Gandaki Provincial Assembly

The Provincial Assembly of Gandaki Province also known as the Gandaki Province Sabha, (Nepali: गण्डकी प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Gandaki Province, one of the seven provinces in Nepal. The assembly is seated at the provincial capital Pokhara in Kaski District at the Urban Development Training Centre. The assembly has 60 members of whom 36 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 24 of whom are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is five years until dissolved earlier.

Gandaki Provincial Assembly

गण्डकी प्रदेश सभा
2nd Gandaki Provincial Assembly
Type
Type
Unicameral legislature
of Gandaki Province
History
Founded2018
New session started
2 January 2023 (2023-01-02)
Leadership
Speaker
Hon. Krishna Parsad Dhital, MC
since 14 January 2023
Deputy Speaker
Hon. Bina Kumari Dhital, UML
since 16 January 2023
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Khagaraj Adhikari, UML
since 7 April 2024
Leader of Opposition
Surendra Raj Pandey, NC
since 7 April 2024
Structure
Political groups
Government (30)
  •   Congress: 27
  •   RPP: 2
  •   CPN (US): 1

Opposition (30)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Parallel voting:
  • 36 seats – FPtP
  • 24 seats – PR
First election
2017
Last election
20 November 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Town Development Training Centre,
Pokhara, Kaski District
Website
pradeshsabha.gandaki.gov.np
Constitution
Constitution of Nepal

The present First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017, after the 2017 provincial elections. The next election will take place when the five-year term ends by November 2022.

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