2nd Koshi Provincial Assembly explained

Chamber1 Leader4:(NC)
Chamber1 Leader4 Type:Leader of the Opposition
Chamber1 Leader3:Hikmat Kumar Karki (UML)
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Chamber1 Leader2:Sirjana Danuwar (UML)
Chamber1 Leader1:Baburam Gautam (MC)
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Control1:Government (54)

Confidence & Supply (4)

Official Opposition (29)

Other Opposition (6)

Membership1:93
Chamber1:Provincial Assembly
Before:1st Assembly
Term End:2027
Government:Karki cabinet, 2023 Thapa cabinet, 2023 Karki cabinet, 2023
Election:2022 provincial elections
State:Koshi Province
Country:Nepal
Body:Koshi Provincial Assembly

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]

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

PartySeats
After electionAt present
FPTPPRTotalFPTPPRTotal

CPN (UML)251540251540

Nepali Congress171229171229

CPN (Maoist Centre)94139413
Rastriya Prajatantra Party246246

CPN (Unified Socialist)314314
People's Socialist Party011011
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.[16]

CPN (UML) (40)
Constituency/ groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Officers of the Provincial Assembly
Indigenous peoplesSirjana 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 peopleSirjana 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 AryaShila Dixit Karki
Khas AryaTaradevi Dhakal
Khas AryaNiradevi Khanal Acharya
Khas AryaGitadevi Regmi
Indigenous peopleKamala Thapa Magar
Indigenous peopleMina Shrestha
Indigenous peopleMalati Kumari Limbu
Indigenous peopleYashoda Kayastha
Indigenous peopleNumberlal Dhimal
TharuLalita Kumari Chaudhary
MadheshiGita Rani Mahato
MuslimNurshadi Begum
DalitKamala Darnal
Nepali Congress (29)
Constituency/ groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Khas AryaUddhav 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 AryaIndira Thapa
Khas AryaKhageshwari Paudel
Indigenous peopleMohan Maharjan
Indigenous peopleMaiya Shrestha
Indigenous peopleDolma Tamang
Indigenous peopleLila Kumari Rai
Indigenous peopleMamta Magar Tamang
Indigenous peopleSobha Chemjong
TharuSunita Gachhadar Chaudhary
Indigenous peopleSunita Kumari Gurung
MadheshiLakhi Kumari Ganesh
CPN (Maoist Centre) (13)
Constituency/ groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Officers of the Provincial Assembly
Okhaldhunga 1(B)Baburam Gautam
Members of Provincial Assembly
Panchthar 1(B)Indra Bahadur Angbo
  • Parliamentary party leader
Morang 6 (A)Jeevan Acharya
  • Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning (since 9 July 2023)
  • Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment (until 7 June 2023)
  • Minister without portfolio (since 9 July 2023)
Tehrathum 1(B)
  • Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Urban Development (until 7 June 2023)
Gombu Sherpa
Udayapur 1(A)
Ganesh Prasad Upreti
Udayapur 2 (A)Narayan Bahadur Burja Magar
Khas AryaGita Timsina
Indigenous peopleBandana Jhagar
Indigenous peopleSamjhana Tamang Thamsuhang
DalitSapana Darji
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (6)
Constituency/ groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Jhapa 4(B)Bhakti Prasad Sitaula
  • Parliamentary party leader
  • Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Co-Operatives (until 7 July 2023)
  • Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Urban Development (until 7 July 2023)
Khas AryaAmbar Bahadur Bista
  • Chief whip
Jhapa 1(B)Sabina Bhajgai
Indigenous peoplePremraj Thamsuhang
Indigenous people
DalitGopal Bahadur Bishwakarma
CPN (Unified Socialist) (4)
Constituency/ groupMemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Bhojpur 1(A)Rajendra Kumar Rai
  • Parliamentary party leader
Indigenous peopleBidya Chamling Rai
  • Chief Whip
Panchthar 1(A)Kamal Prasad Jabegu
  • Minister without portfolio (since 7 July 2023)
Ilam 1(A)Khinu Langwa Limbu

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elections announced for November 20 . 5 August 2022 . Kantipur Media Group . 2 December 2022.
  2. Web site: District Wise Constituency Map . 2 December 2022 . Election Commission Nepal.
  3. Web site: Parliament and Provincial Election 2079 . 7 April 2022 . Kantipur Media Group.
  4. Web site: Province 1 Assembly session to commence from January 1 . 2022-12-27 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  5. Web site: Province 1 Assembly tables two ordinances in its first meeting . 2023-01-02 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  6. Web site: Maoist Centre's Baburam Gautam elected Koshi Province assembly Speaker unopposed . 2023-01-12 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  7. Web site: Maoist Centre's Baburam Gautam elected Province 1 assembly Speaker unopposed . 2023-01-12 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  8. Web site: प्रदेश १ को उपसभामुखमा एमालेकी सिर्जना दनुवार निर्वाचित . 2023-01-14 . प्रदेश १ को उपसभामुखमा एमालेकी सिर्जना दनुवार निर्वाचित . ne.
  9. Web site: 2023-01-09 . Chief Minister Karki takes oath of office . 2023-01-09 . The Himalayan Times . en.
  10. Web site: प्रदेश १ एमाले संसदीय दलको नेतामा कार्की सर्वसम्मत . 2022-12-25 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  11. Web site: Uddhav Thapa elected provincial assembly party leader of Nepali Congress in Province 1 . 2022-12-30 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  12. Web site: Indra Bahadur Angbo elected leader of provincial assembly party of CPN (Maoist Centre) . 2022-12-27 . kathmandupost.com . English.
  13. Web site: प्रदेश १ राप्रपा संसदीय दलको नेतामा भक्तिप्रसाद सिटौला चयन . 2023-01-03 . Setopati . ne.
  14. Web site: एकीकृत समाजवादीको संसदीय दलको नेतामा राई . 2023-05-29 . ekagaj.
  15. Web site: प्रदेश १ मा एमालेको प्रमुख सचेतक भण्डारी . 2023-01-05 . ekantipur.com . ne.
  16. Web site: प्रदेश नं. १, प्रदेश सभाको परिचय . Provincial Assembly, Province No. 1 . 5 December 2022.