2nd Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly

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2nd Koshi Provincial Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body Koshi Provincial Assembly
Jurisdiction Koshi Province, Nepal
Meeting placeDCC Office,
Biratnagar, Morang District
Term1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) – 2027
Election 2022 provincial elections
Government First H. K. Karki cabinet, 2023
First Thapa cabinet, 2023
Second Thapa cabinet, 2023
Second H. K. Karki, 2023
K. Karki cabinet, 2023
Third H. K. Karki cabinet, 2024
Website assembly.p1.gov.np
Provincial Assembly
Members93
Speaker Ambar Bahadur Bista, RPP
Deputy Speaker Sirjana Danuwar, CPN (UML)
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)		 Hikmat Kumar Karki, CPN (UML)
Leader of the Opposition Indra Bahadur Angbo, CPN (MC)
Party control Government (70)
  •   CPN (UML): 40
  •   Congress: 29

Confidence & Supply (4)

Official Opposition (13)

Other Opposition (10)

The 2nd Koshi Provincial Assembly was elected through the provincial elections held on 20 November 2022. [1] The assembly has 56 constituency seats in which members are elected through direct elections and 36 proportional representation party list seats. [2] [3] The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier. The first session of the assembly commenced from 1 January 2023. [4] [5]

Contents

Baburam Gautam of the CPN (Maoist Centre) was elected as the Speaker of the provincial assembly on 12 January 2023. [6]

Leaders

Officers

Parliamentary party

Chief Whip

Composition

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PartySeats
After electionAt present
FPTPPRTotalFPTPPRTotal

 CPN (UML) 251540251540

 Nepali Congress 171229171229

 CPN (Maoist Centre) 94139413
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 246246

 CPN (Unified Socialist) 314314
People's Socialist Party 011011
Total563793563793

Members

The assembly has 93 members of whom 56 are elected tl lolhrough first-past-the-post voting and 37 are elected through proportional representation. [20]

CPN (UML) (40)
Constituency/PR groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Officers of the Provincial Assembly
Indigenous peoples Sirjana Danuwar
Members of Provincial Assembly
Jhapa 5(A) Hikmat Kumar Karki
  • Chief Minister (until 7 July 2023 – 7 July 2023; 8 September 2023 – 18 October 2023; Since 9 May 2024)
  • Leader of the Opposition (7 July 2023 — 8 September 2023; 3 November 2023 – 9 May 2024)
  • Parliamentary party leader
Ilam 2(B) Ram Bahadur Rana Magar
Sunsari 2(A) Rewati Raman Bhandari
  • Chief whip
Indigenous people Sirjana Rai
  • Whip
Solukhumbu 1 (B) Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari
  • Minister for Social Development (until 7 July 2023)
  • Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment (until 7 July 2023)
Taplejung 1(A) Til Kumar Menyangbo
  • Minister for Drinking Water, Irrigation and Energy
    (until 7 July 2023)
  • Minister for Health (until 7 July 2023)
Sankhuwasabha 1(B) Bidur Kumar Lingthep
Khotang 1(A) Pach Karna Rai
Dhankuta 1(A) Niran Rai
Dhankuta 1(B) Indra Mani Parajuli
Tehrathum 1(A) Kishor Chandra Dulal
Sunsari 1(A) Ramesh Kumar Basnet
Sunsari 1(B) Bijay Kumar Rai
Sunsari 2(B) Ram Prasad Mahato
Sunsari 3(A) Rohit Bahadur Karki
Sunsari 3(B) Ramdev Yadav
Morang 1(A) Umakanta Gautam
Morang 1(B) Khadga Bahadur Basnet
Morang 2(B) Lila Ballabh Adhikari
Morang 3(B) Gyanendra Subedi
Morang 4(A) Jay Prakash Chaudhary
Jhapa 2(A) Ekraj Karki
Jhapa 2(B) Tilchan Pathak
Jhapa 3(B) Chhabilal Chudal
Jhapa 4(A) Radha Krishna Khanal
Jhapa 5(B) Hom Bahadur Thapa
Khas Arya Shila Dixit Karki
Khas Arya Taradevi Dhakal
Khas Arya Niradevi Khanal Acharya
Khas Arya Gitadevi Regmi
Indigenous people Kamala Thapa Magar
Indigenous people Mina Shrestha
Indigenous people Malati Kumari Limbu
Indigenous people Yashoda Kayastha
Indigenous people Numberlal Dhimal
Tharu Lalita Kumari Chaudhary
Madheshi Gita Rani Mahato
Muslim Nurshadi Begum
Dalit Kamala Darnal
Nepali Congress (29)
Constituency/PR groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Khas Arya Uddhav Thapa
Udayapur 1(B) Himal Karki
Khotang 1(B) Bhupendra Rai
  • Chief whip
Okhaldhunga 1(A) Pradeep Kumar Sunuwar
  • Minister without portfolio (since 7 July 2023)
Udayapur 2(B) Ram Kumar Khatri
  • Minister without portfolio (since 9 July 2023)
Taplejung 1(B) Khagen Singh Rai
Bhojpur 1(B) Binod Rai
Ilam 1(B) Shamsher Rai
Ilam 2(A) Govind Giri
Sunsari 4(A) Sadanand Mandal
Sunsari 4(B) Esrail Mansuri
Morang 3(A) Man Bahadur Limbu
Morang 4(B) Bhim Parajuli
Morang 5(A) Gayaand Mandal Gangai
Morang 5(B) Amrit Kumar Aryal
Morang 6(B) Kedar Karki
Jhapa 1(A) Gopal Tamang
Jhapa 3(A) Bhumi Prasad Rajbanshi
Khas Arya Indira Thapa
Khas Arya Khageshwari Paudel
Indigenous people Mohan Maharjan
Indigenous people Maiya Shrestha
Indigenous people Dolma Tamang
Indigenous people Lila Kumari Rai
Indigenous people Mamta Magar Tamang
Indigenous people Sobha Chemjong
Tharu Sunita Gachhadar Chaudhary
Indigenous people Sunita Kumari Gurung
Madheshi Lakhi Kumari Ganesh
CPN (Maoist Centre) (13)
Constituency/PR groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Panchthar 1(B) Indra Bahadur Angbo
Khas Arya Gita Timsina
  • Chief whip
Dalit Sapana Darji
  • Whip
Udayapur 1(A) Rajan Kiranti
  • President of Public Account Committee
Okhaldhunga 1(B) Baburam Gautam
Morang 2(A) Ganesh Prasad Upreti
  • Minister for Tourism, Forests, and Environment (until 8 April 2024)
  • Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development (until 26 July 2024)
Morang 6 (A) Jeevan Acharya
  • Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning (unitil 2 August 2023)
  • Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment (until 7 June 2023)
Sankhuwasabha 1(A) Rajendra Karki
Udayapur 2 (A) Narayan Bahadur Burja Magar
  • Minister for Water Supply, Energy and Irrigation (until 8 April 2024)
  • Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment (until 26 July 2024)
Tehrathum 1(B) Durga Prasad Chapagain
  • Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Urban Development (until 7 June 2023)
Indigenous people Bandana Jhangad
Solukhumbu 1(A) Gombu Sherpa
Indigenous people Samjhana Tamang Thamsuhang
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (6)
Constituency/PR groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Officers of the Provincial Assembly
Khas Arya Ambar Bahadur Bista
Members of Provincial Assembly
Jhapa 4(B) Bhakti Prasad Sitaula
Jhapa 1(B) Sabina Bhajgai
  • Chief whip
Indigenous people Premraj Thamsuhang
Indigenous people Nimsari Rajbanshi
Dalit Gopal Bahadur Bishwakarma
CPN (Unified Socialist) (4)
Constituency/PR groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Bhojpur 1(A) Rajendra Kumar Rai
  • Parliamentary party leader
Indigenous people Bidya Chamling Rai
  • Chief Whip
Panchthar 1(A) Kamal Prasad Jabegu
Ilam 1(A) Khinu Langwa Limbu
People's Socialist Party (1)
Constituency/PR groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Indigenous people Nirmala Limbu
  • Minister for Health (until 9 January 2023 – 31 May 2023; 12 August 2023 – 8 September 2023)

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.CommitteePresident
1Justice, Administration and LegislationKamala Darnal [21] [22]
2Good Governance and PlanningKhageshwari Poudyal [21] [22]
3FinanceBinod Rai [21] [22]
4Public AccountsRajan Kiranti [21] [22]
5Social Development Gayananda Mandal Gangai [21] [22]
6Industry, Tourism and EnvironmentRamdev Yadav [21] [22]
7Natural Resources and Infrastructure DevelopmentHom Bahadur Thapa [21] [22]

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