1st Bagmati Provincial Assembly | |||
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Overview | |||
Legislative body | Bagmati Provincial Assembly | ||
Jurisdiction | Bagmati Province, Nepal | ||
Meeting place | Regional Educational Directorate, Hetauda, Makwanpur District | ||
Term | 1 February 2018 – September 2022 | ||
Election | 2017 provincial elections | ||
Government | Dormani Poudel cabinet Astalaxmi Shakya cabinet Rajendra Prasad Pandey cabinet | ||
Website | pradeshsabha | ||
Provincial Assembly | |||
Members | 110 | ||
Speaker | Sanu Kumar Shrestha (UML) | ||
Deputy Speaker | Radhika Tamang (Maoist) | ||
Chief Minister | Dormani Poudel (UML) Astalaxmi Shakya (UML) Rajendra Prasad Pandey (US) | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Indra Bahadur Baniya (NC) Astalaxmi Shakya (UML) |
The first Bagmati Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections in Nepal. 110 members were elected to the assembly, 66 of whom were elected through direct elections and 44 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 1 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. [1] Dormani Poudel and Astalaxmi Shakya served as the chief ministers from the CPN (UML) and Rajendra Prasad Pandey served as chief minister from CPN (Unified Socialist) during the term of the assembly. [2] [3] [4] Sanu Kumar Shrestha served as the speaker of the assembly and Radhika Tamang served as the deputy speaker. [5] [6]
Party | Seats | ||
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After election | At dissolution | ||
CPN (UML) | 58 | 42 | |
CPN (Maoist Centre) | 23 | 23 | |
Nepali Congress | 21 | 22 | |
CPN (Unified Socialist) | — | 13 | |
Bibeksheel Sajha Party | 3 | 3 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1 | 2 | |
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party | 2 | 2 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic) | 1 | — | |
Vacant | — | 3 | |
Total | 110 |
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 [12] | Krishna Lal Bhandel | Nepali Congress | ||
Dolakha 1(B) | Pashupati Chaulagain | 12 May 2021 | Death [13] | |||||
Chitwan 2(B) | Bijay Subedi | 21 April 2022 | Resignation to contest as mayor of Bharatpur [14] | |||||
Kathmandu 6(A) | Keshav Sthapit | Resignation to contest as mayor of Kathmandu [14] |
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