Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa صوبائی اسمبلی خیبر پختونخوا |
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| 10th Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
Seal of KPK Assembly
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Flag of the KP Assembly
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| Leadership | |
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Asad Qaiser, Neutral
Since 3 June 2013 |
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Meher Taj Roghani, PTI
Since 22 December 2015 |
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Maulana Lutf ur Rehman, JUI-F
Since 9 May 2014 |
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| Seats | 124 (1 vacant) |
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Political groups
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Government (79) Opposition (44) |
| Elections | |
| Mixed member majoritarian (First past the post for most seats, 22 seats reserved for women and 3 seats reserved for religious minorities by proportional representation) | |
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Last election
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11 May 2013 |
| Meeting place | |
| Assembly House of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar | |
| Website | |
| www |
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Government (79)
Opposition (44)
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly is the unicameral legislative body of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of the Pakistan. The assembly has 124 elected members, 99 regular seats, 22 seats reserved for women and 3 seats for Non-Muslims.
The Federal Government appoints a Governor as head of the Provincial Government, the province is divided into 26 districts. Each district has a Zilla Nazim, in a District the functions are devolved further to the Tehsil, Town and Union Council Governments.
In 1901 the North West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) was declared as a Chief Commissioner's Province and thirty-one years later in 1932 its status was raised to a Governor's Province. In 1937, the Government of India Act 1935 was enforced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (then NWFP) and the North-West Frontier Province Legislative Assembly was formed. The first speaker was K.B Khan Abdul Ghafoor Khan, Khan of Zaida, who worked in this slot from 1932 to 1936 and was followed by Khan Habibullah Khan.
This minority government fell shortly afterwards and Dr.Khan Sahib, backed by the Khudai Khidmatgar was elected Chief Minister. His government resigned in 1939 as part of the Indian National Congress's Quit India Movement. The provincial government remained suspended for over three years before a minority government was formed by the Muslim League Sardar Aurangzeb Khan. This government collapsed in 1944 when Dr. Khan Sahib managed to form a government again, before calling an election in 1946.
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