1st Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly

1st Koshi Province Provincial Assembly
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Overview
Legislative bodyKoshi Provincial Assembly
JurisdictionKoshi Pradesh, Nepal
Meeting placeDistrict Coordination Committee Office,
Biratnagar, Morang District
Term5 February 2018 – September 2022
Election2017 provincial elections
Government
Websiteassembly.p1.gov.np
Provincial Assembly
Members93
SpeakerPradeep Kumar Bhandari (UML)
Deputy SpeakerSaraswoti Pokhrel (Maoist)
Leader of the House
Leader of the OppositionRajiv Koirala (NC)
Bhim Acharya (UML)

The first Koshi Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 93 members were elected to the assembly, 56 of whom were elected through direct elections and 37 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 5 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Sher Dhan Rai and Bhim Acharya served as chief ministers from CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and Rajendra Kumar Rai served as chief minister from CPN (Unified Socialist) during the term of the assembly.[1][2][3] Pradeep Kumar Bhandari served as the speaker of the assembly and Saraswati Pokharel served as deputy speaker.[4][5]

Composition

Party Seats
After election At dissolution
CPN (UML) 51 37
Nepali Congress 21 21
CPN (Maoist Centre) 15 15
CPN (Unified Socialist) — 10
People's Socialist Party — 3
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1 1
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch 1 1
Federal Socialist Forum 3 —
Independent 1 —
Vacant — 3
Total 93 93

Leaders

Office bearers

Parliamentary Party Leaders

Whips

Members

Constituency (PR if blank) Member Party
Aasha Ratna Jabegu CPN (UML)
Sunsari 3(B) Agam Lal Chaudhary Nepali Congress
Ambika Thapa CPN (UML)
Okhaldhunga 1(A) Ambir Babu Gurung CPN (UML)
Jhapa 5(B) Arjun Rai CPN (UML)
Taplejung 1(A) Bal Bahadur Samsohang CPN (UML)
Basanti Devi Yadav CPN (UML)
Jhapa 3(A) Bashanta Kumar Baniya CPN (UML)
Sunsari 1(B) Bhim Prasad Acharya CPN (UML)
Bidya Nanda Chaudhari Nepali Congress
Morang 4(A) Bijay Kumar Bishwas CPN (Maoist Centre)
Udayapur 1(A) Bimal Karki CPN (UML)
Bina Devi Rai CPN (UML)
Bindiya Karki Nepali Congress
Bishnu Tumbahangphe Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch
Jhapa 2(B) Brikh Bahadur Pradhan CPN (UML)
Solukhumbu 1(B) Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari CPN (UML)
Chandra Prakash Shrestha Nepali Congress
Morang 6(A) Chum Narayan Tabadar Nepali Congress
Ilam 2(B) Dhirendra Sharma CPN (Maoist Centre)
Jhapa 2(A) Ekraj Karki CPN (UML)
Panchthar 1(A) Ganesh Kumar Kambang CPN (Unified Socialist)
Morang 5(A) Gyaneshwor Rajbanshi CPN (UML)
Jhapa 5(A) Hikmat Kumar Karki CPN (UML)
Udayapur 1(B) Himal Karki Nepali Congress
Jhapa 4(B) Hira Kumar Thapa CPN (UML)
Hom Kumari Sawa CPN (UML)
Indira Rai Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Panchthar 1(B) Indra Bahadur Angbo CPN (Maoist Centre)
Dhankuta 1(B) Indra Mani Parajuli CPN (UML)
Sunsari 4(A) Jagadish Prasad Kusiyat CPN (UML)
Jasmaya Gajamer (Bishwakarma) CPN (UML)
Morang 5(B) Jayaram Yadav People's Socialist Party
Jhapa 4(A) Jhalak Bahadur Magar CPN (Maoist Centre)
Morang 4(B) Jiwan Ghimire CPN (UML)
Jyoti Subba Nepali Congress
Udayapur 2(B) Kala Ghale CPN (UML)
Kalpana Kumari Sardar Nepali Congress
Morang 6(B) Kedar Karki Nepali Congress
Ilam 1(A) Khinu Langwa (Limbu) CPN (Unified Socialist)
Krishna Kumari Rai CPN (Unified Socialist)
Morang 1(A) Kul Prasad Samba CPN (Maoist Centre)
Kusum Kumari Shrestha CPN (Maoist Centre)
Terathum 1(A) Lachhuman Tiwari CPN (UML)
Morang 2(B) Lila Ballabh Adhikari CPN (UML)
Lila Subba Nepali Congress
Sunsari 3(A) Lilam Basnet CPN (UML)
Lok Prakash Sangraula Nepali Congress
Sunsari 4(B) Mohammad Tahir Miya Nepali Congress
Okhaldhunga 1(B) Mohan Kumar Khadka CPN (Maoist Centre)
Udayapur 2(A) Narayan Bahadur Magar CPN (Maoist Centre)
Nawodeeta Chaudhari Nepali Congress
Dhankuta 1(A) Niran Rai CPN (UML)
Om Prakash Sarawagi Nepali Congress
Padam Kumari Gurung CPN (Unified Socialist)
Sunsari 1(A) Pradip Kumar Bhandari CPN (UML)
Pratap Prakash Haagam Nepali Congress
Sankhuwasabha 1(A) Purna Prasad Rai (Yamphu) CPN (Maoist Centre)
Jhapa 3(B) Purna Prasad Rajbanshi CPN (Maoist Centre)
Radha Thapa People's Socialist Party
Morang 3(B) Raj Kumar Ojha CPN (UML)
Khotang 1(A) Rajan Rai CPN (Unified Socialist)
Bhojpur 1(A) Rajendra Kumar Rai CPN (Unified Socialist)
Sunsari 2(B) Rajiv Koirala Nepali Congress
Ilam 2(A) Ram Bahadur Magar CPN (UML)
Ram Chandra Limbu People's Socialist Party
Khotang 1(B) Ram Kumar Rai CPN (Maoist Centre)
Sabitra Kumrai Regmi CPN (Unified Socialist)
Sabitri Joshi CPN (UML)
Sanja Kumari Danuwar Nepali Congress
Saraswati Pokharel CPN (Maoist Centre)
Sunsari 2(A) Sarbadhaj Sawa Limbu CPN (UML)
Sarita Thapa CPN (Unified Socialist)
Saubhagyawati Devi Rai Kirat CPN (Maoist Centre)
Shanta Devi Paudel Nepali Congress
Shekhar Chandra Thapa Nepali Congress
Bhojpur 1(B) Sher Dhan Rai CPN (UML)
Morang 2(A) Shiva Narayan Ganagain Nepali Congress
Jhapa 1(A) Shree Prasad Mainali CPN (UML)
Sita Devi Thebe (Jabegu) CPN (Maoist Centre)
Sunita Kumari Chaudhari CPN (Unified Socialist)
Morang 3(A) Suyarma Raj Rai Nepali Congress
Terathum 1(B) Tejman Kandangwa CPN (UML)
Sankhuwasabha 1(B) Tulsi Prasad Neupane CPN (UML)
Umita Bishwakarma CPN (Maoist Centre)
Morang 1(B) Upendra Prasad Ghimire CPN (Unified Socialist)
Usha Kala Rai CPN (UML)
Solukhumbu 1(A) Uttam Kumar Basnet CPN (UML)
Yashoda Adhikari CPN (UML)

Defections

Name Date From To Constituency (PR if blank)
Narayan Bahadur Magar 5 February 2018 Independent CPN (Maoist Centre)[8][9] Udayapur 2(A)

Changes

Constituency/PR group Previous MP Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacation New MP Party
Taplejung 1(B) Tanka Angbuhang Limbu CPN (Maoist Centre) 5 April 2021[10] Expelled for joining CPN (UML)
Ilam 1(B) Kaji Man Kagate CPN (UML) 24 April 2022 Resignation to contest as mayor of Suryodaya[11]
Jhapa 1(B) Gopal Chandra Budhathoki Resignation to contest as mayor of Mechinagar[12]
Gulefun Khatun CPN (UML) 30 June 2022 Resignation[13] CPN (UML)

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Bhim Acharya takes oath as Chief Minister of Province 1". Khabarhub. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Province 1, Karnali get new chief ministers". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  4. ^ "Pradeep Bhandari named Province 1 speaker". Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  5. ^ Subedi, Binod. "Intense lobbying in parties to become ministers in Koshi Province". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  6. ^ "प्रदेश सरकार छ भन्ने जनताले अनुभूति गर्न पाएनन् : प्रमुख प्रतिपक्षी दलको नेता भीम आचार्य". sunrisekhabar.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  7. ^ "Koirala elected parliamentary party leader of NC in Province 1". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  8. ^ "मेरो निर्वाचन क्षेत्रमा राम्रो काम गरेको छु : सांसद बुर्जामगर". Nagarik Khabar. 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  9. ^ "बागीबाट 'आधिकारिक उम्मेदवार' बनेका नारायण, जसले 'रूखमुनि भर्‍याङ' भन्दै चुनाव जिते". Thaha Khabar. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  10. ^ "Maoist Center takes action against Minister Angbuhang". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  11. ^ "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य राजीनामा स्वीकृत सम्बन्धी सूचना". moial.p1.gov.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  12. ^ "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य राजीनामा स्वीकृत सम्बन्धी सूचना". moial.p1.gov.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  13. ^ "प्रदेश सांसद खातुनले दिइन् राजीनामा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-06-30.