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]
2nd Koshi Provincial Assembly | |||
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Overview | |||
Legislative body | Koshi Provincial Assembly | ||
Jurisdiction | Koshi Province, Nepal | ||
Meeting place | DCC Office, Biratnagar, Morang District | ||
Term | 1 January 2023 – 2027 | ||
Election | 2022 provincial elections | ||
Government | Karki cabinet, 2023 Thapa cabinet, 2023 Karki cabinet, 2023 | ||
Website | assembly | ||
Provincial Assembly | |||
Members | 93 | ||
Speaker | Baburam Gautam (MC) | ||
Deputy Speaker | Sirjana Danuwar (UML) | ||
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Hikmat Kumar Karki (UML) | ||
Leader of the Opposition | (NC) | ||
Party control | Government (54)
Confidence & Supply (4) Official Opposition (29)
Other Opposition (6)
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Baburam Gautam of the CPN (Maoist Centre) was elected as the Speaker of the provincial assembly on 12 January 2023.[6]
Leaders
Officers
- Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Baburam Gautam (CPN (Maoist Centre))[7]
- Deputy Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Srijana Danuwar (CPN (UML))[8]
- Leader of the House: Hon. Uddhav Thapa (Nepali Congress) [9]
- Leader of the Opposition: Hon. Hikmat Kumar Karki (CPN (UML))
Parliamentary party
- Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Unified Marxist-Leninist): Hon. Hikmat Kumar Karki[10]
- Parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress: Hon. Uddhav Thapa[11]
- Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre): Hon. Indra Bahadur Angbo[12]
- Parliamentary party leader of Rastriya Prajatantra Party: Hon. Bhakti Prasad Sitaula[13]
- Parliament party leader of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Rajendra Kumar Rai[14]
Chief Whip
- Chief Whip of CPN (UML): Hon. Rewati Raman Bhandari[15]
- Whip of CPN (UML): Hon. Sirjana Rai
- Chief Whip of Nepali Congress: Hon. Bhupendra Rai
- Chief Whip of Rastriya Prajatantra Party: Hon. Ambar Bahadur Bista
- Chief Whip of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Bidya Chamling Rai
Composition
Party | Seats | ||||||
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After election | At present | ||||||
FPTP | PR | Total | FPTP | PR | Total | ||
CPN (UML) | 25 | 15 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 40 | |
Nepali Congress | 17 | 12 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 29 | |
CPN (Maoist Centre) | 9 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
CPN (Unified Socialist) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
People's Socialist Party | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 56 | 37 | 93 | 56 | 37 | 93 |
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) | ||
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Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
Officers of the Provincial Assembly | ||
Indigenous peoples | Sirjana Danuwar | |
Members of Provincial Assembly | ||
Jhapa 5(A) | Hikmat Kumar Karki |
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Ilam 2(B) | Ram Bahadur Rana Magar |
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Sunsari 2(A) | Rewati Raman Bhandari |
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Indigenous people | Sirjana Rai |
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Solukhumbu 1 (B) | Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari |
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Taplejung 1(A) | Til Kumar Menyangbo |
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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) | ||
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Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
Khas Arya | Uddhav Thapa |
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Udayapur 1(B) | Himal Karki |
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Khotang 1(B) | Bhupendra Rai |
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Okhaldhunga 1(A) | Pradeep Kumar Sunuwar |
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Udayapur 2(B) | Ram Kumar Khatri |
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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) | ||
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Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
Officers of the Provincial Assembly | ||
Okhaldhunga 1(B) | Baburam Gautam | |
Members of Provincial Assembly | ||
Panchthar 1(B) | Indra Bahadur Angbo |
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Morang 6 (A) | Jeevan Acharya |
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Sankhuwasabha 1(A) | Rajendra Karki |
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Tehrathum 1(B) | Durga Prasad Chapagain |
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Solukhumbu 1(A) | Gombu Sherpa | |
Udayapur 1(A) | Rajan Kiranti | |
Morang 2(A) | Ganesh Prasad Upreti | |
Udayapur 2 (A) | Narayan Bahadur Burja Magar | |
Khas Arya | Gita Timsina | |
Indigenous people | Bandana Jhagar | |
Indigenous people | Samjhana Tamang Thamsuhang | |
Dalit | Sapana Darji |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (6) | ||
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Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
Jhapa 4(B) | Bhakti Prasad Sitaula |
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Khas Arya | Ambar Bahadur Bista |
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Jhapa 1(B) | Sabina Bhajgai | |
Indigenous people | Premraj Thamsuhang | |
Indigenous people | Nimsari Rajbanshi | |
Dalit | Gopal Bahadur Bishwakarma |
CPN (Unified Socialist) (4) | ||
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Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
Bhojpur 1(A) | Rajendra Kumar Rai |
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Indigenous people | Bidya Chamling Rai |
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Panchthar 1(A) | Kamal Prasad Jabegu |
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Ilam 1(A) | Khinu Langwa Limbu |
People's Socialist Party (1) | ||
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Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
Indigenous people | Nirmala Limbu |
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