1st Madhesh Provincial Assembly

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1st Madhesh Provincial Assembly
2nd Assembly
Overview
Legislative body Madhesh Provincial Assembly
Jurisdiction Madhesh Province, Nepal
Meeting placeDistrict Education Office, Janakpur, Dhanusha District
Term4 February 2018 – September 2022
Election 2017 provincial elections
Government Lalbabu Raut cabinet
Website pga.p2.gov.np
Provincial Assembly
Members107
Speaker Saroj Kumar Yadav (LSP-N)
Deputy Speaker Upama Kumari Dev (PSP-N)
Chief Minister Lalbabu Raut (PSP-N)
Leader of the Opposition Ram Saroj Yadav (NC)
Jitendra Prasad Sonal (LSP-N)

The first Madhesh Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 107 members were elected to the assembly, 64 of whom were elected through direct elections and 43 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Lalbabu Raut from the People's Socialist Party served as the chief minister during the term of the assembly. [1] Saroj Kumar Yadav served as the speaker of the assembly and Upama Kumari Dev served as the deputy speaker. [2]

Contents

The 17 January 2022 session of the assembly endorsed Madhesh Province as the name of the province and set Janakpur as the permanent capital of the province. [3] [4]

Composition

PartyParliamentary party leaderSeats
After electionsAt dissolution
People's Socialist Party Lalbabu Raut [5] 33
Nepali Congress Ram Saroj Yadav 1918
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party Jitendra Prasad Sonal [5] 16
CPN (Unified Socialist) Satrudhan Mahato 13
CPN (UML) Satya Narayan Mandal 218
CPN (Maoist Centre) Bharat Sah 118
Nepal Socialist Party Ram Naresh Raya 3
Nepal Federal Socialist Party Sabitri Devi Shah 11
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal 25
Federal Socialist Forum 29
Independent 1
Vacant6
Total107107

Members

Constituency (PR if blank)MemberParty
Parsa 3(A) Abdul Rahim Ansari People's Socialist Party
Mahottari 3(A) Abhiram Sharma Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Saptari 4(B) Abhishek Yadav People's Socialist Party
Alka Kumari Jha Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Anita Kumari CPN (UML)
Anju Kumari People's Socialist Party
Sarlahi 2(B) Ashok Kumar Yadav People's Socialist Party
Siraha 1(B) Ashok Kumar Yadav CPN (Unified Socialist)
Asiya Devi Tharuni Nepali Congress
Babita Kumari Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Rautahat 1(A) Babulal Sah Kanu Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Bara 2(B) Bachha Raut Ahir People's Socialist Party
Sarlahi 1(B) Bechi Lungeli CPN (Unified Socialist)
Mahottari 1(B) Bharat Prasad Sah CPN (Maoist Centre)
Bhima Yadav People's Socialist Party
Saptari 3(B) Bidheshwor Prasad Yadav People's Socialist Party
Siraha 2(A) Bijay Kumar Yadav People's Socialist Party
Sarlahi 4(A) Birendra Prasad Singh Nepali Congress
Chameli Devi Das People's Socialist Party
Rautahat 4(A) Dhan Lal Thokar Nepali Congress
Siraha 4(A) Dilip Kumar Sah CPN (Maoist Centre)
Sarlahi 3(A) Dilli Prasad Upreti CPN (Unified Socialist)
Fuliya Devi Saday CPN (Maoist Centre)
Sarlahi 2(A) Gauri Narayan Sah Teli Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Gita Kumari Yadav Nepali Congress
Saptari 4(A) Govinda Bahadur Neupane CPN(Unified Socialist)
Dhanusha 4(A) Gyanendra Kumar Yadav People's Socialist Party
Hasima Khatun CPN (Unified Socialist)
Jagat Prasad Yadav CPN (Maoist Centre)
Jagataren Devi Sudin CPN (UML)
Janaki Sharan Sah Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Parsa 1(A) Janat Ansari People's Socialist Party
Mahottari 2(A) Jayanul Rain Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Bara 4(B) Jitendra Prasad Sonal Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Karima Begum People's Socialist Party
Mahottari 4(A) Kaushal Kumar Yadav People's Socialist Party
Kiran Kumari Rae People's Socialist Party
Dhanusha 1(A) Kishori Sah Kamal CPN (UML)
Siraha 1(A) Lagan Lal Chaudhary CPN (UML)
Siraha 2(B) Madansen Prasad Shreevastav CPN (Unified Socialist)
Saptari 2(B) Manish Kumar Suman People's Socialist Party
Manju Kumari Yadav Nepali Congress
Manju Kumari Yadav CPN (Unified Socialist)
Dr. Manoj Kumar Singh CPN (UML)
Parsa 1(B) Mohammad Lalbabu Raut People's Socialist Party
Saptari 3(A) Mohammad Samim Nepali Congress
Rautahat 2(A) Nagendra Prasad Sinha Nepali Congress
Rautahat 3(A) Nagendra Rae Yadav CPN (Unified Socialist)
Naresh Kumar Yadav Nepali Congress
Saptari 1(B) Nawal Kishore Sah Sudi People's Socialist Party
Netra Bikram Shah People's Socialist Party
Nilam Devi Bhumiharani Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Nira Kumari Sah People's Socialist Party
Om Prakash Sharma Nepali Congress
Bara 3(B) Paras Prasad Sah People's Socialist Party
Dhanusha 3(B) Parmeshwor Sah Sudi Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Parsa 3(B) Prahlad Giri Goswami Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Pramila Devi Das Nepali Congress
Pashmina Qadri CPN (Maoist Centre)
Pramila Kumari Yadav CPN (Maoist Centre)
Siraha 3(B) Pramod Kumar Yadav CPN (Unified Socialist)
Rabindra Baitha Dhobi CPN (Unified Socialist)
Parsa 2(A) Rajeshwor Prasad Sah Nepali Congress
Rajini Devi Waranwal People's Socialist Party
Rautahat 2(B) Ram Kishore Prasad Yadav People's Socialist Party
Dhanusha 2(B) Ram Ashish Yadav People's Socialist Party
Siraha 3(A) Ram Kumar Yadav CPN (Maoist Centre)
Ram Naresh Rae People's Socialist Party
Dhanusha 3(A) Ram Saroj Yadav Nepali Congress
Parsa 2(B) Ramesh Prasad Kurmi Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Mahottari 3(B) Rani Kumari Tiwari Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Reena Yadav People's Socialist Party
Rubi Kumari Karn CPN (Maoist Centre)
Sabitri Devi Shah Nepal Federal Socialist Party
Sanchamaya Moktan People's Socialist Party
Sarlahi 3(B) Sanjay Kumar Yadav People's Socialist Party
Bara 2(A) Sarada Shankar Prasad Kalawar People's Socialist Party
Saraswati Chaudhary Nepali Congress
Mahottari 4(B) Saroj Kumar Singh People's Socialist Party
Bara 1(B) Saroj Kumar Yadav People's Socialist Party
Saptari 1(A) Satya Narayan Mandal CPN (UML)
Dhanusha 2(A) Shailendra Kumar Yadav People's Socialist Party
Saptari 2(A) Shailendra Prasad Sah People's Socialist Party
Parsa 4(A) Shankar Prasad Chaudhary Nepali Congress
Mahottari 1(A) Sharada Devi Thapa CPN (UML)
Dhanusha 4(B) Satrudhan Mahato CPN (Unified Socialist)
Sheikh Rasid Ali Nepali Congress
Parsa 4(B) Singhasan Sah Kalwar People's Socialist Party
Shiv Chandra Chaudhary Nepali Congress
Shobha Lama Nepali Congress
Shyam Pari Devi Nepali Congress
Sita Gurung CPN (Unified Socialist)
Bara 4(A) Sundar Bahadur Bishwokarma CPN (Unified Socialist)
Sunita Devi Mochi People's Socialist Party
Siraha 4(B) Suresh Kumar Mandal People's Socialist Party
Mahottari 2(B) Surita Kumari Sah Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Bara 1(A) Triloki Prasad CPN (UML)
Upama Kumari Dev People's Socialist Party
Sarlahi 1(A) Upendra Mahato Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Usha Kumari People's Socialist Party
Rautahat 1(B) Yogendra Rae Yadav People's Socialist Party

Defections

Constituency (PR if blank)NameDateFromTo
Rautahat 4(B) Sheikh Abul Kalam Aajad 7 April 2018 Independent Federal Socialist Forum
Mahottari 3(A) Abhiram Sharma 25 August 2021 [6] People's Socialist Party Loktantrik Samajbadi Party
Alka Kumari Jha
Babita Kumari
Rautahat 1(A) Babulal Sah Kanu
Dimpal Kumari Jha
Sarlahi 2(A) Gauri Narayan Sah Teli
Janaki Sharan Sah
Mahottari 2(A) Jayanul Rain
Bara 4(B) Jitendra Prasad Sonal
Nilam Devi Bhumiharani
Dhanusha 3(B) Parmeshwor Sah Sudi
Parsa 3(B) Prahlad Giri Goswami
Parsa 2(B) Ramesh Prasad Kurmi
Mahottari 3(B) Rani Kumari Tiwari
Mahottari 2(B) Surita Kumari Sah
Sarlahi 1(A) Upendra Mahato
Siraha 1(B) Ashok Kumar Yadav CPN (UML) CPN (Unified Socialist)
Sarlahi 1(B) Bechi Lungeli
Sarlahi 3(A) Dilli Prasad Upreti
Saptari 4(A) Govinda Bahadur Neupane
Hasima Khatun
Siraha 2(B) Madansen Prasad Shreevastav
Manju Kumari Yadav
Rautahat 3(A) Nagendra Rae Yadav
Siraha 3(B) Pramod Kumar Yadav
Rabindra Baitha Dhobi
Dhanusha 4(B) Satrudhan Mahato
Sita Gurung
Bara 4(A) Sundar Bahadur Bishwokarma

Changes

Constituency/PR groupMPAPartyDate seat vacatedCause of vacationNew MPAParty
Dhanusha 1(B) Ram Chandra Mandal CPN (Maoist Centre) 12 April 2021Expelled by party [7]
Rautahat 3(B) Kundan Prasad Kushwaha
Bara 3(A) Jwala Kumari Sah
Mohammad SamirPashmina Qadri [8] CPN (Maoist Centre)
Rautahat 4(B) Sheikh Abul Kalam Aajad People's Socialist Party 22 April 2022Resignation to contest as mayor of Gadhimai [9] [10]
Sarlahi 4(B) Upendra Prasad Kushwaha Nepali Congress Resignation to contest as mayor of Godaita [9]
Dimpal Kumari Jha Loktantrik Samajbadi Party 24 April 2022Death [11]

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