Gandaki Provincial Assembly गण्डकी प्रदेश सभा | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Gandaki Provincial Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
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Political groups | Government (51)
Opposition (9) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Parallel voting: | |
First election | 2017 |
Last election | 20 November 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Town Development Training Centre, Pokhara,Kaski District | |
| Website | |
| pradeshsabha | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Nepal | |
TheProvincial Assembly of Gandaki Province also known as theGandaki Province Sabha, (Nepali: गण्डकी प्रदेश सभा) is aunicameral governing and law making body ofGandaki Province, one of the sevenprovinces in Nepal. The assembly is seated at the provincial capitalPokhara inKaski District at the Urban Development Training Centre. The assembly has 60 members of whom 36 are elected throughfirst-past-the-post voting and 24 of whom are elected throughproportional representation. The term of the assembly is five years until dissolved earlier.
The First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017, after the2017 provincial elections. The current assembly waselected in November 2022.
The Provincial Assembly of Gandaki Province is formed under Article 175 of theConstitution 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 Gandaki Province was conducted for 60 seats to the assembly.[1][2] The first meeting of the provincial assembly was held on 4 February 2018.[3][4] Netra Nath Adhikari fromMaoist Centre was elected as the first speaker of the provincial assembly,[5] and Srijana Sharma fromCPN (UML) as the first deputy speaker of the provincial assembly.[6]
| Election Year | Assembly | Start of term | End of term | Speaker | Chief Minister | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1st Assembly | 4 February 2018 | September 2022 | Netra Nath Adhikari | Prithvi Subba Gurung (Cabinet) | CPN (UML) | |
| Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel (Cabinet) | Nepali Congress | ||||||
| 2022 | 2nd Assembly | 2 January 2023 | Incumbent | Krishna Dhital | Khagaraj Adhikari (Cabinet) | CPN (UML) | |
| Surendra Raj Pandey (Cabinet) | Nepali Congress | ||||||
| Khagaraj Adhikari (Cabinet) | CPN (UML) | ||||||
| Surendra Raj Pandey (Cabinet) | Nepali Congress | ||||||
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 | Membership |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Work Arrangement Advisory | 11 |
| 2 | Legislative | 13 |
| 3 | Public Accounts | 13 |
| 4 | Finance and Development | 14 |
| 5 | Provincial Affairs | 11 |
| Party | Parliamentary party leader | Seats[7] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Congress | Surendra Raj Pandey | 27 | |
| CPN (UML) | Khagaraj Adhikari | 22 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Hari Bahadur Chuman | 8 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2 | ||
| Independent | Rajiv Gurung | 1 | |
| Total | 60 | ||
