Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1
Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1 प्रदेश न. १ प्रदेश सभा | |
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1st Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1 | |
![]() Emblem of Province No.1 | |
Type | |
Type | Unicameral |
History | |
New session started | February 5, 2018 |
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) | |
Leader of the Opposition | Rajiv Koirala, NC since 20 February 2018 |
Structure | |
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Political groups | Government (50)
Opposition (41)
Other opposition (1)
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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 | |
District Coordination Committee Office, Biratnagar, Morang | |
Website | |
assembly | |
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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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[]
- Leader of the House (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist)): Hon. Sher Dhan Rai
- Opposition Party Leader (CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)): Hon. Sher Dhan Rai[1]
- Parliamentary Party Leader (Nepali Congress): Rajiv Koirala[5]
- Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader: Himal Karki
- Parliamentary Party Leader (Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)): Indra Bahadur Angbo
- Parliamentary Party Leader (People's Socialist Party, Nepal): Jay Ram Yadav
- Parliamentary Party Leader (Rastriya Prajatantra Party): Indira Rai
- Parliamentary Party Leader (Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch): Bishnu Maya Tumbahamphe
Whips[]
- Government Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Kedar Karki
- Whip (Nepali Congress): Suyarma Raj Rai
- Opposition Chief Whip (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)): Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari
List of Members[]
![]() | Parts of this article (those related to CPN(UML) split) need to be updated.(September 2021) |
Constituency (PR if blank) | Member | Party | |
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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) | ||
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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 | ||
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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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