Chief Minister of Madhesh Province

Chief Minister of Madhesh Province, in Nepal

Chief Minister of Madhesh Province

मधेश प्रदेशका मुख्यमन्त्री

Incumbent
Satish Kumar Singh

since 7 June 2024

Government of Madhesh Province
Style| Honorable
Mr. Chief Minister
Status| Head of Government
Abbreviation| CMO
Member of|

* Provincial Assembly
* Cabinet

Appointer| Governor
Term length| Until majority confidence retained in provincial assembly
Assembly term is 5 years unless dissolved earlier
No term limits
Formation| 2018 (7 years ago) (2018)
First holder| Lalbabu Raut
Salary| रु. \- 61,000
Website| Official website

The chief minister of the Madhesh Province is the head of government of Madhesh Province. The chief minister is appointed by the governor of the province according to Article 167 of the Constitution of Nepal.[1] The chief minister remains in office for five years or until the provincial assembly is dissolved, and is subject to no term limits, given that they have the confidence of the assembly.

The current chief minister is Satish Kumar Singh of the Janamat Party, in office since 7 June 2024.[2][3]

## Qualification

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The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of chief minister. A chief minister must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly.[4]

A member of the provincial assembly must be:

* a citizen of Nepal
* a voter of the concerned province
* of 25 years of age or more
* not convicted of any criminal offense
* not disqualified by any law
* not holding any office of profit

In addition to this, the chief minister must be the parliamentary party leader of the party with the majority seats in the provincial assembly. If no party has a majority, the chief minister must have a majority in the assembly with the support from other parties. If within thirty days of the election, a chief minister is not appointed as such, or fails to obtain a vote of confidence from the assembly, the parliamentary party leader of the party with the most seats in the assembly is appointed chief minister. If the chief minister such appointed fails to obtain a vote of confidence in the assembly, any assembly member who can command a majority in the floor, irrespective of party allegiance, is appointed chief minister. If this chief minister also fails to obtain a vote of confidence, the governor dissolves the assembly and fresh elections are called.[5]

## List of chief ministers of Madhesh province

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No. | Portrait  | Name
Constituency
(Lifespan) | Term of office  | Assembly
Mandate | Party  | Cabinet  | Ref.

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Assumed office  | Left office  | Time in office
| 1 |  | Lalbabu Raut
MPA for Parsa 1 (B)
(born 1966) | 14 February 2018  | 13 January 2023  | 4 years, 333 days  | 1st
(2017) | Federal Socialist Forum | Raut | [6]
| Samajbadi Party
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal
2 |  | Saroj Kumar Yadav
MPA for Bara 1 (B)
(born 1972) | 13 January 2023  | 7 June 2024  | 1 year, 146 days  | 2nd
(2022) | Yadav | [7]
| 3 |  | Satish Kumar Singh
MPA for Saptari 2 (A)
(born 1982) | 7 June 2024  | Incumbent | 264 days  | Janamat Party | Singh | [8]

## References

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1. ^ "Constitution of Nepal – Part 13 State Executive, Article 167". Nepal Law Commission. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
2. ^ Republica. "Newly-appointed Madhesh CM Singh expands Cabinet". My Republica. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
3. ^ "Janamat Party's Singh appointed Madhesh chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
4. ^ Article 178 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
5. ^ Article 168 of the Constitution of Nepal (20 September 2015)
6. ^ "Lalbabu Raut to be sworn in Province 2 CM today". The Himalayan Times. 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. ^ "JSP provincial assembly leader Saroj Kumar Yadav appointed Madhesh province chief minister". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
8. ^ "New Madhesh chief minister forms 14-member Cabinet". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2024-06-09.

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Current chief ministers and governors of provinces of Nepal

| Provinces| Capitals| Governors| Chief ministers

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* Koshi
* Madhesh
* Bagmati
* Gandaki
* Lumbini
* Karnali
* Sudurpashchim

* Biratnagar
* Janakpur
* Hetauda
* Pokhara
* Deukhuri
* Birendranagar
* Godawari

* Parshuram Khapung
* Sumitra Subedi Bhandari
* Deepak Prasad Devkota
* Dilli Raj Bhatta
* Krishna Bahadur Magar
* Yagya Raj Joshi
* Najir Miya

* Hikmat Kumar Karki (Cabinet)
* Satish Kumar Singh (Cabinet)
* Bahadur Singh Lama (Cabinet)
* Surendra Raj Pandey (Cabinet)
* Chet Narayan Acharya (Cabinet)
* Yam Lal Kandel (Cabinet)
* Kamal Bahadur Shah (Cabinet)

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