The first Karnali Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 40 members were elected to the assembly, 24 of whom were elected through

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and 16 of whom were elected through the

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. The term of the assembly started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Mahendra Bahadur Shahi from the

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and

Jeevan Bahadur Shahi Jeevan Bahadur Shahi () is a Nepalese politician currently serving as the Chief Minister of Karnali Province. He is also a member of Provincial Assembly of Karnali Province. Political career He is a member of the Nepali Congress. Jeevan Bah ...

from the

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served as chief ministers during the term of the assembly. Raj Bahadur Shahi served as the speaker of the assembly and Pushpa Bahadur Gharti served as the deputy speaker.

Composition

Leaders

Speaker

* Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Raj Bahadur Shahi ** Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Pushpa Ghari Bista

Parliamentary Party Leaders

* Leader of the House (

): Hon.

* Leader of Opposition (

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Yam Lal Kandel Yam Lal Kandel ( ne, यामलाल कँडेल) is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) The Communist Party of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल कम्युनिस्ट पा� ...

* Parliamentary Party Leader (

): Mahendra Bahadur Shahi * Parliamentary Party Leader (

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): Soshila Shahi

Whips

* Government Chief Whip (

): Him Bahadur Shahi ** Whip (Nepali Congress): Amrita Shahi * Opposition Chief Whip ( CPN(UML)): Gulab Jung Shah

Members

Changes

References

{{Lists of Nepalese legislators Members of the Provincial Assembly of Karnali Province