List of speakers of the Koshi Provincial Assembly

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Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
कोशी प्रदेश सभाका सभामुख
Incumbent
Ambar Bahadur Bista
since 9 January 2024
Koshi Provincial Assembly
StyleHonourable (formal)
Mr. Speaker (informal)
StatusPresiding officer
Member of
NominatorParty Offices
AppointerMembers of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
Term lengthDuring the life of the Pradesh Sabha
(five years maximum)
Constituting instrumentArticle 182 of the Constitution of Nepal
Inaugural holderPradeep Kumar Bhandari
Formation11 February 2018
(6 years ago) (11 February 2018)
DeputyDeputy Speaker
Salaryरु. 53,000

The Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly is the title given to the presiding officer (chair) of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. The Speaker is elected in the every first meeting of the Koshi Provincial Assembly after the general elections for a term of 5 years from among the members of the assembly. Speakers holder office until ceasing to be a member of the assembly or resigning from the office. The Speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the assembly by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of Speaker, the meeting is presided by the Deputy Speaker.[1][2]

Qualification[edit]

The Constitution of Nepal sets the qualifications required to become eligible for the office of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. A Speaker and Deputy Speaker must meet the qualifications to become a member of the provincial assembly.[3] A member of the provincial assembly must be:

  • One who is a citizen of Nepal;
  • One who is a voter of the concerned Province;
  • One who has completed the age of twenty-five years;
  • One who is not convicted of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude;
  • One who is not disqualified by any law; and
  • One who is not holding any office of profit.

List[edit]

N° Speaker Term of office Assembly

(election)

Party Ref
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term
1 Pradeep Kumar Bhandari February 11, 2018 September 25, 2022 4 years, 226 days 1st
(2017) 		CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) [4][5]
2 Baburam Gautam January 12, 2023 August 1, 2023[6][7] 201 days 2nd
(2022) 		CPN (Maoist Centre) [8][9]
3 Ambar Bahadur Bista January 9, 2024 Incumbent 126 days Rastriya Prajatantra Party [10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nepal Provinces". statoids.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ^ "प्रदेश सभा". pradeshsabha.koshi.gov.np. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  3. ^ Article 176 of the Constitution of Nepal (September 20, 2015)
  4. ^ "Pradeep Bhandari named Province 1 speaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  5. ^ "एमालेबाट प्रदेश १ को सभामुखमा प्रदीपकुमार भण्डारी सिफारिस". Thaha Khabar. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  6. ^ "Koshi Provincial Assembly Speaker Baburam Gautam resigns". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  7. ^ "Speaker Baburam Gautam resigns". english.ratopati.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  8. ^ "Maoist Centre's Baburam Gautam elected Province 1 assembly Speaker unopposed". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  9. ^ "प्रदेश १ को सभामुखमा बाबुराम गौतम निर्विरोध निर्वाचित". Himal Khabar. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  10. ^ "Ambar Bahadur Bista elected Koshi Province speaker unopposed".
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