1st Gandaki Provincial Assembly
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Legislative bodyGandaki Provincial Assembly
JurisdictionGandaki Province, Nepal
Meeting placeTown Development Training Centre, Pokhara, Kaski District
Term4 February 2018 – September 2022
| 1st Gandaki Provincial Assembly | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Gandaki Provincial Assembly | ||
| Jurisdiction | Gandaki Province, Nepal | ||
| Meeting place | Town Development Training Centre, Pokhara, Kaski District | ||
| Term | 4 February 2018 – September 2022 | ||
| Election | 2017 provincial elections | ||
| Government | Prithvi Subba Gurung cabinet Krishna Chandra Nepali cabinet | ||
| Website | pradeshsabha | ||
| Provincial Assembly | |||
| Members | 60 | ||
| Speaker | Netra Nath Adhikari (Maoist) | ||
| Deputy Speaker | Srijana Sharma (UML) | ||
| Chief Minister | Prithvi Subba Gurung (UML) Krishna Chandra Nepali (Congress) | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Krishna Chandra Nepali (Congress) Prithvi Subba Gurung (UML) | ||
The first Gandaki Provincial Assembly was elected in the 2017 provincial elections. 60 members were elected to the assembly, 36 of whom were elected through direct elections and 24 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The assembly term started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022.[1] Prithvi Subba Gurung from the CPN (UML) and Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel from the Nepali Congress served as chief ministers during the assembly term.[2][3][4] Netra Nath Adhikari was the assembly's speaker, and Srijana Sharma was the deputy speaker.[5][6]
| Party | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| After election | At dissolution | ||
| CPN (UML) | 27 | 26 | |
| Nepali Congress | 15 | 15 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | 12 | 12 | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha | 3 | 2 | |
| Nepal Socialist Party | — | 2 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | |
| Naya Shakti Party | 2 | — | |
| Vacant | — | 2 | |
| Total | 60 | 60 | |
Leaders
Speaker
- Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Netra Nath Adhikari[5]
- Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Srijana Sharma[7]
Parliamentary Party leaders
- Leader of the House (Nepali Congress):Hon. Krishna Chandra Nepali
- Leader of Opposition (CPN-UML): Prithvi Subba Gurung
Whips
- Government Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Mani Bhadra Sharma[8]
- Whip (Nepali Congress): Om Kala Gautam[8]
- Opposition Chief Whip (CPN-UML): Maya Nath Adhikari[9]
