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 and 21 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Trilochan Bhatta from the CPN (Maoist Centre) served as chief minister during the term of the assembly. Arjun Bahadur Thapa served as the speaker of the assembly and Nirmala Badal Joshi served as the deputy speaker.

Composition PartySeatsAfter electionAt dissolutionCPN (Unified Socialist)—14CPN (Maoist Centre)1413Nepali Congress1211CPN (UML)2511Loktantrik Samajwadi Party—1People's Socialist Party—1Rastriya Janata Party Nepal2—Vacant—2Total5353

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 Leader of Opposition (Nepali Congress): 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 Constituency (PR if blank)MemberPartyAchham 2(A)Akkal Bahadur RawalCPN (Maoist Centre)Kailali 3(B)Amar Bahadur SaudCPN (Unified Socialist)Ambi Kumari ThapaNepali CongressArchana GahatrajCPN (UML)Bajhang 1(A)Arjun Bahadur ThapaCPN (UML)Achham 2(B)Bal Bahadur SodariCPN (Unified Socialist)Bajura 1(A)Bal Dev RegmiCPN (UML)Doti 1(A)Bharat Bahadur KhadkaNepali CongressBinita Devi ChaudharyCPN (Maoist Centre)Kailali 3(A)Bir Man ChaudhariCPN (Maoist Centre)Chun Kumari Devi ChaudharyCPN (Unified Socialist)Bajhang 1(B)Devaki Malla (Thapa)CPN (Maoist Centre)Devraj PathakNepali CongressDibeshwory ShahNepali CongressKailali 5(B)Dilli Raj PantaNepali CongressKailali 4(A)Dirgha Bahadur SodariCPN (Unified Socialist)Durga Kumari KamiCPN (Unified Socialist)Darchula 1(A)Gelbu Singh BoharaCPN (UML)Govinda Raj BoharaNepali CongressHanta NepaliCPN (Maoist Centre)Achham 1(A)Harka Bahadur KunwarCPN (UML)Kailali 1(A)Krishna ChaudharyLoktantrik Samajwadi PartyKailali 4(B)Krishna Raj SubediCPN (UML)Kanchanpur 1(B)Kul Bir ChaudharyCPN (Unified Socialist)Kumari Nanda BamNepali CongressKunti JoshiCPN (Maoist Centre)Kanchanpur 2(B)Lal Bahadur KhadkaCPN (Unified Socialist)Baitadi 1(B)Liladhar BhattaCPN (UML)Kanchanpur 2(A)Mahesh Datta JoshiCPN (Maoist Centre)Malamati Rana TharuPeople's Socialist PartyDarchula 1(B)Man Bahadur DhamiCPN (Maoist Centre)Kanchanpur 3(B)Man Bahadur SunarCPN (Maoist Centre)Mana Kumari SaudCPN (Unified Socialist)Maya BhattaCPN (Unified Socialist)Maya Tamang BoharaCPN (Unified Socialist)Kailali 2(B)Nanda Bahadur SaundCPN (Maoist Centre)Kailali 5(A)Nepalu ChaudharyCPN (UML)Nirmala Badal (Joshi)CPN (Maoist Centre)Dadeldhura 1(A)Pathan Singh BoharaCPN (UML)Bajura 1(B)Prakash Bahadur ShahCPN (UML)Kanchanpur 3(A)Prakash RawalCPN (Unified Socialist)Baitadi 1(A)Prem Prakash BhattaCPN (Maoist Centre)Purna JoshiCPN (Unified Socialist)Kailali 1(B)Ran Bahadur RawalNepali CongressKailali 2(A)Ratan Bahadur ThapaCPN (UML)Shyamlal Rana TharuNepali CongressSushila BudhathokiCPN (Unified Socialist)Kanchanpur 1(A)Tara Lama TamangCPN (Unified Socialist)Tek Bahadur Raika AaujiNepali CongressDoti 1(B)Trilochan BhattaCPN (Maoist Centre)Uma Devi BadiNepali Congress

Changes Constituency/ groupMPAPartyDate seat vacatedCause of vacationNew MPAPartyAchham 1(B)Jhapat Bahadur BoharaCPN (Maoist Centre)19 April 2021ResignationDadeldhura 1(B)Karna Bahadur MallaNepali Congress28 April 2022Resignation

See also

Sudurpashchim Province 2017 Nepalese provincial elections

References