Deputy Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly

The Deputy Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly is subordinate to the speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. They are responsible for the Koshi Provincial Assembly and the second highest ranking provincial officer of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. They act as the presiding officer in case of leave or absence caused by death or illness of the Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. The deputy speaker is chosen from sitting members of the Koshi Provincial Assembly. The deputy speaker can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the assembly by an effective majority of its members.[1][2]

Deputy Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
कोशी प्रदेशसभाका उपसभामुख
Emblem of Koshi Province
Incumbent
Srijana Danuwar
since 14 January 2023
Koshi Provincial Assembly
StyleHonourable
Member ofKoshi Provincial Assembly
NominatorParty offices
AppointerMembers of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
Term lengthDuring the life of the Pradesh Sabha
(five years maximum)
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Nepal
Inaugural holderSaraswoti Pokhrel
Formation15 February 2018 (15 February 2018)
Salaryरु. 45,000

Qualification

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
N° Speaker Term of office Assembly

(election)

 Party Ref
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term
1 Saraswoti Pokhrel February 15, 2018 September 25, 2022 4 years, 222 days 1st
(2017)		 CPN (Maoist Centre) [4][5]
2 Srijana Danuwar January 14, 2023 Incumbent 284 days 2nd
(2023)		 CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) [6][7]

References
  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. "प्रदेश १ उपसभामुखमा सरस्वती पोखरेल निर्विरोध". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. "प्रदेश १ को उपसभामुखमा पोखरेल निर्विरोध निर्वाचित". ThahaKhabar. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  6. "Srijana Danuwar Been Elected As The Deputy Chairman Of Province 1". The NepaliPost. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  7. "प्रदेश १ को उपसभामुखमा एमालेकी सिर्जना दनुवार निर्वाचित". Annapurna Post (in Nepali). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
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