| 1st Karnali Provincial Assembly | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Karnali Provincial Assembly | ||
| Jurisdiction | Karnali Province, Nepal | ||
| Meeting place | Irrigation Division Office, Birendranagar, Surkhet District | ||
| Term | 4 February 2018 – September 2022 | ||
| Election | 2017 provincial elections | ||
| Government | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi cabinet Jeevan Bahadur Shahi cabinet | ||
| Website | pga | ||
| Provincial Assembly | |||
| Members | 40 | ||
| Speaker | Raj Bahadur Shahi (UML) | ||
| Deputy Speaker | Pushpa Bahadur Gharti (Maoist) | ||
| Chief Minister | Mahendra Bahadur Shahi (Maoist) Jeevan Bahadur Shahi (Congress) | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Jeevan Bahadur Shahi (Congress) Yam Lal Kandel (UML) | ||
The first Karnali Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 40 members were elected to the assembly, 24 of whom were elected through direct elections and 16 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. Mahendra Bahadur Shahi from the CPN (Maoist Centre) and Jeevan Bahadur Shahi from the Nepali Congress served as chief ministers during the term of the assembly.[1][2] Raj Bahadur Shahi served as the speaker of the assembly and Pushpa Bahadur Gharti served as the deputy speaker.[3]