Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province

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Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province

बागमती प्रदेश सभा
1st Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province
Coat of arms or logo
Emblem of Bagmati Pradesh
Type
Type
Unicameral legislature
of Bagmati Province
History
New session started
February 1, 2018 (2018-02-01)
Leadership
Speaker
Sanu Kumar Shrestha, CPN (UML)
since 10 February 2018
Deputy Speaker
Radhika Tamang, CPN (Maoist Centre)
since 11 February 2018
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Astalaxmi Shakya, CPN (UML)
since 18 August 2021
Leader of Opposition
Indra Bahadur Baniya, NC
since 15 February 2018
Structure
Bagmati province Assembly 2021.svg
Political groups
Government (59)
  •   NC : 23
  •   CPN (Maoist Centre) : 23
  •   CPN(US) : 13

Opposition (44)

Other Opposition (7)

  •   BSP: 3
  •   NMKP: 2
  •   RPP: 2
  • Vacant-1
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Mixed member majoritarian:
  • 66 seats - FPtP
  • 44 seats - PR
Last election
26 November and 7 December 2017
Next election
2022
Meeting place
Regional Educational Directorate, Hetauda, Makwanpur
Website
pradeshsabha.p3.gov.np
Constitution
Constitution of Nepal

The Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province also known as the Bagmati Pradesh Sabha, (Nepali: वाग्मती प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Bagmati Province, one of the seven provinces in Nepal The assembly is seated in the provincial capital at Hetauda in Makwanpur District at the Regional Educational Directorate Office. The assembly has 110 members of whom 66 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 44 of whom are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is five years unless dissolved earlier.

The present First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017 after the 2017 provincial elections. The election resulted in a majority for the alliance of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and CPN (Maoist Centre). The next election will take place when the five year term ends by November 2022.

History[]

The Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province is formed under Article 175 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 which guarantees a provincial legislative for each province in the country. The first provincial elections were conducted for all seven provinces in Nepal and the elections in Bagmati Province was conducted for 110 seats to the assembly. The election resulted in a victory for the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and CPN (Maoist Centre) alliance which later went on to form a coalition government under Dormani Poudel from CPN (UML).[1] The first meeting of the assembly was called by Governor Anuradha Koirala for 1 February 2018.[2] Sanu Kumar Shrestha from the CPN (UML) was elected as the first speaker of the provincial assembly,[3] and Radhika Tamang from Maoist Centre was elected as the first deputy speaker.[4] In May 2018, the two parties merged and formed the Nepal Communist Partywhich had a supermajority in the assembly.[5]

List of Assemblies[]

Election Year Assembly Start of term End of term Chief Minister Speaker
2017 First Assembly 1 February 2018 18 August 2021 Dor Mani Poudel (NCP)
(Cabinet) 		Sanu Kumar Shrestha (NCP)

Committees[]

Article 195 of the Constitution of Nepal provides provincial assemblies the power to form special committees in order to manage working procedures.

S.No. Committee Membership
1 Provincial Affairs 22
2 Finance and Development 20
3 Public Accounts 20
4 Education, Health and Agriculture 20
5 Industry, Tourism and Environment 19

Current composition[]

Party Parliamentary party leader Seats
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Astalaxmi Shakya 43
Nepali Congress 23
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) Shalikram Jamarkattel 23
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) Rajendra Prasad Pandey 13
Bibeksheel Sajha Party Ramesh Paudyal 3
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rita Majhi 2
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party Surendra Raj Gosai 2
Independent (Joined NC)[6] 1
Total 110

Current Leaders[]

Speaker[]

  • Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Sanu Kumar Shrestha[3]
    • Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Radhika Tamang[7]

Parliamentary Party leaders[]

Whips[]

List of 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
Chitwan 2(B) Bijay Subedi CPN (UML)
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)
Dr. Rajaram Karki Chhetri Nepali Congress
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)
Kathmandu 6(A) Keshav Sthapit 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)
Dolakha 1(B) Vacant Vacant
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[13]
Kathmandu 10(A) Pukar Maharjan Nepali Congress
Rachana Khadka CPN (UML)
Radha Ghale Nepali Congress
Nuwakot 1(A) Radhika Tamang CPN (Maoist Centre)
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)
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

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[14] Krishna Lal Bhandel Nepali Congress
Dolakha 1(B) Pashupati Chaulagain 12 May 2021 Death[15]

See also[]

  • Province No. 3 provincial assembly election

References[]

  1. ^ "Poudel sworn in as Prov 3 CM". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. ^ "First session of Province 3 assembly to begin next week". OnlineKhabar English News (in British English). Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  3. ^ a b "Sanu Kumar Shrestha elected State Assembly Speaker of Province 3". The Himalayan Times (in American English). 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  4. ^ "Tamang elected deputy speaker of Province 3 unopposed". Setopati. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  5. ^ "UML, Maoist Centre to unify; strike seven point agreement". The Himalayan Times (in American English). 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  6. ^ "कांग्रेसको अधिवेशनमा जसपा सांसदले आज पनि गरे मतदान". ThahaKhabar. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  7. ^ "Tamang unanimously elected deputy speaker of Province-3". The Himalayan Times (in American English). 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  8. ^ "Dor Mani Poudel elected UML PP leader". The Himalayan Times (in American English). 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  9. ^ Republica. "NCP's Dahal-Nepal faction picks Ashta Laxmi Shakya as provincial parliamentary party leader of Bagmati". My Republica. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  10. ^ a b "CM Paudel dismisses deputy parliamentary party leader and party's whip". The Himalayan Times (in American English). 2020-12-29. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  11. ^ "Indra Bahadur Baniya elected NC PP leader of Province 3". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  12. ^ a b Republica. "Radha Ghale appointed Province 3 NC PP chief whip". My Republica. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  13. ^ Joined NC but remained as independent.
  14. ^ "Province 3 lawmaker Lamichhane dies". Retrieved 2018-11-11.
  15. ^ "UML leader Pashupati Chaulagain dies of Covid-19". OnlineKhabar English News (in British English). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
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