1st Bagmati Provincial Assembly explained

1st Bagmati Provincial Assembly
After:2nd Assembly
State:Bagmati Province
Country:Nepal
Meeting Place:Regional Educational Directorate, Hetauda, Makwanpur District
Membership1:110
Election:2017 provincial elections
Term Start:1 February 2018
Term End:September 2022
Government:Dormani Poudel cabinet
Astalaxmi Shakya cabinet
Rajendra Prasad Pandey cabinet
Chamber1:Provincial Assembly
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:Chief Minister
Chamber1 Leader3:

Chamber1 Leader4 Type:Leader of the Opposition
Chamber1 Leader4:

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]

Composition

PartySeats
After electionAt dissolution
CPN (UML)5842
CPN (Maoist Centre)2323
Nepali Congress2122
CPN (Unified Socialist)13
Bibeksheel Sajha Party33
Rastriya Prajatantra Party12
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party22
Independent11
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Democratic)1
Vacant3
Total110

Leaders

Office bearers

Parliamentary party leaders

Whips

Members

Constituency (PR if blank)MemberParty
Aangdendi LamaCPN (Maoist Centre)
Kathmandu 9(A)Ajay Kranti ShakyaCPN (UML)
Sindhupalchok 1(A)Arun Prasad NepalCPN (UML)
Ashamaya TamangCPN (UML)
Kathmandu 8(B)Astha Laxmi ShakyaCPN (UML)
Nuwakot 1(B)Badri MainaliCPN (UML)
Balram PoudelNepali Congress
Kathmandu 7(A)Basanta Prasad ManandharCPN (Unified Socialist)
Kavrepalanchok 2(B)Basundhara HumagainCPN (Unified Socialist)
Belimaiya GhaleCPN (UML)
Bhawana SubediCPN (Maoist Centre)
Bhimsen KhatriNepali Congress
Bijaya Shrestha (KC)Nepali Congress
Bijula Kumari BarmaNepali Congress
Sindhuli 2(A)Binod Kumar KhadkaCPN (UML)
Biraj Bhakta ShresthaBibeksheel Sajha Party
Dolakha 1(A)Bishal KhadkaCPN (Maoist Centre)
Sindhuli 2(B)Buddhi Man MajhiCPN (Maoist Centre)
Kavrepalanchok 1(B)Chandra Bahadur LamaCPN (UML)
Lalitpur 1(B)Chetnath SanjelCPN (UML)
Kathmandu 3(A)Chhiring Dorje LamaNepali Congress
Chitwan 1(A)Dawa Dorje LamaCPN (UML)
Debaki ShresthaCPN (UML)
Dinesh MaharjanCPN (Maoist Centre)
Kathmandu 5(B)Deepak NiraulaCPN (UML)
Kathmandu 1(A)Dipendra ShresthaNepali Congress
Makwanpur 1(B)Dormani PoudelCPN (UML)
Kathmandu 1(B)Ganesh Prasad DulalCPN (UML)
Chitwan 2(A)Ghanashyam DahalCPN (Maoist Centre)
Gita WagleNepali Congress
Goma BhurtelCPN (UML)
Lalitpur 2(B)Gyanendra ShakyaCPN (UML)
Himali GoleCPN (Maoist Centre)
Nuwakot 2(B)Hiranath KhatiwadaCPN (Maoist Centre)
Makwanpur 2(B)Indra Bahadur BaniyaNepali Congress
Indramaya GurungCPN (Unified Socialist)
Dhading 2(B)Jagat Bahadur SimkhadaCPN (Maoist Centre)
Jeevan DangolNepali Congress
Lalitpur 3(B)Jivan KhadkaCPN (UML)
Junelimaya ShresthaCPN (UML)
Ramechhap 1(B)Kailash Prasad DhungelCPN (UML)
Kalpana NepaliNepali Congress
Kanchan KhanalCPN (Maoist Centre)
Kathmandu 9(B)Keshav Prasad PokharelCPN (UML)
Nuwakot 2(A)Keshav Raj PandeyCPN (UML)
Bhaktapur 1(A)Krishna Lal BhandelNepali Congress
Chitwan 3(A)Krishna Prasad BhurtelCPN (UML)
Chitwan 1(B)Krishna Prasad Sharma KhanalCPN (Unified Socialist)
Makwanpur 2(A)Kumari MoktanCPN (Maoist Centre)
Kathmandu 4(B)Kusum Kumar KarkiCPN (Unified Socialist)
Lalitpur 1(A)Lal Kumari PunCPN (Maoist Centre)
Kavrepalanchok 2(A)Laxman LamsalCPN (Unified Socialist)
Sindhuli 1(A)Lekhnath DahalCPN (Maoist Centre)
Lalitpur 2(A)Madhav Prasad PaudelCPN (Unified Socialist)
Maina AchhamiCPN (UML)
Kathmandu 2(B)Mani Ram PhuyalCPN (UML)
Milanbabu ShresthaNepali Congress
Mina Gyawali (Nepal)CPN (Unified Socialist)
Munu SigdelCPN (Unified Socialist)
Kathmandu 5(A)Narayan Bahadur SilwalCPN (UML)
Kathmandu 4(A)Narottam VaidyaNepali Congress
Nhuchhe Narayan ShresthaNepali Congress
Sindhupalchok 2(B)Nima LamaNepali Congress
Om Bahadur GlanCPN (Maoist Centre)
Parbati SilwalCPN (Unified Socialist)
Rasuwa 1(A)Prabhat TamangNepali Congress
Sindhuli 1(B)Pradip Kumar Katuwal Chhetri (K.C)CPN (UML)
Kathmandu 7(B)Prakash ShresthaCPN (UML)
Pratima ShresthaCPN (Maoist Centre)
Makwanpur 1(A)Prem Bahadur PulamiCPN (Maoist Centre)
Rasuwa 1(B)Prem Bahadur TamangIndependent
Kathmandu 10(A)Pukar MaharjanNepali Congress
Rachana KhadkaCPN (UML)
Radha GhaleNepali Congress
Nuwakot 1(A)Radhika TamangCPN (Maoist Centre)
Rajaram Karki ChhetriNepali Congress
Lalitpur 3(A)Raj Kaji MaharjanCPN (Maoist Centre)
Rajani AmatyaNepali Congress
Rajendra GurungNepali Congress
Bhaktapur 2(B)Rajendra Man ShresthaCPN (Unified Socialist)
Dhading 1(A)Rajendra Prasad PandeyCPN (Unified Socialist)
Kathmandu 8(A)Rajesh ShakyaCPN (UML)
Dhading 2(A)Ram Kumar AdhikariCPN (UML)
Chitwan 3(B)Ram Lal MahatoCPN (Maoist Centre)
Kathmandu 10(B)Rama Ale MagarCPN (Unified Socialist)
Ramesh PoudyalBibeksheel Sajha Party
Kathmandu 3(B)Rameshwor PhuyalCPN (UML)
Kavrepalanchok 1(A)Ratna Prasad DhakalCPN (Maoist Centre)
Reena GurungRastriya Prajatantra Party
Rita MajhiRastriya Prajatantra Party
Dhading 1(B)Salik Ram JamkattelCPN (Maoist Centre)
Santa Bahadur PrajaNepali Congress
Kathmandu 2(A)Sanu Kumar ShresthaCPN (UML)
Saraswoti BasnetCPN (UML)
Saraswoti BatiCPN (UML)
Sindhupalchok 1(B)Saresh NepalCPN (UML)
Ramechhap 1(A)Shanti Prasad PaudelCPN (UML)
Shanti ThingCPN (UML)
Bhaktapur 2(A)Shashi Jung ThapaCPN (UML)
Shova ShakyaBibeksheel Sajha Party
Sita AdhikariCPN (Maoist Centre)
Sita LamaCPN (UML)
Srijana SayajuNepal Workers Peasants Party
Bhaktapur 1(B)Surendra Raj GosaiNepal Workers Peasants Party
Urmila KarmacharyaCPN (UML)
Kathmandu 6(B)Yogendra Raj ShangraulaCPN (UML)
Sindhupalchok 2(A)Yuvaraj DulalCPN (Maoist Centre)

By-elections

Constituency (PR if blank)Previous memberPartyDate seat vacatedCause of vacationNew memberParty
Bhaktapur 1(A)Harisharan LamichhaneCPN (UML)14 May 2018Death[12] Krishna Lal BhandelNepali Congress
Dolakha 1(B)Pashupati Chaulagain12 May 2021Death[13]
Chitwan 2(B)Bijay Subedi21 April 2022Resignation to contest as mayor of Bharatpur[14]
Kathmandu 6(A)Keshav SthapitResignation to contest as mayor of Kathmandu

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First session of Province 3 assembly to begin next week . 2020-12-30 . OnlineKhabar English News . en-GB.
  2. Web site: 11 February 2018 . UML PP leader Dor Mani Paudel appointed CM of Province 3 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210708192553/https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/uml-pp-leader-dor-mani-paudel-appointed-cm-of-province-3 . 8 July 2021 . 8 July 2021 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  3. Web site: 18 August 2021 . Asta Laxmi sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bagmati Province . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210818173953/https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/18/203843/ . 18 August 2021 . 18 August 2021 . Khabarhub.
  4. Web site: Rajendra Pandey appointed chief minister of Bagmati . 2022-06-03 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  5. News: 2018-02-10 . Sanu Kumar Shrestha elected State Assembly Speaker of Province 3 . en-US . The Himalayan Times . 2018-03-27.
  6. Web site: Tamang elected deputy speaker of Province 3 unopposed . 2020-12-30 . Setopati.
  7. News: 2018-02-11 . Tamang unanimously elected deputy speaker of Province-3 . en-US . The Himalayan Times . 2018-03-27.
  8. News: 2018-02-09 . Dor Mani Poudel elected UML PP leader . en-US . The Himalayan Times . 2018-03-27.
  9. Web site: Republica . NCP's Dahal-Nepal faction picks Ashta Laxmi Shakya as provincial parliamentary party leader of Bagmati . 2020-12-30 . My Republica . en.
  10. News: Indra Bahadur Baniya elected NC PP leader of Province 3 . en . 2018-03-27.
  11. Web site: Republica . Radha Ghale appointed Province 3 NC PP chief whip . 2020-12-30 . My Republica . en.
  12. News: Province 3 lawmaker Lamichhane dies . en . 2018-11-11.
  13. Web site: UML leader Pashupati Chaulagain dies of Covid-19 . 2021-06-27 . OnlineKhabar English News . en-GB.
  14. Web site: Province Assembly member resigns to become mayoral candidate . 2022-04-23 . Nepal Press . en-US.