Karnali Provincial Assembly

Karnali Provincial Assembly

कर्णाली प्रदेश सभा
2nd Karnali Provincial Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded2018
Leadership
Yam Lal Kandel, CPN (UML)
since 9 April 2024
Leader of Opposition
Raj Kumar Sharma, CPN (MC)
since 22 July 2024
Structure
Political groups
Government (25)
  •   Congress: 15
  •   CPN (UML): 10

Opposition (15)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Parallel voting:
  • 24 seats – FPtP
  • 16 seats – PR
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 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.

The First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017, after the 2017 provincial elections. The current assembly was elected in November 2022.