Speaker of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly explained

The Speaker of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly is the presiding officer (chair) of the Provincial Assembly of Lumbini Province. The speaker is elected generally in the first meeting of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly following provincial elections. Serving for a term of five years, the speaker is chosen from sitting members of the assembly.^{[1] [2]}

The position of Speaker holds significant importance in the assembly process, presiding over the proceedings, maintaining order, and ensuring fair debate and discussion. The current speaker is Tularam Gharti Magar since 18 January 2023.^{[3] [4]}

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.^[5] 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 of Speakers

	Name	Term of office			Assembly(election)	Party		Ref
		Took office	Left office	Term
1	Purna Bahadur Ghartimagar	14 February 2018	18 September 2022				CPN (Maoist Centre)	[6] [7] [8] [9]
2	Tularam Gharti Magar	18 January 2023	Incumbent					[10] [11]

See also

• Speaker of the Koshi Provincial Assembly
• Speaker of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly
• Speaker of the Gandaki Provincial Assembly
• Speaker of the Karnali Provincial Assembly
• Speaker of the Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly

Notes and References

1. Web site: प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय : लुम्बिनी प्रदेश . 2024-05-17 . assembly.lumbini.gov.np.
2. Web site: Nepal Provinces. statoids.com. 21 March 2016. 18 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170718031612/http://www.statoids.com/unp.html. live.
3. Web site: निर्विरोध . सन्तोष दहित लुम्बिनीको सभामुखमा तुलाराम घर्ती . लुम्बिनीको सभामुखमा तुलाराम घर्ती निर्विरोध . 2024-05-17 . लुम्बिनीको सभामुखमा तुलाराम घर्ती निर्विरोध.
4. Web site: Speaker and Deputy Speaker elected unopposed in Lumbini province . 2024-05-17 . epardafas.com . en-US.
5. 176. Nepal. September 20, 2015.
6. Web site: Gharti unanimously elected Speaker of Province 5 . 2024-05-17 . Setopati.
7. Web site: 2018-02-14 . Maoist Centre's Gharti elected Province 5 speaker - OnlineKhabar English News . 2024-05-17 . en-GB.
8. Web site: घर्ती? . नेपाल लाइभ : पूर्णबहादुर घर्ती प्रदेश ५ को सभामुखमा निर्विरोध, को हुन् . पूर्णबहादुर घर्ती प्रदेश ५ को सभामुखमा निर्विरोध, को हुन् घर्ती? . 2024-05-17 . पूर्णबहादुर घर्ती प्रदेश ५ को सभामुखमा निर्विरोध, को हुन् घर्ती?.
9. Web site: प्रदेश ५ को सभामुखमा घर्ती निर्वाचित . 2024-05-17 . Annapurna Post . Nepali.
10. Web site: CPN (Maoist Center) candidate Gharti elected PA member from Palpa 2 B . 2024-05-17 . GorakhaPatra.
11. Web site: लुम्बिनी प्रदेशको सभामुखमा तुलाराम घर्ती निर्विरोध निर्वाचित . 2024-05-17 . GorakhaPatra.