Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province
Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province बागमती प्रदेश सभा | |
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1st Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province | |
![]() Emblem of Bagmati Pradesh | |
Type | |
Type | Unicameral legislature of Bagmati Province |
History | |
New session started | February 1, 2018 |
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) | |
Leader of Opposition | Indra Bahadur Baniya, NC since 15 February 2018 |
Structure | |
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Political groups | Government (59)
Opposition (44)
Other Opposition (7) |
Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
Mixed member majoritarian:
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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[]
- Leader of the House (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist))
- Hon. Dormani Paudel[8] (until 30 December 2020)
- Ashta Laxmi Shakya[9] (from 30 December 2020)
- Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader: Salik Ram Jamkattel[10] (until 29 December 2020)
- Leader of Opposition (Nepali Congress): Indra Bahadur Baniya[11]
Whips[]
- Government Chief Whip (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)): Deepak Niraula
- Whip (CPN (UML)): Buddhiman Majhi[10] (until 29 December 2020)
- Opposition Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Radha Ghale[12]
- Whip (Nepali Congress): Chhiring Dorje Lama[12]
List of members[]
![]() | Parts of this article (those related to Nepal Communist Party split and CPN(UML) split) need to be updated.(July 2021) |
Constituency (PR if blank) | Member | Party | |
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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 | ||
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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[]
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- ^ "Dor Mani Poudel elected UML PP leader". The Himalayan Times (in American English). 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ Republica. "NCP's Dahal-Nepal faction picks Ashta Laxmi Shakya as provincial parliamentary party leader of Bagmati". My Republica. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Indra Bahadur Baniya elected NC PP leader of Province 3". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
- ^ a b Republica. "Radha Ghale appointed Province 3 NC PP chief whip". My Republica. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ Joined NC but remained as independent.
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- Government of Bagmati Province
- Province legislatures of Nepal
- Unicameral legislatures