2nd Karnali Provincial Assembly

2nd Karnali Provincial Assembly
2nd Karnali Provincial Assembly
←	1st Assembly
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
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) Congress: 15; CPN (UML): 10; Official Opposition (13) CPN (MC): 13; Other Opposition (2) CPN (US): 1; RPP: 1;

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

Officers

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

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

Party		Seats
		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

Nepali Congress (15)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Humla 1 (B)	Jeevan Bahadur Shahi	Leader of the Opposition Parliamentary party leader
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	Elected as Independent
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)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Western Rukum 1 (B)	Raj Kumar Sharma	Chief Minister Parliamentary party leader
Khas Arya	Yashoda Neupane	Deputy speaker of the assembly
Mugu 1 (B)	Mangal Bahadur Shahi	Minister for Physical Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources
Salyan 1 (A)	Bhim Prakash Sharma	Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives
Surkhet 1 (B)	Krishna Bahadur G.C.	Minister for Interior Affairs and Law
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)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Indigenous peoples	Nanda Gurung	Speaker of the assembly
Surkhet 2 (A)	Yam Lal Kandel	Parliamentary party leader
Dailekh 2 (B)	Binod Kumar Shah	Minister for Economic Affairs
Jumla 1 (B)	Tekraj Pachhai	Minister for Social Development
Mugu 1 (A)	Jeet Bahadur Malla	Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment
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)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Khas Arya	Kalyani Khadka

Rastriya Prajatantra Party (1)
Constituency/PR group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Khas Arya	Santoshi Shahi

Defections

Constituency/PR group	Member	From		To		Date
Jumla 1 (A)	Devendra Bahadur Shahi		Independent		Nepali Congress	13 August 2023^[11]

Suspensions

Constituency/PR group	Member	Party		From	To	Reason
Humla 1 (B)	Jeevan Bahadur Shahi		Nepali Congress	4 April 2024		Facing corruption charges^[12]

References

^ "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.

External links

समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली तर्फको कर्णाली प्रदेश सभामा निर्वाचित सदस्यहरुको विवरण

[1] "Elections announced for November 20". Kantipur Media Group. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

[2] "कर्णाली प्रदेश सभाको पहिलो बैठक आज, सभामुख चयन गर्न मिति तोक्ने". Setopati (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-01-02.

[3] "Karnali elects its first female Speaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-15.

[4] "कर्णालीको उपसभामुखमा न्यौपाने निर्वाचित". Naya Patrika. Retrieved 2023-01-18.

[5] "Karnali Chief Minister Sharma, two ministers sworn in". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.

[6] "Jeevan Bahadur Shahi elected Congress PP leader in Karnali". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-25.

[7] "Raj Kumar Sharma elected provincial assembly party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre)". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.

[8] "CPN-UML elects Yamalal Kandel its leader of provincial assembly party in Karnali". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.

[9] "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.

[10] "कर्णालीमा पहिलो दल बन्यो कांग्रेस, माओवादी दोस्रो". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-12-06.

[11] "जुम्लाका स्वतन्त्र सांसद शाही काँग्रेसमा फर्किए, आफू सक्कली काँग्रेस भएको दाबी". प्रशासन. Retrieved 2024-07-15.

[12] Republica. "NC leader Shahi's provincial assembly membership suspended". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-07-15.

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