Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1

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 Nepal
Type
Type
History
New session started
February 5, 2018 (2018-02-05)
Leadership
Speaker
Pradeep Kumar Bhandari, Nepal Communist Party
Since 11 February 2018
Deputy Speaker
Saraswoti Pokhrel
Since 15 February 2018
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Sher Dhan Rai, NCP
Since 9 February 2018
Leader of the Opposition
Rajiv Koirala, Congress
Since 20 February 2018
Structure
Political groups

Government (66)

  •      NCP : 66

Opposition (21)

  •      NC : 21

Other opposition (6)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
56 members are elected through FPtP and 37 are elected through PR
Last election
26 November and 7 December 2017
Next election
2022
Meeting place
District Coordination Committee Office, Biratnagar, Morang
Website
stateassembly.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 theunicameral legislature of Province No. 1, with 93 Members of the Provincial Assembly. The assembly is situated at Biratnagar, the interim capital of Province No. 1. The tenure of the Assembly is 5 years unless dissolved sooner.

The Provincial Assembly was established by the Constitution of Nepal, 2015 which divided Nepal into seven provinces.

The current assembly was elected on 26 November and 7 December, 2017 as part of the 1st Provincial Assembly of Province No. 1. The first session of the 1st Assembly opened on 5 February 2018. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari is the current speaker of the Assembly.[1]

Overview

Office Office Bearer Party Took office
Speaker Pradeep Kumar Bhandari Nepal Communist Party 11 February 2018
Deputy Speaker Saraswoti Pokharel Nepal Communist Party 15 February 2018
Leader of the House Sher Dhan Rai[2] Nepal Communist Party 9 February 2018
Leader of Opposition Rajiv Koirala[3] Nepali Congress 20 February 2018

Chief Minister

Chief Minister Took office Left Office Term
Sher Dhan Rai 14 February 2018 Incumbent 241 Days

Political parties

Party Parliamentary party leader Seats
Nepal Communist Party Sher Dhan Rai 66
Nepali Congress Rajiv Koirala 21
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal Jayaram Yadav 3
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Indira Rai 1
Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch Bishnu Tumbahamphe 1
Independent 1
Total 93

List of Members

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

See also

References

  1. "Pradeep Bhandari named Province 1 speaker". Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  2. "Sher Dhan Rai elected UML PP chief of Province 1, set to be CM | Setopati". setopati.net. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  3. "Koirala elected parliamentary party leader of NC in Province 1". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
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