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 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Leader of Opposition | |
| Structure | |
 | |
Political groups | Government (80)
Opposition (22)
Other Opposition (8) |
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 Party which 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 | Incumbent | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal Communist Party | Dormani Poudel | 80 | |
| Nepali Congress | Indra Bahadur Baniya | 22 | |
| Bibeksheel Sajha Party | Ramesh Paudyal | 3 | |
| Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party | Surendra Raj Gosai | 2 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | Rita Majhi | 2 | |
| Independent | 1 | ||
| Total | 110 | ||
Current Leaders
Speaker
Parliamentary Party leaders
- Leader of the House (Nepal Communist Party)
- Hon. Dormani Paudel[7] (until 30 December 2020)
- Ashta Laxmi Shakya[8] (from 30 December 2020)
- Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader: Salik Ram Jamkattel[9] (until 29 December 2020)
- Leader of Opposition (Nepali Congress): Indra Bahadur Baniya[10]
Whips
- Government Chief Whip (Nepal Communist Party): Rameshwar Phuyal[11]
- Whip (Nepal Communist Party): Buddhiman Majhi[9] (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 | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Kathmandu 9(A) | Ajay Kranti Shakya | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Sindhupalchok 1(A) | Arun Prasad Nepal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Ashamaya Tamang | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Kathmandu 8(B) | Astha Laxmi Shakya | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Nuwakot 1(B) | Badri Mainali | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Balram Poudel | Nepali Congress | ||
| Kathmandu 7(A) | Basanta Prasad Manandhar | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kavrepalanchok 2(B) | Basundhara Humagain | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Belimaiya Ghale | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Bhawana Subedi | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Bhimsen Khatri | Nepali Congress | ||
| Chitwan 2(B) | Bijay Subedi | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Bijaya Shrestha (KC) | Nepali Congress | ||
| Bijula Kumari Barma | Nepali Congress | ||
| Sindhuli 2(A) | Binod Kumar Khadka | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Biraj Bhakta Shrestha | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | ||
| Dolakha 1(A) | Bishal Khadka | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Sindhuli 2(B) | Buddhi Man Majhi | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kavrepalanchok 1(B) | Chandra Bahadur Lama | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Lalitpur 1(B) | Chetnath Sanjel | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kathmandu 3(A) | Chhiring Dorje Lama | Nepali Congress | |
| Chitwan 1(A) | Dawa Dorje Lama | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Debaki Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Dinesh Maharjan | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Kathmandu 5(B) | Dipak Niraula | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kathmandu 1(A) | Dipendra Shrestha | Nepali Congress | |
| Makwanpur 1(B) | Dormani Poudel | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Dr Rajaram Karki Chhetri | Nepali Congress | ||
| Kathmandu 1(B) | Ganesh Prasad Dulal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Chitwan 2(A) | Ghanashyam Dahal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Gita Wagle | Nepali Congress | ||
| Goma Bhurtel | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Lalitpur 2(B) | Gyanendra Shakya | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Himali Gole | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Nuwakot 2(B) | Hiranath Khatiwada | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Makwanpur 2(B) | Indra Bahadur Baniya | Nepali Congress | |
| Indramaya Gurung | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Dhading 2(B) | Jagat Bahadur Simkhada | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Jeevan Dangol | Nepali Congress | ||
| Lalitpur 3(B) | Jivan Khadka | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Junelimaya Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Ramechhap 1(B) | Kailash Prasad Dhungel | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kalpana Nepali | Nepali Congress | ||
| Kanchan Khanal | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Kathmandu 9(B) | Keshav Prasad Pokharel | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Nuwakot 2(A) | Keshav Raj Pandey | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kathmandu 6(A) | Keshav Sthapit | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Bhaktapur 1(A) | Krishna Lal Bhandel | Nepali Congress | |
| Chitwan 3(A) | Krishna Prasad Bhurtel | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Chitwan 1(B) | Krishna Prasad Sharma Khanal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Makwanpur 2(A) | Kumari Moktan | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kathmandu 4(B) | Kusum Kumar Karki | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Lalitpur 1(A) | Lal Kumari Pun | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kavrepalanchok 2(A) | Laxman Lamsal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Sindhuli 1(A) | Lekhnath Dahal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Lalitpur 2(A) | Madhav Prasad Paudel | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Maina Achhami | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Kathmandu 2(B) | Mani Ram Phuyal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Milanbabu Shrestha | Nepali Congress | ||
| Mina Gyawali (Nepal) | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Muni Sigdel | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Kathmandu 5(A) | Narayan Bahadur Silwal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kathmandu 4(A) | Narottam Vaidya | Nepali Congress | |
| Nhuchhe Narayan Shrestha | Nepali Congress | ||
| Sindhupalchok 2(B) | Nima Lama | Nepali Congress | |
| Om Bahadur Glan | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Parbati Silwal | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Dolakha 1(B) | Pashupati Chaulagain | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Rasuwa 1(A) | Prabhat Tamang | Nepali Congress | |
| Sindhuli 1(B) | Pradip Kumar Katuwal Chhetri (K.C) | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kathmandu 7(B) | Prakash Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Pratima Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Makwanpur 1(A) | Prem Bahadur Pulami | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Rasuwa 1(B) | Prem Bahadur Tamang | People's Socialist Party, Nepal[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Kathmandu 10(A) | Pukar Maharjan | Nepali Congress | |
| Rachana Khadka | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Radha Ghale | Nepali Congress | ||
| Nuwakot 1(A) | Radhika Tamang | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Lalitpur 3(A) | Raj Kaji Maharjan | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Rajani Amatya | Nepali Congress | ||
| Rajendra Gurung | Nepali Congress | ||
| Bhaktapur 2(B) | Rajendra Man Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Dhading 1(A) | Rajendra Prasad Pandey | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kathmandu 8(A) | Rajesh Shakya | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Dhading 2(A) | Ram Kumar Adhikari | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Chitwan 3(B) | Ram Lal Mahato | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kathmandu 10(B) | Rama Ale Magar | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Ramesh Poudyal | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | ||
| Kathmandu 3(B) | Rameshwor Phuyal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Kavrepalanchok 1(A) | Ratna Prasad Dhakal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Reena Gurung | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | ||
| Rita Majhi | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | ||
| Dhading 1(B) | Salik Ram Jamkattel | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Santa Bahadur Praja | Nepali Congress | ||
| Kathmandu 2(A) | Sanu Kumar Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Saraswoti Basnet | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Saraswoti Bati | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Sindhupalchok 1(B) | Saresh Nepal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Ramechhap 1(A) | Shanti Prasad Paudel | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Shanti Thing | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Bhaktapur 2(A) | Shashi Jung Thapa | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Shova Shakya | Bibeksheel Sajha Party | ||
| Sita Adhilari | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Sita Lama | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Srijana Sayaju | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | ||
| Bhaktapur 1(B) | Surendra Raj Gosai | Nepal Workers Peasants Party | |
| Urmila Karmacharya | Nepal Communist Party | ||
| Kathmandu 6(B) | Yogendra Raj Shangraula | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Sindhupalchok 2(A) | Yuvaraj Dulal | Nepal Communist Party | |
| Source: Election Commission of Nepal | |||
- Represented as Independent for not meeting threshold
By-elections
| Constituency (PR if blank) | Previous member | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation | New member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhaktapur 1(A) | Harisharan Lamichhane | Nepal Communist Party | 14 May 2018 | Death[13] | Krishna Lal Bhandel | Nepali Congress | ||
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