1st Bagmati Provincial Assembly

1st Bagmati Provincial Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body	Bagmati Provincial Assembly
Jurisdiction	Bagmati Province, Nepal
Meeting place	Regional Educational Directorate, Hetauda, Makwanpur District
Term	1 February 2018 – September 2022
Election	2017 provincial elections
Government	Dormani Poudel cabinet Astalaxmi Shakya cabinet Rajendra Prasad Pandey cabinet
Website	pradeshsabha.p3.gov.np
Provincial Assembly
Members	110
Speaker	Sanu Kumar Shrestha (UML)
Deputy Speaker	Radhika Tamang (Maoist)
Chief Minister	Dormani Poudel (UML) Astalaxmi Shakya (UML) Rajendra Prasad Pandey (US)
Leader of the Opposition	Indra Bahadur Baniya (NC) Astalaxmi Shakya (UML)

The first Bagmati Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections in Nepal. 110 members were elected to the assembly, 66 of whom were elected through direct elections and 44 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 1 February 2018 and ended in September 2022.[1] Dormani Poudel and Astalaxmi Shakya served as the chief ministers from the CPN (UML) and Rajendra Prasad Pandey served as chief minister from CPN (Unified Socialist) during the term of the assembly.[2][3][4] Sanu Kumar Shrestha served as the speaker of the assembly and Radhika Tamang served as the deputy speaker.[5][6]

Composition

Party		Seats
		After election	At dissolution
	CPN (UML)	58	42
	CPN (Maoist Centre)	23	23
	Nepali Congress	21	22
	CPN (Unified Socialist)	—	13
	Bibeksheel Sajha Party	3	3
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	1	2
	Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party	2	2
	Independent	1	1
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic)	1	—
	Vacant	—	3
Total			110

Leaders

Office bearers

• Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Sanu Kumar Shrestha[5]
  • Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Radhika Tamang[7]

• Chief Minister of Bagmati Province
  • Hon. Dormani Paudel[8] (CPN (UML)) (until 18 August 2021)
  • Hon. Ashta Laxmi Shakya[9] (CPN (UML)) (18 August 2021 – 27 October 2021)
  • Hon. Rajendra Prasad Pandey (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)) (from 27 October 2021)
• Leader of Opposition
  • Indra Bahadur Baniya[10] (Nepali Congress) (until 27 October 2021)
  • Ashta Laxmi Shakya (CPN (UML)) (until 27 October 2021)

Parliamentary party leaders

• Parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML):
  • Dormani Paudel (until 18 August 2021)
  • Ashta Laxmi Shakya (since 18 August 2021)
• Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre): Shalikram Jamkattel
  • Deputy parliamentary party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre): Kumari Moktan
• Parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress: Indra Bahadur Baniya
  • Deputy parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress: Krishna Lal Bhadel
• Parliamentary party leader of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist): Rajendra Prasad Pandey
  • Deputy parliamentary party leader of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist): Krishna Prasad Sharma
• Parliamentary party leader of Bibeksheel Sajha Party: Ramesh Paudyal
• Parliamentary party leader of Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party: Surendra Raj Gosai

Whips

• Chief Whip of CPN (UML): Deepak Niraula
• Chief Whip of CPN (Maoist Centre): Buddhiman Majhi
  • Whip (CPN (Maoist Centre)): Pratima Shrestha
• Chief Whip of Nepali Congress: Radha Ghale[11]
  • Whip (Nepali Congress): Chhiring Dorje Lama[11]
• Chief Whip of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist): Munu Sigdel
  • Whip (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)): Basundhara Humagain

Members

Constituency (PR if blank)	Member	Party
	Aangdendi Lama		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Kathmandu 9(A)	Ajay Kranti Shakya		CPN (UML)
Sindhupalchok 1(A)	Arun Prasad Nepal		CPN (UML)
	Ashamaya Tamang		CPN (UML)
Kathmandu 8(B)	Astha Laxmi Shakya		CPN (UML)
Nuwakot 1(B)	Badri Mainali		CPN (UML)
	Balram Poudel		Nepali Congress
Kathmandu 7(A)	Basanta Prasad Manandhar		CPN (Unified Socialist)
Kavrepalanchok 2(B)	Basundhara Humagain		CPN (Unified Socialist)
	Belimaiya Ghale		CPN (UML)
	Bhawana Subedi		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	Bhimsen Khatri		Nepali Congress
	Bijaya Shrestha (KC)		Nepali Congress
	Bijula Kumari Barma		Nepali Congress
Sindhuli 2(A)	Binod Kumar Khadka		CPN (UML)
	Biraj Bhakta Shrestha		Bibeksheel Sajha Party
Dolakha 1(A)	Bishal Khadka		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Sindhuli 2(B)	Buddhi Man Majhi		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Kavrepalanchok 1(B)	Chandra Bahadur Lama		CPN (UML)
Lalitpur 1(B)	Chetnath Sanjel		CPN (UML)
Kathmandu 3(A)	Chhiring Dorje Lama		Nepali Congress
Chitwan 1(A)	Dawa Dorje Lama		CPN (UML)
	Debaki Shrestha		CPN (UML)
	Dinesh Maharjan		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Kathmandu 5(B)	Deepak Niraula		CPN (UML)
Kathmandu 1(A)	Dipendra Shrestha		Nepali Congress
Makwanpur 1(B)	Dormani Poudel		CPN (UML)
Kathmandu 1(B)	Ganesh Prasad Dulal		CPN (UML)
Chitwan 2(A)	Ghanashyam Dahal		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	Gita Wagle		Nepali Congress
	Goma Bhurtel		CPN (UML)
Lalitpur 2(B)	Gyanendra Shakya		CPN (UML)
	Himali Gole		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Nuwakot 2(B)	Hiranath Khatiwada		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Makwanpur 2(B)	Indra Bahadur Baniya		Nepali Congress
	Indramaya Gurung		CPN (Unified Socialist)
Dhading 2(B)	Jagat Bahadur Simkhada		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	Jeevan Dangol		Nepali Congress
Lalitpur 3(B)	Jivan Khadka		CPN (UML)
	Junelimaya Shrestha		CPN (UML)
Ramechhap 1(B)	Kailash Prasad Dhungel		CPN (UML)
	Kalpana Nepali		Nepali Congress
	Kanchan Khanal		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Kathmandu 9(B)	Keshav Prasad Pokharel		CPN (UML)
Nuwakot 2(A)	Keshav Raj Pandey		CPN (UML)
Bhaktapur 1(A)	Krishna Lal Bhandel		Nepali Congress
Chitwan 3(A)	Krishna Prasad Bhurtel		CPN (UML)
Chitwan 1(B)	Krishna Prasad Sharma Khanal		CPN (Unified Socialist)
Makwanpur 2(A)	Kumari Moktan		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Kathmandu 4(B)	Kusum Kumar Karki		CPN (Unified Socialist)
Lalitpur 1(A)	Lal Kumari Pun		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Kavrepalanchok 2(A)	Laxman Lamsal		CPN (Unified Socialist)
Sindhuli 1(A)	Lekhnath Dahal		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Lalitpur 2(A)	Madhav Prasad Paudel		CPN (Unified Socialist)
	Maina Achhami		CPN (UML)
Kathmandu 2(B)	Mani Ram Phuyal		CPN (UML)
	Milanbabu Shrestha		Nepali Congress
	Mina Gyawali (Nepal)		CPN (Unified Socialist)
	Munu Sigdel		CPN (Unified Socialist)
Kathmandu 5(A)	Narayan Bahadur Silwal		CPN (UML)
Kathmandu 4(A)	Narottam Vaidya		Nepali Congress
	Nhuchhe Narayan Shrestha		Nepali Congress
Sindhupalchok 2(B)	Nima Lama		Nepali Congress
	Om Bahadur Glan		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	Parbati Silwal		CPN (Unified Socialist)
Rasuwa 1(A)	Prabhat Tamang		Nepali Congress
Sindhuli 1(B)	Pradip Kumar Katuwal Chhetri (K.C)		CPN (UML)
Kathmandu 7(B)	Prakash Shrestha		CPN (UML)
	Pratima Shrestha		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Makwanpur 1(A)	Prem Bahadur Pulami		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Rasuwa 1(B)	Prem Bahadur Tamang		Independent
Kathmandu 10(A)	Pukar Maharjan		Nepali Congress
	Rachana Khadka		CPN (UML)
	Radha Ghale		Nepali Congress
Nuwakot 1(A)	Radhika Tamang		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	Rajaram Karki Chhetri		Nepali Congress
Lalitpur 3(A)	Raj Kaji Maharjan		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	Rajani Amatya		Nepali Congress
	Rajendra Gurung		Nepali Congress
Bhaktapur 2(B)	Rajendra Man Shrestha		CPN (Unified Socialist)
Dhading 1(A)	Rajendra Prasad Pandey		CPN (Unified Socialist)
Kathmandu 8(A)	Rajesh Shakya		CPN (UML)
Dhading 2(A)	Ram Kumar Adhikari		CPN (UML)
Chitwan 3(B)	Ram Lal Mahato		CPN (Maoist Centre)
Kathmandu 10(B)	Rama Ale Magar		CPN (Unified Socialist)
	Ramesh Poudyal		Bibeksheel Sajha Party
Kathmandu 3(B)	Rameshwor Phuyal		CPN (UML)
Kavrepalanchok 1(A)	Ratna Prasad Dhakal		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	Reena Gurung		Rastriya Prajatantra Party
	Rita Majhi		Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Dhading 1(B)	Salik Ram Jamkattel		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	Santa Bahadur Praja		Nepali Congress
Kathmandu 2(A)	Sanu Kumar Shrestha		CPN (UML)
	Saraswoti Basnet		CPN (UML)
	Saraswoti Bati		CPN (UML)
Sindhupalchok 1(B)	Saresh Nepal		CPN (UML)
Ramechhap 1(A)	Shanti Prasad Paudel		CPN (UML)
	Shanti Thing		CPN (UML)
Bhaktapur 2(A)	Shashi Jung Thapa		CPN (UML)
	Shova Shakya		Bibeksheel Sajha Party
	Sita Adhikari		CPN (Maoist Centre)
	Sita Lama		CPN (UML)
	Srijana Sayaju		Nepal Workers Peasants Party
Bhaktapur 1(B)	Surendra Raj Gosai		Nepal Workers Peasants Party
	Urmila Karmacharya		CPN (UML)
Kathmandu 6(B)	Yogendra Raj Shangraula		CPN (UML)
Sindhupalchok 2(A)	Yuvaraj Dulal		CPN (Maoist Centre)

By-elections

Constituency (PR if blank)	Previous member	Party		Date seat vacated	Cause of vacation	New member	Party
Bhaktapur 1(A)	Harisharan Lamichhane		CPN (UML)	14 May 2018	Death[12]	Krishna Lal Bhandel		Nepali Congress
Dolakha 1(B)	Pashupati Chaulagain			12 May 2021	Death[13]
Chitwan 2(B)	Bijay Subedi			21 April 2022	Resignation to contest as mayor of Bharatpur[14]
Kathmandu 6(A)	Keshav Sthapit				Resignation to contest as mayor of Kathmandu[14]

See also

• Bagmati Province
• 2017 Nepalese provincial elections

References

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11. Republica. "Radha Ghale appointed Province 3 NC PP chief whip". My Republica. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
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14. "Province Assembly member resigns to become mayoral candidate". Nepal Press. Retrieved 2022-04-23.