Lumbini Provincial Assembly

Unicameral body, 60 MPs, Dang capital

Lumbini Provincial Assembly

लुम्बिनी प्रदेश सभा

2nd Lumbini Provincial Assembly
Type
Type|

Unicameral legislature

of Lumbini Province

History
Founded| 2018
Leadership

Speaker

Tularam Gharti Magar, CPN (MC)
since 18 January 2023

Deputy Speaker

Menuka Khand K.C., RPP
since 18 January 2023

Leader of the House

Chet Narayan Acharya, CPN (UML)
since 23 July 2024

Leader of Opposition

Jokh Bahadur Mahara, CPN (MC)
since 23 July 2024

Structure

Political groups

| Government (69)

* CPN (UML): 29
* Congress: 27
* NUP: 4
* LSPN: 3
* Janamat: 3
* PSP: 2
* PSP-N: 1

Opposition (18)

* CPN (MC): 11
* RPP: 4
* CPN (US): 1
* Janamorcha: 1
* Independent: 1

Length of term

| 5 years
Elections

Voting system

| Parallel voting:

* 52 seats – FPtP
* 35 seats – PR

First election

| 2017

Last election

| 20 November 2022

Next election

| 2027
Meeting place
Chamber of Commerce Meeting Hall,
Bhalubang, Dang District
Website
pradeshsabha.p5.gov.np
Constitution
Constitution of Nepal

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 Dang, the interim province capital of Lumbini Province, with 60 Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA).

The First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017, after the 2017 provincial elections. The current assembly was elected in November 2022.

## List of assemblies

[edit]

Election Year  | Assembly  | Start of term  | End of term  | Speaker  | Chief Minister  | Party

|
|
|
|
|
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2017 | 1st Assembly | 4 February 2018  | September 2022  | Purna Bahadur Gharti  | Shankar Pokharel
(Cabinet)  |
| CPN (UML)
Kul Prasad KC
(Cabinet)  |
| CPN (Maoist Centre)
2022 | 2nd Assembly | 2 January 2023  | Incumbent | Tularam Gharti Magar  | Leela Giri
(Cabinet)  |
| CPN (UML)
Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary
(Cabinet)  |  | Nepali Congress
Jokh Bahdur Mahara
(Cabinet)  |  | CPN (Maoist Centre)
Chet Narayan Acharya[1]
(Cabinet)  |
| CPN (UML)

## Current composition

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Main article: 2nd Lumbini Provincial Assembly § Members

Party  | Parliamentary party leader  | Seats[2]

|
|

| CPN (UML) | Lila Giri  | 29
| Nepali Congress | Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary | 27
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Jokh Bahadur Mahara  | 10
| Nagrik Unmukti Party | Dharma Bahadur Chaudhary  | 4
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Ashish Kumar Chaudhary  | 4
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | Santosh Kumar Pandey | 3
| Janamat Party | Chandrakesh Gupta | 3
| People's Socialist Party | Bhandari Lal Ahir  | 3
| CPN (Unified Socialist) | Bhagwati Adhikari | 1
| Rastriya Janamorcha | Tara Thapa  | 1
| Independent |  | 2
Total  | 87

## See also

[edit]

* Lumbini Province
* Provincial assemblies of Nepal

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Pokharel-loyal candidate becomes Lumbini chief minister, with Oli's blessing". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
2. ^ "लुम्बिनी प्रदेशमा २९ सिटसहित एमाले सबैभन्दा ठूलो दल". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 6 December 2022.

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