The first Lumbini Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 87 members were elected to the assembly, 52 of whom were elected through direct elections and 35 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Shankar Pokharel from the CPN (UML) and Kul Prasad KC from the CPN (Maoist Centre) served as chief ministers during the term of the assembly. Purna Bahadur Gharti served as the speaker of the assembly and Krishni Tharu served as the deputy speaker.
Composition PartyParliamentary party leaderSeatsAfter electionAt dissolutionCPN (UML)Shankar Pokharel4137Nepali CongressBirendra Kumar Kanudiya1219CPN (Maoist Centre)Kul Prasad KC617People's Socialist PartySahas Ram Yadav—4CPN (Unified Socialist)Rama Gharti Magar—1Rastriya JanamorchaTara G.C.11Independent——1Federal Socialist Forum—2—Rastriya Janata Party Nepal—1—Vacant7Total—8787
Members Constituency/ groupMemberPartyDalitAasha SwarnakarCPN (UML)Nawalparasi West 1(B)Ajay ShahiIndependentBanke 1(B)Arati PaudelCPN (UML)Kapilvastu 3(A)Arjun Kumar KCCPN (UML)Indigenous peoplesArjun Kumar ShresthaNepali CongressRupandehi 4(A)Ashtha Bhuja PathakNepali CongressBanke 3(B)Babu Ram GautamCPN (UML)Nawalparasi West 2(A)Baijanath Chaudhary (Tharu)CPN (UML)Nawalparasi West 2(B)Baij Nath KalwarNepali CongressKhas AryaBhagawati Devi BhandariCPN (UML)Rupandehi 2(B)Bhoj Prasad ShresthaCPN (UML)TharuBhubaneshwor ChaudharyNepali CongressRupandehi 5(A)Bhumishwor DhakalCPN (UML)Khas AryaBimala Sharma PanthiCPN (UML)Dang 3(B)Bimala Kumari KhatriCPN (UML)Indigenous peoplesBir Bahadur RanaNepali CongressKapilvastu 3(B)Birendra Kumar KanudiyaNepali CongressKapilvastu 1(A)Bishnu Prasad PanthiCPN (UML)Arghakhanchi 1(A)Chet Narayan AcharyaCPN (UML)MadheshiChintawati KurmiCPN (UML)Khas AryaDama Kumari SharmaCPN (Maoist Centre)TharuDhamkali ChaudharyCPN (UML)Kapilvastu 2(B)Dharma Bahadur Lal ShriwastavCPN (UML)Dang 3(A)Dilli Bahadur ChaudharyNepali CongressDalitDipa B.K.CPN (Maoist Centre)Nawalparasi West 1(A)Dipendra Kumar AdhikariCPN (UML)Rolpa 1(B)Dipendra Kumar Pun MagarCPN (Maoist Centre)Rupandehi 5(B)Fakharuddin KhanNepali CongressMuslimFaujiya NasimCPN (UML)Khas AryaGita ThapaCPN (Maoist Centre)Pyuthan 1(A)Hari Prashad RijalCPN (UML)Banke 3(A)Indra Prasad KharelCPN (Maoist Centre)Dang 1(A)Indrajit TharuCPN (Maoist Centre)Khas AryaJalpa BhusalCPN (UML)Bardiya 1(A)Kabi Ram TharuCPN (UML)Gulmi 1(B)Kamal Raj ShresthaCPN (UML)DalitKamala Devi B.K.CPN (UML)Gulmi 2(A)Khadga Bahadur KhatriCPN (UML)Pyuthan 1(B)Krishna Dhoj KhadkaCPN (Maoist Centre)Banke 1(A)Krishna KCCPN (Maoist Centre)Rupandehi 1(A)Krishna Prasad NeupaneCPN (UML)TharuKrishni TharuCPN (UML)Rolpa 1(A)Kul Prasad KCCPN (Maoist Centre)Bardiya 2(A)Kul Prasad PokharelCPN (UML)TharuLauti TharuCPN (Maoist Centre)Rupandehi 2(A)Lila GiriCPN (UML)DalitMala GotameNepali CongressMuslimMohammad Yakub AnsariNepali CongressPalpa 1(B)Narayan Prasad AcharyaCPN (UML)Khas AryaNirmala KshetriNepali CongressMadheshiNirmala Mudbhari BhattaraiPeople's Socialist PartyIndigenous peoplesParbati Pun GahatrajCPN (Maoist Centre)Palpa 2(A)Puran Man BajracharyaCPN (UML)Indigenous peoplesPurmati DhengaPeople's Socialist PartyEastern Rukum 1(B)Purna Bahadur Gharti MagarCPN (Maoist Centre)TharuPushpa TharuniNepali CongressKhas AryaRama AryalNepali CongressIndigenous peoplesRama GhartiCPN (Unified Socialist)Arghakhanchi 1(B)Ramji Prasad GhimireCPN (UML)Dang 1(B)Rewati Raman SharmaCPN (UML)DalitRina NepalNepali CongressMadheshiRundhawati SharmaNepali CongressKapilvastu 1(B)Sahas Ram YadavPeople's Socialist PartyKhas AryaSaraswati GautamCPN (UML)Khas AryaShankar GiriNepali CongressDang 2(A)Shankar PokharelCPN (UML)Madheshi, SonarShanti Devi SwarnakarNepali CongressGulmi 1(A)Sudarshan BaralCPN (Maoist Centre)Khas AryaSuman Sharma RayamajhiPeople's Socialist PartyMadheshiSunita Kumari ThatherCPN (UML)Banke 2(B)Surendra Bahadur HamalNepali CongressMadheshiSushma YadavCPN (Maoist Centre)Khas AryaTara G.C.Rastriya JanamorchaEastern Rukum 1(A)Tej Bahadur OliCPN (Maoist Centre)Indigenous peoplesThan Kumari ThapaCPN (UML)Bardiya 1(B)Tilak Ram SharmaCPN (Maoist Centre)Palpa 2(B)Tula Ram Gharti MagarCPN (Maoist Centre)Rupandehi 3(B)Tulshi Prasad ChaudharyCPN (UML)Rupandehi 4(B)Wasiuddin KhanNepali CongressPalpa 1(A)Yuvaraj KhanalCPN (UML)
Changes Constituency/ groupMPAPartyDate seat vacatedCause of vacationNew MPAPartyMadheshiBina PantaRastriya Janata Party Nepal6 June 2018ResignationKalpana PandeyRastriya Janata Party NepalDang 3(B)Uttar Kumar OliNepal Communist Party22 February 2019DeathBimala Kumari KhatriNepal Communist PartyKhas AryaBaldev Sharma PokharelNepali Congress20 January 2020DeathShankar GiriNepali CongressRupandehi 1(B)Dadhiram NeupaneCPN (Maoist Centre)6 April 2021Expelled by partyGulmi 2(B)Dinesh PanthiKapilvastu 1(A)Dirgha Narayan PandeyCPN (UML)2 May 2021ResignationDang 2(B)Amar Bahadur Dangi Chhetri5 May 2021ResignationRupandehi 3(A)Santosh Kumar PandeyaPeople's Socialist Party29 April 2021Expelled by partyBanke 2(A)Bijay Bahadur YadavMadheshiKalpana PandeyNirmala Mudbhari BhattaraiPeople's Socialist PartyBardiya 2(B)Dipesh TharuCPN (Maoist Centre)24 April 2022Resignation to contest as mayor of Rajapur
Defections Constituency/ groupMPAPrevious PartyDate defectedNew PartyIndigenous peoplesRama GhartiCPN (UML)1 September 2021CPN (Unified Socialist)
See also
Lumbini Province 2017 Nepalese provincial elections
References