1st Lumbini Provincial Assembly

1st Lumbini Provincial Assembly
2nd Assembly
Overview
Legislative bodyLumbini Provincial Assembly
JurisdictionLumbini Province, Nepal
Meeting placeChamber of Commerce Meeting Hall, Bhalubang, Dang District
Term4 February 2018 – September 2022
Election2017 provincial elections
GovernmentShankar Pokharel cabinet
Kul Prasad KC cabinet
Websitepradeshsabha.p5.gov.np
Provincial Assembly
Members87
SpeakerPurna Bahadur Gharti (Maoist)
Deputy SpeakerKrishni Tharu (UML)
Chief MinisterShankar Pokharel (UML)
Kul Prasad KC (Maoist)
Leader of the OppositionBirendra Kumar Kanudiya (Congress)
Shankar Pokharel (UML)

The first Lumbini Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 87 members were elected to the assembly, 52 of whom were elected through direct elections and 35 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. Shankar Pokharel from the CPN (UML) and Kul Prasad KC from the CPN (Maoist Centre) served as chief ministers during the term of the assembly. Purna Bahadur Gharti served as the speaker of the assembly and Krishni Tharu served as the deputy speaker.