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
1st Provincial Assembly of Bagmati Province
Emblem of Bagmati Pradesh
Type
Type
History
New session started
February 1, 2018 (2018-02-01)
Leadership
Speaker
Sanu Kumar Shrestha, CPN (UML)
since 10 February 2018
Deputy Speaker
Radhika Tamang, CPN (Maoist Centre)
since 11 February 2018
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Astalaxmi Shakya, CPN (UML)
since 18 August 2021
Leader of Opposition
Indra Bahadur Baniya, NC
since 15 February 2018
Structure
Political groups
Government (59)
  •   Maoist Centre : 23
  •   Congress : 22
  •   Unified Socialist : 13
  •   Independent: 1

Opposition (42)

Other Opposition (7)

Vacant (3)
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

  • Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Sanu Kumar Shrestha[3]
    • Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Radhika Tamang[7]

Parliamentary Party leaders

Whips

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

    See also

    References

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    13. Joined NC but remained as independent.
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