The first Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly was elected by the
2017 provincial elections. 53 members were elected to the assembly, 32 of whom were elected through
direct elections
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and 21 of whom were elected through the
party list
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proportional representation system
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. The term of the assembly started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022.
Trilochan Bhatta
Trilochan Bhatta ( ne, त्रिलोचन भट्ट) is a Nepalese politician and current Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim Province, a province in far-western Nepal. He was unanimously selected Parliamentary Party leader of Communist Par ...
from the
CPN (Maoist Centre)
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (), abbreviated CPN (Maoist Centre), CPN-Maoist Centre, CPN Maoist Centre, or CPN (MC), is the third largest political party in Nepal. It was founded in 1994 after breaking away from the Communist P ...
served as chief minister during the term of the assembly.
Arjun Bahadur Thapa
Arjun Bahadur Thapa ( ne, अर्जुन बहादुर थापा; born 12 January 1956) is a Nepali diplomat and former General Secretary of SAARC.
Personal life
He is married to Pabitra Thapa and has three kids: Anuja, Regina, and ...
served as the speaker of the assembly and Nirmala Badal Joshi served as the deputy speaker.
Composition
Leaders
Speakers
* Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Arjun Bahadur Thapa
** Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Nirmala Badal Joshi
Parliamentary Party Leaders
* Leader of the House (Nepal Communist Party):Hon.
Trilochan Bhatta
Trilochan Bhatta ( ne, त्रिलोचन भट्ट) is a Nepalese politician and current Chief Minister of Sudurpashchim Province, a province in far-western Nepal. He was unanimously selected Parliamentary Party leader of Communist Par ...
* Leader of Opposition (
Nepali Congress
The Nepali Congress ( ne, नेपाली कांग्रेस ; abbr. NC) is the largest social democratic political party in Nepal. As per the results of recent local election, ''Nepali Congress'' stands as the single largest party o ...
): Rana Bahadur Rawal
Whips
* Government Chief Whip (Nepal Communist Party): Tara Lama Tamang
** Whip (Nepal Communist Party): Akkal Bahadur Rawal
* Opposition Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Govinda Raj Bohora
** Whip (Nepali Congress): Tek Bahadur Raika
List of members
Changes
See also
*
Sudurpashchim Province
Sudurpashchim Province ( ne, सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश, ''Sudurpashchim Province'') (''Far-West Province'') is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September ...
*
2017 Nepalese provincial elections
Provincial assembly elections were held in Nepal on 26 November and 7 December 2017 along with the general election. 330 seats in the seven newly created provincial assemblies were elected by first-past-the-post voting and 220 by proportional ...
References
{{Lists of Nepalese legislators
Members of the Provincial Assembly of Sudurpashchim Province