2nd Madhesh Provincial Assembly explained

State:	Madhesh Province
Country:	Nepal
Meeting Place:	District Education Office, Janakpur, Dhanusha District
Before:	1st Assembly
Membership1:	107
Election:	2022
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber1 Leader1:	Ram Chandra Mandal (UML)
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:	Deputy Speaker
Chamber1 Leader2:	Babita Devi Raut (JP)
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:	Leader of the House (Chief Minister)
Chamber1 Leader4 Type:	Leader of Opposition
Chamber1 Leader4:	Krishna Yadav (NC)
Government:	Yadav cabinet, 2023
Control1:	Government (81) Congress: 22 PSP-N: 20 Janamat: 13 CPN (MC): 9 LSPN: 9 CPN (US): 7 NUP: 1 Confidence and Supply (1) NFSP : 1 Opposition (25) CPN (UML): 24 RPP: 1

The 2nd Madhesh Provincial Assembly was elected through the provincial elections held on 20 November 2022.^[1] The assembly has 64 constituency seats in which members are elected through direct elections and 43 proportional representation party list seats. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier. The first session of the assembly started from 2 January 2023.^[2]

Leaders

Officers

• Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Ram Chandra Mandal^[3] (CPN (UML))
• Deputy Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Babita Devi Raut Ishar^[4] (Janamat Party)
• Leader of the House (Chief Minister): Hon. Saroj Kumar Yadav^[5]
• Leader of the Opposition: Hon. Krishna Prasad Yadav

Parliamentary party

• Parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML): Hon. Saroj Kumar Yadav^[6]
• Parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress: Hon. Krishna Prasad Yadav^[7]
• Parliamentary party leader of People's Socialist Party: Hon. Saroj Yadav^[8]
• Parliamentary party leader of Janamat Party: Hon. Mahesh Prasad Yadav^[9]
• Parliamentary party leader of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal: Hon. Abhiram Sharma^[10]
• Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre): Hon. Bharat Prasad Sah^[11]
• Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Govinda Bahadur Neupane^[12]

Whips

• Chief Whip of Janamat Party: Hon. Chandan Kumar Singh

Composition

On 5 February 2023, after three independents joined PSP-N, and one each joined CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (UML).File:Nepal Madhesh ProvincialAssembly 2022.svg

After the 2022 provincial election.

Party		Seats
		After election			At present
		FPTP	PR^[13]	Total^[14]	FPTP	PR	Total
	CPN (UML)	15	8	23	16	8	24
	Nepali Congress	13	9	22	13	9	22
	People's Socialist Party, Nepal	9	7	16	13	7	20
	Janamat Party	6	7	13	6	7	13
	Loktantrik Samajwadi Party	7	2	9	7	2	9
	CPN (Maoist Centre)	4	4	8	5	4	9
	CPN (Unified Socialist)	4	3	7	4	3	7
	Rastriya Prajatantra Party	0	1	1	0	1	1
	Nepal Federal Socialist Party	0	1	1	0	1	1
	Nagrik Unmukti Party	0	1	1	0	1	1
	Independent	6	—	6	—	—	—
Total		64	43	107	64	43	107

Members

CPN (UML) (25)
Constituency/ group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Dhanusha 1 (B)	Ram Chandra Mandal	Speaker of the assembly
Mahottari 4 (A)	Saroj Kumar Yadav	Parliamentary party leader Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development
Saptari 1 (A)	Raj Kumar Lekhi	Minister for Law, Justice and Provincial Affairs
Siraha 2 (B)	Satrudhan Prasad Singh	Minister for Home Affairs and Communication
Rautahat 2 (A)	Mohammad Zaid Alam	Minister for Women, Children, Youth and Sports
Rautahat 3 (A)	Keshav Raya	Elected as Independent; joined CPN (UML) on 3 February 2023 State minister for Home Affairs and Communications
Siraha 1 (A)	Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary Tharu
Siraha 3 (A)	Manoj Kumar Singh
Dhanusha 2 (A)	Lakhan Das Tatma
Dhanusha 3 (B)	Dipendra Kumar Thakur
Dhanusha 4 (B)	Hari Narayan Mahato
Mahottari 1 (A)	Sharada Devi Thapa
Bara 1 (A)	Triloki Prasad
Bara 3 (A)	Ravindra Das Shrestha
Bara 3 (B)	Mohammad Sameer
Bara 4 (A)	Dev Narayan Tharu
Madheshi	Jay Chandra Prasad Patel
Madheshi	Panti Devi Yadav
Madheshi	Phulo Kumari Devi
Madheshi, Marwari	Bina Devi Sharma
Madheshi, Marwari	Rajpati Devi Jaiswal
Dalit	Palti Devi Mahara
Muslim	Jainab Khatun
Indigenous peoples	Manju Kumari Thapa Magar

Nepali Congress (22)
Constituency/ group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Rautahat 1 (B)	Krishna Prasad Yadav	Parliamentary party leader
Saptari 3 (A)	Mohammad Samim
Dhanusha 1 (A)	Sanjay Kumar Mahato
Dhanusha 3 (A)	Ram Saroj Yadav
Dhanusha 4 (A)	Shesh Narayan Yadav
Sarlahi 2 (A)	Jangilal Ray
Sarlahi 2 (B)	Kaushal Kishor Ray
Sarlahi 4 (A)	Birendra Prasad Singh
Rautahat 1 (A)	Nagendra Sah
Rautahat 3 (B)	Sunil Kumar Yadav
Parsa 2 (A)	Shyam Prasad Patel
Parsa 3 (B)	Janardhan Singh Chhetri
Parsa 4 (A)	Shankar Prasad Chaudhary
Madheshi	Kumar Kant Jha
Madheshi	Rekha Thakur
Madheshi	Jibachhi Kumari Yadav
Madheshi, Sudhi	Indu Kumar Sah
Madheshi, Kamhar	Anjana Pandit
Dalit	Shakunti Devi
Dalit, Dhobi	Nilam Kumar Razak
Indigenous peoples	Mina Kumar Lama
Muslim	Nurun Mesa

People's Socialist Party (20)
Constituency/ group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Bara 1 (B)	Saroj Kumar Yadav	Chief Minister Parliamentary party leader
Sarlahi 3 (B)	Sanjay Kumar Yadav	Minister for Economic Affairs
Mahottari 2 (B)	Surita Kumari Sah	Elected as Independent; joined PSP-N on 22 January 2023 Minister for Social Development
Parsa 4 (B)	Singhasan Sah Kalwar	Minister for Water Supply and Energy Development
Rautahat 4 (B)	Sheikh Abul Kalam Aazad	State minister for Social Development
Saptari 4 (B)	Anirudhha Kumar Singh	Elected as Independent
Siraha 1 (B)	Raj Kumar Gupta
Dhanusha 2 (B)	Ram Ashish Yadav
Mahottari 4 (B)	Saroj Kumar Singh
Bara 2 (A)	Sarada Sarkar Prasad Kalwar	Elected as Independent; joined the party on 5 February 2023
Bara 2 (B)	Bachha Raut Ahir
Parsa 1 (B)	Lalbabu Raut
Parsa 3 (A)	Pramod Kumar Jaiswal	Elected as Independent; joined PSP-N on 22 January 2023
Madheshi, Kayastha	Manish Kumar Suman
Madheshi	Bindu Kumari Yadav
Madheshi	Kiran Kumari
Madheshi, Kanu	Shobha Devi
Dalit	Lalita Das
Muslim	Shahida Khatun
Indigenous peoples	Mamata Devi Mandal

Janamat Party (13)
Constituency/ group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Madheshi, Rajdhov	Babita Kumari Raut Ishar	Deputy Speaker of the assembly
Saptari 2 (B)	Mahesh Prasad Yadav	Parliamentary party leader Minister for Education, Science and Technology
Madheshi	Basanta Kumar Kushwaha	Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives
Siraha 2 (A)	Sanjay Kumar Yadav	State minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives
Madheshi	Chandan Kumar Singh	Chief Whip
Saptari 1 (B)	Saqil Miya
Saptari 2 (A)	Satish Kumar Singh
Saptari 3 (B)	Shambhu Kumar Sah
Siraha 4 (A)	Tribhuwan Sah
Madheshi	Anita Kumari Shah
Dalit, Khatve	Ranju Kumari Mandal Khang
Muslim	Hasina Khatun
Indigenous peoples	Bhagyashri Kumari Chaudhary

Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (9)
Constituency/ group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Mahottari 3 (A)	Abhiram Sharma	Parliamentary party leader
Siraha 4 (B)	Ram Babu Yadav
Mahottari 2 (A)	Jayanul Rain
Mahottari 3 (B)	Rani Kumari Tiwari
Sarlahi 1 (A)	Upendra Mahato
Bara 4 (B)	Jitendra Prasad Sonar
Parsa 2 (B)	Ramesh Prasad Kurmi
Madheshi	Rupa Kumari Yadav
Madheshi, Sudhi	Ramita Pradhan

CPN (Maoist Centre) (9)
Constituency/ group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Mahottari 1 (B)	Bharat Prasad Sah	Parliamentary party leader
Sarlahi 3 (A)	Jawaharlal Kushwaha	Elected as Independent; joined the party on 28 December 2022
Sarlahi 4 (B)	Fakeera Mahato
Rautahat 4 (A)	Yubaraj Bhattarai
Parsa 1 (A)	Rahabar Ansari
Madheshi	Sunita Yadav
Madheshi, Kayastha	Mala Kumari Karna
Dalit	Sharada Das
Muslim	Mohammad Razi Haider

CPN (Unified Socialist) (7)
Constituency/ group	Member	Portfolio & Responsibilities
Saptari 4 (A)	Govinda Bahadur Neupane	Parliamentary party leader
Sarlahi 1 (B)	Bechi Lungeli
Siraha 3 (B)	Pramod Kumar Yadav
Rautahat 2 (B)	Kanish Patel
Madheshi	Ratneshwar Goit Yadav
Madheshi, Lohar	Laxmi Devi
Dalit	Kishori Devi

Defections

Constituency/ group	Member	From		To		Date
Sarlahi 3 (A)	Jawaharlal Kushwaha		Independent		CPN (Maoist Centre)	28 December 2022^[15]
Mahottari 2 (B)	Surita Kumari Sah				People's Socialist Party, Nepal	22 January 2023^[16]
Parsa 3 (A)	Pramod Kumar Jaiswal
Rautahat 3 (A)	Keshav Raya				CPN (UML)	3 February 2023^[17]
Bara 2 (A)	Sarada Sarkar Prasad Kalwar				People's Socialist Party, Nepal	5 February 2023^[18]
Saptari 4 (B)	Anirudhha Kumar Singh

Suspensions

External links

• समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली तर्फको मधेश प्रदेश सभामा निर्वाचित सदस्यहरुको विवरण

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elections announced for November 20 . 5 August 2022 . Kantipur Media Group . 2 December 2022.
2. Web site: सुरू भए सातै प्रदेशसभा . 2023-01-02 . ekantipur.com . ne.
3. Web site: UML’s Ram Chandra Mandal elected Madhesh Province assembly Speaker . 2023-01-17 . kathmandupost.com . English.
4. Web site: मधेश प्रदेशको उपसभामुखमा जनमत पार्टीकी बबिताकुमारी निर्वाचित . 2023-01-17 . Online Khabar . en-US.
5. Web site: मधेस प्रदेशमा मुख्यमन्त्री र ३ मन्त्रीले लिए शपथ . 2023-01-13 . ekantipur.com . ne.
6. Web site: सरोज यादव मधेश प्रदेशमा एमाले संसदीय दलको नेता चयन . 2023-01-05 . Setopati . ne.
7. Web site: मधेस प्रदेश कांग्रेस संसदीय दलको नेतामा कृष्णा यादव निर्वाचित . 2022-12-29 . ekantipur.com . ne.
8. Web site: जसपा मधेस संसदीय दलको नेतामा सरोज यादव चयन . 2023-01-09 . ekantipur.com . ne.
9. Web site: जनमत पार्टी मधेश प्रदेशको संसदीय दलको नेतामा महेशप्रसाद यादव चयन . 2022-12-31 . Setopati . ne.
10. Web site: लोसपा संसदीय दलको नेतामा अभिराम शर्मा . 2023-01-13 . ekantipur.com . ne.
11. Web site: माओवादी मधेस प्रदेश संसदीय दलको नेतामा साह निर्वाचित . 2023-01-13 . News24 . ne.
12. Web site: मधेश प्रदेशमा नेकपा एस संसदीय दलको नेतामा न्यौपाने सर्वसम्मत . 2023-01-13 . RajbirajDainik . ne.
13. Web site: 7 December 2022 . आयोगद्वारा समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली अन्तर्गत प्रतिनिधि सभा सदस्य तथा प्रदेश सभा सदस्य निर्वाचनमा दलहरुले प्राप्त गरेको मत र सिट संख्या निर्धारण . Commission determines votes and seats received by parties in proportional voting at the House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly member elections . 12 December 2022 . Election Commission Nepal . ne.
14. Web site: मधेस प्रदेश : समानुपातिकमा १० दल, प्रदेशसभामा एमाले पहिलो . 2022-12-06 . ekantipur.com . ne.
15. Web site: 29 December 2022 . मधेसका स्वतन्त्र सांसद महतो प्रवेश गरे माओवादीमा . 2022-12-29 . Setopati . ne.
16. Web site: Two independent assembly members join Janata Samajbadi Party . 2023-01-23 . kathmandupost.com . English.
17. Web site: Samaya . Nepal . प्रदेश सांसद चौधरीले प्रभुलाई छोडेर एमाले रोजे . 2023-02-03 . nepalsamaya.com . en-gb.
18. Web site: जनकपुरधाम . नागरिक संवाददाता . बाराबाट चुनाव जितेका स्वतन्त्र सांसद कलवार जसपा प्रवेश . 2023-02-06 . nagariknews.nagariknetwork.com . ne.
19. Web site: लोसपाका सांसद अभिराम शर्मा निलम्बित . 2024-07-15 . Online Khabar . en-US.