Koshi Provincial Assembly

Koshi Provincial Assembly

कोशी प्रदेश सभा
2nd Koshi Provincial Assembly
Type
Type
History
Founded2018
Leadership
Ambar Bahadur Bista, RPP
since 9 January 2024
Sirjana Danuwar, CPN (UML)
since 14 January 2023
Hikmat Kumar Karki, CPN (UML)
since 9 May 2024
Structure
Political groups
Government (70)
  •   CPN (UML): 40
  •   Congress: 29

Confidence & Supply (1)

Opposition (23)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Parallel voting:
  • 56 seats – FPtP
  • 37 seats – PR
First election
2017
Last election
20 November 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
District Coordination Committee Office, Biratnagar, Morang District
Website
assembly.p1.gov.np
Constitution
Constitution of Nepal

The Koshi Provincial Assembly also known as the Koshi Pradesh Sabha, (Nepali: कोशी प्रदेश सभा) is the unicameral legislature of Koshi Province, one of the seven provinces in Nepal. The assembly is seated at the provincial capital at Biratnagar in Morang District at the District Coordination Committee Office. The assembly has 93 members of whom 56 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 37 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.