Karnali Provincial Assembly
The Provincial Assembly of Karnali Province also known as the Karnali Pradesh Sabha, (Nepali: कर्णाली प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Karnali Province, one of the seven provinces in Nepal The assembly is seated in the provincial capital at Birendranagar in Surkhet District at the Irrigation Division Office. The assembly has 40 members of whom 24 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 16 are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier.
Karnali Provincial Assembly कर्णाली प्रदेश सभा | |
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| 2nd Karnali Provincial Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral legislature of Karnali Province |
| History | |
| Founded | 2018 |
New session started | 2 January 2023 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Nanda Gurung (UML) |
Deputy Speaker | Yashoda Neupane (MC) |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
| Structure | |
Political groups | Government (24)
Opposition (16)
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
Parallel voting:
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First election | 2017 |
Last election | 20 November 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Irrigation Division Office, Birendranagar, Surkhet District | |
| Website | |
| pga.karnali.gov.np | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Nepal | |
The First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017, after the 2017 provincial elections. The next election took place when the five-year term ends in November 2022.
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