Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1

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Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1

प्रदेश न. १ प्रदेश सभा
1st Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1
Coat of arms or logo
Emblem of Province No.1
Type
Type
Unicameral
History
New session started
February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05)
Leadership
Speaker
Pradeep Kumar Bhandari, CPN(UML)
since 11 February 2018
Deputy Speaker
Saraswoti Pokhrel, CPN (Maoist Centre)
since 15 February 2018
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Rajendra Kumar Rai, CPN
since 2nd November 2021
Leader of the Opposition
Rajiv Koirala, NC
since 20 February 2018
Structure
Province no.1 Assembly 2021.svg
Political groups
Government (50)
  •   NC : 21
  •   CPN (Maoist Centre) :15
  •   CPN (US) :10
  •   PSP-N : 3
  •   SLRM : 1

Opposition (41)

Other opposition (1)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Mixed member majoritarian:
  • 56 seats - FPtP
  • 37 seats - PR
Last election
26 November and 7 December 2017
Next election
2022
Meeting place
District Coordination Committee Office, Biratnagar, Morang
Website
assembly.p1.gov.np
Constitution
Constitution of Nepal

The Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly also known as the Province No. 1 Pradesh Sabha, (Nepali: प्रदेश न. १ प्रदेश सभा) is the unicameral legislature of Province No. 1, one of the seven provinces in Nepal. The assembly is seated at the provincial capital at Biratnagar in Morang District at the District Coordination Committee Office. The assembly has 93 members of whom 56 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 37 are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier.

The present First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017, after the 2017 provincial elections. The next election will take place when the five year term ends by November 2022. Currently, Nepali Congress is the largest party of governing alliance.

History[]

The Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1 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 Province No. 1 was conducted for 93 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 Sher Dhan Rai from CPN (UML).[1] The first meeting of the provincial assembly was held on 5 February 2018. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari from CPN (UML) was elected as the first speaker of the provincial assembly,[2] and Saraswoti Pokharel from Maoist Centre as the first deputy speaker of the provincial assembly.[3]

List of Assemblies[]

Election Year Assembly Start of term End of term Chief Minister Speaker
2017 First Assembly 5 February 2018 Incumbent Sher Dhan Rai (CPN-UML)

(Cabinet)

Pradeep Kumar Bhandari (CPN-UML)

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
1 Justice, Administration and Legislation
2 Good Governance and Planning
3 Finance
4 Public Accounts
5 Social Development
6 Industry, Tourism and Environment
7 Natural Resources and Infrastructure Development

Current composition[]

Party Parliamentary party leader Seats
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Bhim Acharya 41
Nepali Congress 21
CPN (Maoist Centre) Indra Bahadur Angbo 15
CPN (Unified Socialist) Rajendra Kumar Rai[4] 10
People's Socialist Party, Nepal Jayaram Yadav 3
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Indira Rai 1
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Bishnu Tumbahamphe 1
Vacant 1
Total 93

Current leaders[]

Speaker[]

  • Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari
    • Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Saraswati Pokharel

Parliamentary Party Leaders[]

Whips[]

List of Members[]

Constituency (PR if blank) Member Party
Aasha Ratna Jabegu CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Sunsari 3(B) Agam Lal Chaudhary Nepali Congress
Ambika Thapa CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Okhaldhunga 1(A) Ambir Babu Gurung CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Jhapa 5(B) Arjun Rai CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Taplejung 1(A) Bal Bahadur Samsohang CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Basanti Devi Yadav CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Jhapa 3(A) Bashanta Kumar Baniya CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Sunsari 1(B) Bhim Prasad Acharya CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Bidya Nanda Chaudhari Nepali Congress
Morang 4(A) Bijay Kumar Bishwas CPN (Maoist Centre)
Udayapur 1(A) Bimal Karki CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Bina Devi Rai CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Bindiya Karki Nepali Congress
Bishnu Tumbahangphe Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch
Jhapa 2(B) Brikh Bahadur Pradhan CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Solukhumbu 1(B) Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
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 (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Panchthar 1(A) Ganesh Kumar Kambang CPN (Unified Socialist)
Jhapa 1(B) Gopal Chandra Budhathoki CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Gulefun Khatun CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Morang 5(A) Gyaneshwor Rajbanshi CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Jhapa 5(A) Hikmat Kumar Karki CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Udayapur 1(B) Himal Karki Nepali Congress
Jhapa 4(B) Hira Kumar Thapa CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Hom Kumari Sawa CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Indira Rai Rastriya Prajatantra Party
Panchthar 1(B) Indra Bahadur Angbo CPN (Maoist Centre)
Dhankuta 1(B) Indra Mani Parajuli CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Sunsari 4(A) Jagadish Prasad Kusiyat CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Jasmaya Gajamer (Bishwakarma) CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Morang 5(B) Jayaram Yadav People's Socialist Party, Nepal
Jhapa 4(A) Jhalak Bahadur Magar CPN (Maoist Centre)
Morang 4(B) Jiwan Ghimire CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Jyoti Subba Nepali Congress
Ilam 1(B) Kaji Man Kagate CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Udayapur 2(B) Kala Ghale CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
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 (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Morang 2(B) Lila Ballav Adhikari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Lila Subba Nepali Congress
Sunsari 3(A) Lilam Basnet CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
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 (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Om Prakash Sarawagi Nepali Congress
Padam Kumari Gurung CPN (Unified Socialist)
Sunsari 1(A) Pradip Kumar Bhandari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
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, Nepal
Morang 3(B) Raj Kumar Ojha CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
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 (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Ram Chandra Limbu People's Socialist Party, Nepal
Khotang 1(B) Ram Kumar Rai CPN (Maoist Centre)
Sabitra Kumrai Regmi CPN (Unified Socialist)
Sabitri Joshi CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Sanja Kumari Danuwar Nepali Congress
Saraswati Pokharel CPN (Maoist Centre)
Sunsari 2(A) Sarbadhaj Sawa Limbu CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
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 (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Morang 2(A) Shiva Narayan Ganagain Nepali Congress
Jhapa 1(A) Shree Prasad Mainali CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
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 (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Sankhuwasabha 1(B) Tulsi Prasad Neupane CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Umita Bishwakarma CPN (Maoist Centre)
Morang 1(B) Upendra Prasad Ghimire CPN (Unified Socialist)
Usha Kala Rai CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Solukhumbu 1(A) Uttam Kumar Basnet CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Yashoda Adhikari CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
Source: Election Commission of Nepal

Defections[]

Name Date From To Constituency (PR if blank)
Narayan Bahadur Magar 5 February 2018 Independent CPN (Maoist Centre)[6][7] 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[8] Expelled for joining CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Vacant

See also[]

  • Province No. 1 Legislative Election

References[]

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  2. ^ "Pradeep Bhandari named Province 1 speaker". Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  3. ^ Subedi, Binod. "Intense lobbying in parties to become ministers in Province 1". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  4. ^ "एमाले प्रदेश- १ संसदीय दलको नेता भीम आचार्य चयन". ThahaKhabar. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. ^ "Koirala elected parliamentary party leader of NC in Province 1". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  6. ^ "मेरो निर्वा��न क्षेत्रमा राम्रो काम गरेको छु : सांसद बुर्जामगर". Nagarik Khabar. 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  7. ^ "बागीबाट 'आधिकारिक उम्मेदवार' बनेका नारायण, जसले 'रूखमुनि भर्‍याङ' भन्दै चुनाव जिते". Thaha Khabar. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  8. ^ "Maoist Center takes action against Minister Angbuhang". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
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