Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5

The Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5 also known as the Province No. 5 Pradesh Sabha, (Nepali: प्रदेश नं. ५ प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Province No. 5, one of the 7 Provinces in Nepal, and is situated at Butwal, the interim province capital of Province No. 5, with 60 Members of the Provincial Assembly (MPA).

Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5

प्रदेश नं. ५ प्रदेश सभा
1st Provincial Assembly of Province No. 5
Emblem of Nepal
Type
Type
History
New session started
4 February 2018 (2018-02-04)
Leadership
Speaker
Purna Bahadur Gharti, NCP
since 14 February 2018
Deputy Speaker
Krishni Tharu, NCP
since 19 February 2018
Leader of the Ruling Party
(Chief Minister)
Shankar Pokharel, NCP
since 21 January 2018
Leader of Opposition
Vacant, NC
since 19 March 2018
Secretary of Provincial Assembly
Durlabh Kumar Pun Magar
Structure
Political groups
Government (61)
  •      NCP : 61

Opposition (19)

  •      NC : 19

Other opposition (7)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Mixed member majoritarian:
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

Following the win of the left alliance in the 2017 election, the current Chief Minister of Province No. 5 and Leader of the ruling party is Shankar Pokharel.[1][2] The Speaker of the Assembly is Purna Bahadur Gharti.[3] Umakanta Jha is the first Governor of Province No. 5.[4] Current Governor Hon.Dharma Nath Yadav is appointed on 4 November 2019 by the President of Nepal.[5]

Overview
Office Office Bearer Party Took office
Speaker Purna Bahadur Gharti[3] Nepal Communist Party 14 February 2018
Deputy Speaker Krishni Tharu[6] Nepal Communist Party 19 February 2018
Leader of the rulling party Shankar Pokharel[1] Nepal Communist Party 21 January 2018
Leader of Opposition Vacant Nepali Congress 19 March 2018

Chief Minister
Chief Minister Took office Left Office Term
Shankar Pokharel[2] 14 February 2018 Incumbent 851 Days

Political parties
Party Parliamentary party leader Seats
Nepal Communist Party Shankar Pokharel 61
Nepali Congress Vacant 19
Samajbadi Party, Nepal Sahas Ram Yadav 5
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal Kalpana Pandey 1
Rastriya Janamorcha Tara G.C. 1
Total 87

List of members
Constituency (PR if blank) Member Party
Aasha Swarnakar Nepal Communist Party
Nawalparasi West 1(B) Ajay Shahi Nepal Communist Party
Dang 2(B) Amar Bahadur Dangi Chhetri Nepal Communist Party
Banke 1(B) Arati Paudel Nepal Communist Party
Kapilvastu 3(A) Arjun Kumar KC Nepal Communist Party
Arjun Kumar Shrestha Nepali Congress
Rupandehi 4(A) Ashtha Bhuja Pathak Nepali Congress
Banke 3(B) Babu Ram Gautam Nepal Communist Party
Nawalparasi West 2(A) Baij Nath Chaudhary (Tharu) Nepal Communist Party
Nawalparasi West 2(B) Baij Nath Kalwar Nepali Congress
Shankar Giri Nepali Congress
Bhagawati Devi Bhandari Nepal Communist Party
Rupandehi 2(B) Bhoj Prasad Shrestha Nepal Communist Party
Bhubaneshwori Chaudhary Nepali Congress
Rupandehi 5(A) Bhumishwor Dhakal Nepal Communist Party
Banke 2(A) Bijay Bahadur Yadav Samajbadi Party, Nepal
Bimala Sharma Panthi Nepal Communist Party
Dang 3(B) Bimala Kumari Khatri Nepal Communist Party
Kalpana Pandey Rastriya Janata Party Nepal
Bir Bahadur Rana Nepali Congress
Kapilvastu 3(B) Birendra Kumar Kanodiya Nepali Congress
Kapilvastu 1(A) Bishnu Prasad Panthi Nepal Communist Party
Arghakhanchi 1(A) Chet Narayan Acharya Nepal Communist Party
Chintawati Kurmi Nepal Communist Party
Rupandehi 1(B) Dadhi Ram Neupane Nepal Communist Party
Dama Kumari Sharma Nepal Communist Party
Dhamkali Chaudhary Nepal Communist Party
Kapilvastu 2(B) Dharma Bahadur Lal Shreebastav Nepal Communist Party
Dang 3(A) Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary Nepali Congress
Gulmi 2(B) Dinesh Panthi Nepal Communist Party
Dipa B.K. Nepal Communist Party
Nawalparasi West 1(A) Dipendra Kumar Adhikari Nepal Communist Party
Rolpa 1(B) Dipendra Kumar Pun Magar Nepal Communist Party
Bardiya 2(B) Dipesh Tharu Nepal Communist Party
Kapilvastu 2(A) Driga Narayan Pandey Nepal Communist Party
Rupandehi 5(B) Fakharuddin Khan Nepali Congress
Faujiya Nasim Nepal Communist Party
Gita Thapa Nepal Communist Party
Pyuthan 1(A) Hari Prashad Rijal Nepal Communist Party
Banke 3(A) Indra Prasad Kharel Nepal Communist Party
Dang 1(A) Indrajit Tharu Nepal Communist Party
Jalpa Bhusal Nepal Communist Party
Bardiya 1(A) Kabi Ram Tharu Nepal Communist Party
Gulmi 1(B) Kamal Raj Shrestha Nepal Communist Party
Kamala Devi B.K. Nepal Communist Party
Gulmi 2(A) Khadga Bahadur Khatri Nepal Communist Party
Pyuthan 1(B) Krishna Dhoj Khadka Nepal Communist Party
Banke 1(A) Krishna KC Nepal Communist Party
Rupandehi 1(A) Krishna Prasad Neupane Nepal Communist Party
Krishni Tharu Nepal Communist Party
Rolpa 1(A) Kul Prasad K.C Nepal Communist Party
Bardiya 2(A) Kul Prasad Pokharel Nepal Communist Party
Lauti Tharu Nepal Communist Party
Rupandehi 2(A) Lila Giri Nepal Communist Party
Mala Gotame Nepali Congress
Mohammad Yakub Ansari Nepali Congress
Palpa 1(B) Narayan Prasad Acharya Nepal Communist Party
Nirmala Chhetri Nepali Congress
Parbati Pun Gahatraj Nepal Communist Party
Palpa 2(A) Puran Man Bajracharya Nepal Communist Party
Purmati Dhenga Samajbadi Party, Nepal
Rukum East 1(B) Purna Bahadur Gharti Magar Nepal Communist Party
Pushpa Tharuni Nepali Congress
Rama Aryal Nepali Congress
Rama Gharti Nepal Communist Party
Arghakhanchi 1(B) Ramji Prasad Ghimire Nepal Communist Party
Dang 1(B) Rewati Raman Sharma Nepal Communist Party
Rina Nepal Nepali Congress
Rundhawati Sharma Nepali Congress
Kapilvastu 1(B) Sahas Ram Yadav Samajbadi Party, Nepal
Rupandehi 3(A) Santosh Kumar Pandey Samajbadi Party, Nepal
Saraswati Gautam Nepal Communist Party
Dang 2(A) Shankar Pokharel Nepal Communist Party
Shanti Devi Swarnakar Nepali Congress
Gulmi 1(A) Sudarshan Baral Nepal Communist Party
Suman Sharma Rayamajhi Samajbadi Party, Nepal
Sunita Kumari Thather Nepal Communist Party
Banke 2(B) Surendra Bahadur Hamal Nepali Congress
Sushma Yadav Nepal Communist Party
Tara G.C. Rastriya Janamorcha
Rukum East 1(A) Tej Bahadur Oli Nepal Communist Party
Than Kumari Thapa Nepal Communist Party
Bardiya 1(B) Tilak Ram Sharma Nepal Communist Party
Palpa 2(B) Tula Ram Gharti Magar Nepal Communist Party
Rupandehi 3(B) Tulshi Prasad Chaudhary Nepal Communist Party
Rupandehi 4(B) Wasiuddin Khan Nepali Congress
Palpa 1(A) Yuvaraj Khanal Nepal Communist Party
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Former members
Constituency (PR if blank) Member Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacation
Dang 3(B) Uttar Kumar Oli Nepal Communist Party 22 February 2019 Death[7]
PR Baldev Sharma Pokharel Nepali Congress 20 January 2020 Death[8]

See also

References
  1. "Pokharel elected PP leader of Province 5, other provinces awaiting party decision". setopati.net. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. "Pokharel appointed Province-5 Chief Minister". My Republica. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. "Yadav, Gharti sworn in as speakers". Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  4. "Government finalises provinces' governors and temporary headquarters". nepalekhabar.com. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. "Nepal's President appoints new governors in all seven provinces". DD News. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. "Ex-Kamlari elected as deputy speaker of Province 5". My Republica. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  7. "Provincial Assembly Member Uttar Kumar Oli passes away". Aawaaj News. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  8. "Province 5 opposition leader no more". The Himalayan Times. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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