharya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Khas Arya | Nirmala Kshetri | Nepali Congress | |
| Madheshi | Nirmala Mudbhari Bhattarai | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | |
| Indigenous peoples | Parbati Pun Gahatraj | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Palpa 2(A) | Puran Man Bajracharya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Indigenous peoples | Purmati Dhenga | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | |
| Eastern Rukum 1(B) | Purna Bahadur Gharti Magar | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Tharu | Pushpa Tharuni | Nepali Congress | |
| Khas Arya | Rama Aryal | Nepali Congress | |
| Indigenous peoples | Rama Gharti | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Arghakhanchi 1(B) | Ramji Prasad Ghimire | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Dang 1(B) | Rewati Raman Sharma | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Dalit | Rina Nepal | Nepali Congress | |
| Madheshi | Rundhawati Sharma | Nepali Congress | |
| Kapilvastu 1(B) | Sahas Ram Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | |
| Khas Arya | Saraswati Gautam | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Khas Arya | Shankar Giri | Nepali Congress | |
| Dang 2(A) | Shankar Pokharel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Madheshi, Sonar | Shanti Devi Swarnakar | Nepali Congress | |
| Gulmi 1(A) | Sudarshan Baral | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Khas Arya | Suman Sharma Rayamajhi | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | |
| Madheshi | Sunita Kumari Thather | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Banke 2(B) | Surendra Bahadur Hamal | Nepali Congress | |
| Madheshi | Sushma Yadav | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Khas Arya | Tara G.C. | Rastriya Janamorcha | |
| Eastern Rukum 1(A) | Tej Bahadur Oli | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Indigenous peoples | Than Kumari Thapa | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Bardiya 1(B) | Tilak Ram Sharma | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Palpa 2(B) | Tula Ram Gharti Magar | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Rupandehi 3(B) | Tulshi Prasad Chaudhary | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Rupandehi 4(B) | Wasiuddin Khan | Nepali Congress | |
| Palpa 1(A) | Yuvaraj Khanal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal | |||
Changes
| Constituency/PR group | MPA | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation | New MPA | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madheshi | Bina Panta | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 6 June 2018 | Resgination[8] | Kalpana Pandey[8] | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | ||
| Dang 3(B) | Uttar Kumar Oli | Nepal Communist Party | 22 February 2019 | Death[9] | Bimala Kumari Khatri[10] | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Khas Arya | Baldev Sharma Pokharel | Nepali Congress | 20 January 2020 | Death[11] | Shankar Giri[12] | Nepali Congress | ||
| Rupandehi 1(B) | Dadhiram Neupane | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 6 April 2021 | Expelled by party[13] | ||||
| Gulmi 2(B) | Dinesh Panthi | |||||||
| Kapilvastu 1(A) | Dirgha Narayan Pandey | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 2 May 2021 | Resignation[14] | ||||
| Dang 2(B) | Amar Bahadur Dangi Chhetri | 5 May 2021 | Resignation[15] | |||||
| Rupandehi 3(A) | Santosh Kumar Pandeya | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 29 April 2021 | Expelled by party[16] | ||||
| Banke 2(A) | Bijay Bahadur Yadav | |||||||
| Madheshi | Kalpana Pandey | Nirmala Mudbhari Bhattarai[17] | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | |||||
| Bardiya 2(B) | Dipesh Tharu | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 24 April 2022 | Resignation[15] | ||||
Defections
| Constituency/PR group | MPA | Previous Party | Date defected | New Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigenous peoples | Rama Gharti | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 1 September 2021[18] | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
References
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- "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.
- "लुम्बिनीका मुख्यमन्त्री र मन्त्रीहरुले लिए शपथ". OnlineKhabar (in Nepali). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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