Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province
The Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province also known as the Bagmati Pradesh Sabha, (Nepali: वाग्मती प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Bagmati Province, one of the seven provinces in Nepal The assembly is seated in the provincial capital at Hetauda in Makwanpur District at the Regional Educational Directorate Office. The assembly has 110 members of whom 66 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 44 of whom are elected through proportional representation. The term of the assembly is five years unless dissolved earlier.
Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province बागमती प्रदेश सभा | |
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| 1st Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province | |
 Emblem of Bagmati Pradesh | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
New session started | February 1, 2018 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Leader of Opposition | |
| Structure | |
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Political groups | Government (59)
Opposition (42)
Other Opposition (7)
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Mixed member majoritarian: | |
Last election | 26 November and 7 December 2017 |
Next election | 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| Regional Educational Directorate, Hetauda, Makwanpur | |
| Website | |
| pradeshsabha.p3.gov.np | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Nepal | |
The present First Provincial Assembly was constituted in 2017 after the 2017 provincial elections. The election resulted in a majority for the alliance of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and CPN (Maoist Centre). The next election will take place when the five-year term ends by November 2022.
History
The Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province is formed under Article 175 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015 which guarantees a provincial legislative for each province in the country. The first provincial elections were conducted for all seven provinces in Nepal and the elections in Bagmati Province was conducted for 110 seats to the assembly. The election resulted in a victory for the CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and CPN (Maoist Centre) alliance which later went on to form a coalition government under Dormani Poudel from CPN (UML).[1] The first meeting of the assembly was called by Governor Anuradha Koirala for 1 February 2018.[2] Sanu Kumar Shrestha from the CPN (UML) was elected as the first speaker of the provincial assembly,[3] and Radhika Tamang from Maoist Centre was elected as the first deputy speaker.[4] In May 2018, the two parties merged and formed the Nepal Communist Partywhich had a supermajority in the assembly.[5]
List of Assemblies
| Election Year | Assembly | Start of term | End of term | Chief Minister | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | First Assembly | 1 February 2018 | Dor Mani Poudel (NCP) (Cabinet) |
Sanu Kumar Shrestha (NCP) |
Committees
Article 195 of the Constitution of Nepal provides provincial assemblies the power to form special committees in order to manage working procedures.
| S.No. | Committee | Membership |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Provincial Affairs | 22 |
| 2 | Finance and Development | 20 |
| 3 | Public Accounts | 20 |
| 4 | Education, Health and Agriculture | 20 |
| 5 | Industry, Tourism and Environment | 19 |
Current composition
| Party | Parliamentary party leader | Seats[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | Astalaxmi Shakya | 42 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) | Shalikram Jamarkattel | 23 | |
| Nepali Congress | Indra Bahadur Baniya | 22 | |
| Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Socialist) | Rajendra Prasad Pandey | 13 | |
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Ramesh Paudyal | 3 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rita Majhi | 2 | |
| Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party | Surendra Raj Gosai | 2 | |
| Independent | 1 | ||
| Vacant | 3 | ||
| Total | 110 | ||
Current Leaders
Speaker
Parliamentary Party leaders
- Leader of the House (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist))
- Hon. Dormani Paudel[8] (until 30 December 2020)
- Ashta Laxmi Shakya[9] (from 30 December 2020)
- Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader: Salik Ram Jamkattel[10] (until 29 December 2020)
- Leader of Opposition (Nepali Congress): Indra Bahadur Baniya[11]
Whips
- Government Chief Whip (Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)): Deepak Niraula
- Whip (CPN (UML)): Buddhiman Majhi[10] (until 29 December 2020)
- Opposition Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Radha Ghale[12]
- Whip (Nepali Congress): Chhiring Dorje Lama[12]
List of members
| Constituency (PR if blank) | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aangdendi Lama | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Kathmandu 9(A) | Ajay Kranti Shakya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Sindhupalchok 1(A) | Arun Prasad Nepal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ashamaya Tamang | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Kathmandu 8(B) | Astha Laxmi Shakya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Nuwakot 1(B) | Badri Mainali | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Balram Poudel | Nepali Congress | ||
| Kathmandu 7(A) | Basanta Prasad Manandhar | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Kavrepalanchok 2(B) | Basundhara Humagain | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Belimaiya Ghale | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Bhawana Subedi | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Bhimsen Khatri | Nepali Congress | ||
| Bijaya Shrestha (KC) | Nepali Congress | ||
| Bijula Kumari Barma | Nepali Congress | ||
| Sindhuli 2(A) | Binod Kumar Khadka | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Biraj Bhakta Shrestha | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | ||
| Dolakha 1(A) | Bishal Khadka | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Sindhuli 2(B) | Buddhi Man Majhi | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Kavrepalanchok 1(B) | Chandra Bahadur Lama | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Lalitpur 1(B) | Chetnath Sanjel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Kathmandu 3(A) | Chhiring Dorje Lama | Nepali Congress | |
| Chitwan 1(A) | Dawa Dorje Lama | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Debaki Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Dinesh Maharjan | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Kathmandu 5(B) | Deepak Niraula | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Kathmandu 1(A) | Dipendra Shrestha | Nepali Congress | |
| Makwanpur 1(B) | Dormani Poudel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Dr. Rajaram Karki Chhetri | Nepali Congress | ||
| Kathmandu 1(B) | Ganesh Prasad Dulal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Chitwan 2(A) | Ghanashyam Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Gita Wagle | Nepali Congress | ||
| Goma Bhurtel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Lalitpur 2(B) | Gyanendra Shakya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Himali Gole | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Nuwakot 2(B) | Hiranath Khatiwada | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Makwanpur 2(B) | Indra Bahadur Baniya | Nepali Congress | |
| Indramaya Gurung | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Dhading 2(B) | Jagat Bahadur Simkhada | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Jeevan Dangol | Nepali Congress | ||
| Lalitpur 3(B) | Jivan Khadka | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Junelimaya Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Ramechhap 1(B) | Kailash Prasad Dhungel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Kalpana Nepali | Nepali Congress | ||
| Kanchan Khanal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Kathmandu 9(B) | Keshav Prasad Pokharel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Nuwakot 2(A) | Keshav Raj Pandey | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Bhaktapur 1(A) | Krishna Lal Bhandel | Nepali Congress | |
| Chitwan 3(A) | Krishna Prasad Bhurtel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Chitwan 1(B) | Krishna Prasad Sharma Khanal | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Makwanpur 2(A) | Kumari Moktan | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Kathmandu 4(B) | Kusum Kumar Karki | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Lalitpur 1(A) | Lal Kumari Pun | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Kavrepalanchok 2(A) | Laxman Lamsal | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Sindhuli 1(A) | Lekhnath Dahal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Lalitpur 2(A) | Madhav Prasad Paudel | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Maina Achhami | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Kathmandu 2(B) | Mani Ram Phuyal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Milanbabu Shrestha | Nepali Congress | ||
| Mina Gyawali (Nepal) | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Munu Sigdel | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Kathmandu 5(A) | Narayan Bahadur Silwal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Kathmandu 4(A) | Narottam Vaidya | Nepali Congress | |
| Nhuchhe Narayan Shrestha | Nepali Congress | ||
| Sindhupalchok 2(B) | Nima Lama | Nepali Congress | |
| Om Bahadur Glan | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Parbati Silwal | CPN (Unified Socialist) | ||
| Rasuwa 1(A) | Prabhat Tamang | Nepali Congress | |
| Sindhuli 1(B) | Pradip Kumar Katuwal Chhetri (K.C) | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Kathmandu 7(B) | Prakash Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Pratima Shrestha | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Makwanpur 1(A) | Prem Bahadur Pulami | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Rasuwa 1(B) | Prem Bahadur Tamang | Independent[13] | |
| Kathmandu 10(A) | Pukar Maharjan | Nepali Congress | |
| Rachana Khadka | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Radha Ghale | Nepali Congress | ||
| Nuwakot 1(A) | Radhika Tamang | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Lalitpur 3(A) | Raj Kaji Maharjan | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Rajani Amatya | Nepali Congress | ||
| Rajendra Gurung | Nepali Congress | ||
| Bhaktapur 2(B) | Rajendra Man Shrestha | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Dhading 1(A) | Rajendra Prasad Pandey | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Kathmandu 8(A) | Rajesh Shakya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Dhading 2(A) | Ram Kumar Adhikari | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Chitwan 3(B) | Ram Lal Mahato | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Kathmandu 10(B) | Rama Ale Magar | CPN (Unified Socialist) | |
| Ramesh Poudyal | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | ||
| Kathmandu 3(B) | Rameshwor Phuyal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Kavrepalanchok 1(A) | Ratna Prasad Dhakal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Reena Gurung | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | ||
| Rita Majhi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | ||
| Dhading 1(B) | Salik Ram Jamkattel | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Santa Bahadur Praja | Nepali Congress | ||
| Kathmandu 2(A) | Sanu Kumar Shrestha | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Saraswoti Basnet | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Saraswoti Bati | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Sindhupalchok 1(B) | Saresh Nepal | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Ramechhap 1(A) | Shanti Prasad Paudel | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Shanti Thing | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Bhaktapur 2(A) | Shashi Jung Thapa | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Shova Shakya | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | ||
| Sita Adhikari | CPN (Maoist Centre) | ||
| Sita Lama | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Srijana Sayaju | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | ||
| Bhaktapur 1(B) | Surendra Raj Gosai | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | |
| Urmila Karmacharya | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | ||
| Kathmandu 6(B) | Yogendra Raj Shangraula | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | |
| Sindhupalchok 2(A) | Yuvaraj Dulal | CPN (Maoist Centre) | |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal | |||
By-elections
| Constituency (PR if blank) | Previous member | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation | New member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhaktapur 1(A) | Harisharan Lamichhane | CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 14 May 2018 | Death[14] | Krishna Lal Bhandel | Nepali Congress | ||
| Dolakha 1(B) | Pashupati Chaulagain | 12 May 2021 | Death[15] | |||||
| Chitwan 2(B) | Bijay Subedi | 21 April 2022 | Resignation[16] | |||||
| Kathmandu 6(A) | Keshav Sthapit | |||||||
References
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- Joined NC but remained as independent.
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