2nd Gandaki Provincial Assembly explained

The second Gandaki Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2022 provincial elections on 20 November 2022.^[1] 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 first session of the assembly commenced from 2 January 2023.^[2]

Leaders

Officers

• Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Krishna Prasad Dhital^[3] (CPN (Maoist Centre))
• Deputy Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Bina Kumari Thapa^[4] (CPN (UML))
• Leader of the House (Chief Minister): Hon. Khagaraj Adhikari^[5] (CPN (UML))
• Leader of the Opposition: Surendra Raj Pandey (Nepali Congress)

Parliamentary party

• Parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress: Hon. Surendra Raj Pandey^[6]
• Parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML): Hon. Khagaraj Adhikari^[7]
• Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre): Hon. Hari Bahadur Chuman^[8]
• Parliamentary party leader of Rastriya Prajatantra Party: Hon. Pancharam Gurung^[9]

Whip

• Chief Whip of Nepali Congress: Hon. Nanda Prasad Neupane.^[10]
• Chief Whip of CPN (UML): Hon. Govinda Bahadur Nepali.
• Chief Whip of CPN (Maoist Centre): Hon. Kusum Buda Pun.
• Chief Whip of Rastriya Prajatantra Party: Hon. Bindu Paudel

Composition

Party		Seats
		After election			At present
		FPTP	PR[11]	Total[12]	FPTP	PR	Total
	Nepali Congress	18	9	27	18	9	27
	CPN (UML)	12	10	22	12	10	22
	CPN (Maoist Centre)	5	3	8	5	3	8
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	0	2	2	0	2	2
	Independent	1	—	1	1	—	1
Total		36	24	60	36	24	60

Members

Nepali Congress (27)
Constituency/ group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Gorkha 2 (B)	Surendra Raj Pandey	Leader of the Opposition Parliamentary party leader
Gorkha 1 (B)	Nanda Prasad Neupane	Chief Whip
Manang 1 (A)	Munindra Jung Gurung
Lamjung 1 (A)	Tek Raj Gurung
Lamjung 1 (B)	Bhesh Bhahadur Paudel
Kaski 2 (B)	Bindu Kumar Thapa
Kaski 3 (B)	Prakash Baral
Tanahun 1 (A)	Ashok Kumar Shrestha
Tanahun 2 (B)	Jeet Prakash Ale Magar
Syangja 2 (A)	Bhojraj Aryal
Syangja 2 (B)	Mahesh Bhattarai
Nawalpur 1 (A)	Mahendra Dhoj G.C.
Mustang 1 (A)	Namdu Gurung
Mustang 1 (B)	Bikal Sherhan
Baglung 1 (A)	Dipendra Bahadur Thapa
Baglung 1 (B)	Dilli Ram Subedi
Baglung 2 (A)	Jeet Bahadur Sherchan
Baglung 2 (B)	Drona Kumar Kunwar
Indigenous peoples, Thakali	Bimala Gauchan
Indigenous peoples	Rekha Gurung
Indigenous peoples	Saraswati Gurung
Indigenous peoples	Parbati Tamang
Khas Arya	Saraswati Aryal
Khas Arya	Champa Devi Khadka
Khas Arya	Kalpana Tiwari
Dalit	Dilmaya Pau.Bi.
Dalit	Tika Kumari Basyal

CPN (UML) (22)
Constituency/ group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Indigenous peoples	Bina Kumari Thapa	Deputy Speaker of the Assembly
Kaski 1 (A)	Khagaraj Adhikari	Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Parliamentary party leader
Syangja 1 (A)	Sita Kumari Sundas	Minister for Economic Affairs
Nawalpur 1 (B)	Roshan Bahadur Gaha Thapa	Chief Whip Minister for Internal Affairs and Law
Kaski 1 (B)	Ved Bahadur Gurung	Minister for Agriculture, Energy and Water Resources
Kaski 2 (A)	Bhim Bahadur Karki
Kaski 3 (A)	Ganesh Man Gurung
Tanahun 2 (A)	Shyam Raja Mahat
Syangja 1 (B)	Sudhir Kumar Paudel
Nawalpur 2 (A)	Padama G.C. Shrestha
Nawalpur 2 (B)	Laxman Bahadur Pandey
Parbat 1 (A)	Bhakta Bahadur Kunwar
Parbat 1 (B)	Mitralal Basyal
Indigenous peoples	Lila Bahadur Thapa Magar
Indigenous peoples	Nirmala Thapa
Indigenous peoples, Bhujel	Raj Kumari Bhujel
Khas Arya	Krishna Prasad Pathak
Khas Arya	Prakash Bahadur K.C.
Khas Arya	Yashoda Rimal
Khas Arya	Devka Pahari
Dalit	Gobinda Bahadur Nepali
Dalit	Nandakala Damai Nepali

CPN (Maoist Centre) (8)
Constituency/ group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Gorkha 1 (A)	Krishna Prasad Dhital	Speaker of the Assembly
Tanahun 1 (B)	Hari Bahadur Chuman	Parliamentary party leader Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development and Transport Management
Myagdi 1 (B)	Ramesh Bahadur Jugjali	Minister for Industry, Tourism and Environment
Gorkha 2 (A)	Phandindra Devkota	Elected from Nepal Socialist Party
Myagdi 1 (A)	Hari Bahadur Bhandari
Indigenous peoples	Kushum Budha Pun
Khas Arya	Sushila Simkhada
Dalit	Damyanti Ruchal

Rastriya Prajatantra Party (2)
Constituency/ group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Indigenous peoples	Pancha Ram Gurung	Parliamentary party leader Minister for Social Development and Health
Khas Arya	Bindu Adhikari

See also

• Gandaki Province

External links

• समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली तर्फको गण्डकी प्रदेश सभामा निर्वाचित सदस्यहरुको विवरण

Notes and References

1. Web site: 5 August 2022 . Elections announced for November 20 . 2 December 2022 . Kantipur Media Group.
2. Web site: सुरू भए सातै प्रदेशसभा . 2023-01-02 . ekantipur.com . ne.
3. Web site: Maoist Centre's Krishna Dhital elected Gandaki Assembly speaker . 2023-01-14 . kathmandupost.com . English.
4. Web site: गण्डकीको उपसभामुखमा एमालेकी विना थापा निर्वाचित . 2023-01-16 . ekantipur.com . ne.
5. Web site: Gandaki chief minister Adhikari takes oath of office and secrecy . 2023-01-09 . kathmandupost.com . English.
6. Web site: Bahadur Singh Lama and Surendra Pandey elected leader of provincial assembly parties of Nepali Congress . 2022-12-28 . kathmandupost.com . English.
7. Web site: गण्डकीमा एमाले संसदीय दलको नेतामा अधिकारी . 2022-12-25 . ekantipur.com . ne.
8. Web site: माओवादी गण्डकी प्रदेश दलको नेतामा चुमान सर्वसम्मत . 2023-01-01 . ekantipur.com . ne.
9. Web site: गण्डकीमा ३२ सांसदको हस्ताक्षर संकलन, माओवादीका हरि चुमान भन्छन्– अब मेरो पालो हो . 2023-01-09 . 12khari . ne.
10. Web site: कांग्रेस गण्डकीको प्रमुख सचेतकमा न्यौपाने . 2023-05-07 . Makalu Khabar . en-US.
11. Web site: 7 December 2022 . आयोगद्वारा समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली अन्तर्गत प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य तथा प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा दलहरुले प्राप्त गरेको मत र सिट संख्या निर्धारण . Commission determines votes and seats received by parties in proportional voting at the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly member elections . 12 December 2022 . Election Commission Nepal . ne.
12. Web site: गण्डकीमा २७ सिटसहित कांग्रेस पहिलो दल, सत्तारुढ गठबन्धनलाई सहज बहुमत . 2022-12-06 . ekantipur.com . ne.