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अम्बर बहादुर विष्ट
Ambar Bahadur Bista*

Speaker of the Provincial Assemblyप्रदेश सभाका सभामुखअम्बर बहादुर विष्ट
Ambar Bahadur Bista*as of 2026-10-11Photo: pradeshsabha.koshi.gov.np

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Office
Speaker of the Provincial Assemblyप्रदेश सभाका सभामुख
Name in English
Ambar Bahadur Bista PolicyNepal transliteration of the Nepali name; no official English spelling found.
Province
Koshi Provinceकोशी प्रदेश Official website
Source
pradeshsabha.koshi.gov.np/office-bearers Checked 2026-10-11

Short biography

  • Member of the Koshi Provincial Assembly elected under proportional representation (listed under Jhapa); Onlinekhabar identifies him as a Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) member.कोशी प्रदेश सभामा समानुपातिकतर्फका सदस्य (जिल्ला: झापा); अनलाइनखबरका अनुसार राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी (राप्रपा) का सांसद। Provincial Assembly Secretariat, Koshi Provinceप्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, कोशी प्रदेश member card /assembly-members/185 (no party shown); party per Onlinekhabar 2024-01-09
  • Elected Speaker unopposed on 9 January 2024 (24 Push 2080 BS), with the backing of the ruling coalition and CPN (UML); the post had been vacant since Speaker Baburam Gautam resigned on 16 Shrawan 2080 BS.वि.सं. २०८० पुस २४ मा सत्ता गठबन्धन र नेकपा (एमाले) को समर्थनमा निर्विरोध सभामुख निर्वाचित; तत्कालीन सभामुख बाबुराम गौतमले २०८० साउन १६ मा राजीनामा दिएपछि पद रिक्त थियो। Onlinekhabar opening paragraph and paragraph 2
  • Earlier public offices in the Panchayat era: ward chair of Juropani village panchayat ward 5 (2033 BS), deputy pradhan-pancha of Juropani (now Gauradaha), and member of the district panchayat.पञ्चायतकालमा वि.सं. २०३३ मा जुरोपानी गाउँ पञ्चायत वडा नं. ५ को वडाध्यक्ष, जुरोपानी (हाल गौरादह) का उपप्रधानपञ्च र जिल्ला पञ्चायत सदस्य। Onlinekhabar paragraph beginning 'संघीयता विरोधी नेता विष्ट २०२८ सालतिर...'

Record in office

  • 2026-02-08 Opened the first Provincial Assembly sitting after the Gen Z protests, held at Birendra Sabhagriha in Biratnagar because the Assembly hall had been burned; at the start he expressed sorrow over the damage to historic structures and drew the government's attention to good governance and anti-corruption.जेन–जी आन्दोलनमा प्रदेश सभा हल जलेपछि विराटनगरको वीरेन्द्र सभागृहमा बसेको आन्दोलनपछिको पहिलो बैठकको सुरुमै ऐतिहासिक संरचनामा भएको क्षतिप्रति दुःख व्यक्त गर्दै सुशासन र भ्रष्टाचार नियन्त्रणमा सरकारको ध्यानाकर्षण गराउनुभयो। Kantipur paragraphs 1-3
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