1st Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly explained

After:	2nd Assembly
Body:	Koshi Provincial Assembly
State:	Koshi Pradesh
Country:	Nepal
Term Start:	5 February 2018
Term End:	September 2022
Chamber1:	Provincial Assembly
Membership1:	93
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:	Leader of the House
Chamber1 Leader4 Type:	Leader of the Opposition
Chamber1 Leader4:
Election:	2017 provincial elections
Meeting Place:	, Biratnagar, Morang District

The first Koshi Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 93 members were elected to the assembly, 56 of whom were elected through direct elections and 37 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 5 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Sher Dhan Rai and Bhim Acharya served as chief ministers from CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and Rajendra Kumar Rai served as chief minister from CPN (Unified Socialist) during the term of the assembly.^{[1] [2] [3]} Pradeep Kumar Bhandari served as the speaker of the assembly and Saraswati Pokharel served as deputy speaker.^{[4] [5]}

Composition

Party		Seats
		After election	At dissolution
	CPN (UML)	51	37
	Nepali Congress	21	21
	CPN (Maoist Centre)	15	15
	CPN (Unified Socialist)	—	10
	People's Socialist Party	—	3
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	1	1
	Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch	1	1
	Federal Socialist Forum	3	—
	Independent	1	—
	Vacant	—	3
Total		93	93

Leaders

Office bearers

• Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari
  • Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Saraswoti Pokhrel
• Leader of the House

• • Hon. Sher Dhan Rai (CPN (UML)) (until 26 August 2021)
  • Hon. Bhim Acharya (CPN (UML)) (from 26 August 2021 to 1 November 2021)
  • Hon. Rajendra Kumar Rai (CPN (Unified Socialist)) (from 1 November 2021)
• Leader of the Opposition:
  • Hon. Rajiv Koirala (Nepali Congress) (until 1 November 2021)
  • Hon. Sher Dhan Rai^[6] (CPN (UML)) (from 1 November 2021)

Parliamentary Party Leaders

• Parliamentary Party Leader (CPN (UML)):
  • Hon. Sher Dhan Rai (CPN (UML)) (until 26 August 2021)
  • Hon. Bhim Acharya (CPN (UML)) (from 26 August 2021 to 1 November 2021)
  • Hon. Sher Dhan Rai (from 1 November 2021)
• Parliamentary Party Leader (Nepali Congress): Rajiv Koirala^[7]
  • Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader: Himal Karki
• Parliamentary Party Leader (CPN (Maoist Centre)): Indra Bahadur Angbo
• Parliamentary Party Leader (CPN (Unified Socialist)): Rajendra Kumar Rai
• Parliamentary Party Leader (People's Socialist Party, Nepal): Jay Ram Yadav
• Parliamentary Party Leader (Rastriya Prajatantra Party): Indira Rai
• Parliamentary Party Leader (Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch): Bishnu Maya Tubahamphe

Whips

• Chief Whip (CPN (UML)): Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari
• Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Kedar Karki
  • Whip (Nepali Congress): Suyarma Raj Rai

Members

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

Changes

Constituency/ group	Previous MP	Party		Date seat vacated	Cause of vacation	New MP	Party
Taplejung 1(B)	Tanka Angbuhang Limbu		CPN (Maoist Centre)	5 April 2021^[10]	Expelled for joining CPN (UML)
Ilam 1(B)	Kaji Man Kagate		CPN (UML)	24 April 2022	Resignation to contest as mayor of Suryodaya^[11]
Jhapa 1(B)	Gopal Chandra Budhathoki				Resignation to contest as mayor of Mechinagar^[12]
	Gulefun Khatun		CPN (UML)	30 June 2022	Resignation^[13]			CPN (UML)

See also

• Koshi Province
• 2017 Nepalese provincial elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sher Dhan Rai elected UML PP chief of Koshi Province, set to be CM Setopati . 2018-03-26 . setopati.net . en-US.
2. Web site: 26 August 2021 . Bhim Acharya takes oath as Chief Minister of Province 1 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210826122854/https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/26/205331/ . 26 August 2021 . 26 August 2021 . Khabarhub.
3. Web site: Province 1, Karnali get new chief ministers . 2022-06-03 . kathmandupost.com . English.
4. News: Pradeep Bhandari named Province 1 speaker . en . 2018-03-23.
5. Web site: Subedi . Binod . Intense lobbying in parties to become ministers in Koshi Province . 2021-01-01 . My Republica . en.
6. Web site: Sher Dhan Rai elected UML PP chief of Province 1, set to be CM Setopati . 2018-03-26 . setopati.net . en-US.
7. News: 2018-02-20 . Koirala elected parliamentary party leader of NC in Province 1 . en-US . The Himalayan Times . 2018-03-26.
8. Web site: 2020-08-08 . मेरो निर्वाचन क्षेत्रमा राम्रो काम गरेको छु : सांसद बुर्जामगर . 2020-12-04 . Nagarik Khabar . en.
9. Web site: बागीबाट 'आधिकारिक उम्मेदवार' बनेका नारायण, जसले 'रूखमुनि भर्‍याङ' भन्दै चुनाव जिते . 2020-12-05 . Thaha Khabar . en.
10. Web site: Maoist Center takes action against Minister Angbuhang . 2021-06-01 . Khabarhub . en.
11. Web site: प्रदेश सभा सदस्य राजीनामा स्वीकृत सम्बन्धी सूचना . 2022-05-20 . moial.p1.gov.np . ne.
12. Web site: प्रदेश सभा सदस्य राजीनामा स्वीकृत सम्बन्धी सूचना . 2022-05-20 . moial.p1.gov.np . ne.
13. Web site: प्रदेश सांसद खातुनले दिइन् राजीनामा . 2022-06-30 . ekantipur.com . ne.