1st Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly

1st Koshi Province Provincial Assembly
1st Koshi Province Provincial Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body	Koshi Provincial Assembly
Jurisdiction	Koshi Pradesh, Nepal
Meeting place	District Coordination Committee Office,; Biratnagar, Morang District
Term	5 February 2018 – September 2022
Election	2017 provincial elections
Government	Sher Dhan Rai cabinet; Bhim Acharya cabinet; Rajendra Rai cabinet;
Website	assembly.p1.gov.np
Provincial Assembly
Members	93
Speaker	Pradeep Kumar Bhandari (UML)
Deputy Speaker	Saraswoti Pokhrel (Maoist)
Leader of the House	Sher Dhan Rai (UML); Bhim Acharya (UML); Rajendra Kumar Rai (CPN (Unified Socialist));
Leader of the Opposition	Rajiv Koirala (NC); Bhim Acharya (UML)

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
Party		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. Bhim Acharya^[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)
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
	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)

Defections

Name	Date	From		To		Constituency (PR if blank)
Narayan Bahadur Magar	5 February 2018		Independent		CPN (Maoist Centre)^[8]^[9]	Udayapur 2(A)

Changes

Constituency/PR group	Previous MP		Date seat vacated	Cause of vacation
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	CPN (UML)	24 April 2022	Resignation to contest as mayor of Mechinagar^[12]
	Gulefun Khatun	CPN (UML)	30 June 2022	Resignation^[13]	CPN (UML)

References

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[:0-1] "Sher Dhan Rai elected UML PP chief of Koshi Province, set to be CM | Setopati". setopati.net. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

[2] "Bhim Acharya takes oath as Chief Minister of Province 1". Khabarhub. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

[:02-3] "Province 1, Karnali get new chief ministers". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-06-03.

[4] "Pradeep Bhandari named Province 1 speaker". Retrieved 2018-03-23.

[5] Subedi, Binod. "Intense lobbying in parties to become ministers in Koshi Province". My Republica. Retrieved 2021-01-01.

[6] "प्रदेश सरकार छ भन्ने जनताले अनुभूति गर्न पाएनन् : प्रमुख प्रतिपक्षी दलको नेता भीम आचार्य". sunrisekhabar.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2024-10-07.

[7] "Koirala elected parliamentary party leader of NC in Province 1". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-03-26.

[8] "मेरो निर्वाचन क्षेत्रमा राम्रो काम गरेको छु : सांसद बुर्जामगर". Nagarik Khabar. 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-12-04.

[9] "बागीबाट 'आधिकारिक उम्मेदवार' बनेका नारायण, जसले 'रूखमुनि भर्‍याङ' भन्दै चुनाव जिते". Thaha Khabar. Retrieved 2020-12-05.

[10] "Maoist Center takes action against Minister Angbuhang". Khabarhub. Retrieved 2021-06-01.

[11] "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य राजीनामा स्वीकृत सम्बन्धी सूचना". moial.p1.gov.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-05-20.

[12] "प्रदेश सभा सदस्य राजीनामा स्वीकृत सम्बन्धी सूचना". moial.p1.gov.np (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-05-20.

[13] "प्रदेश सांसद खातुनले दिइन् राजीनामा". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-06-30.

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