The 2nd Koshi Provincial Assembly was elected through the provincial elections held on 20 November 2022. The assembly has 56 constituency seats in which members are elected through direct elections and 36 proportional representation party list seats. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier. The first session of the assembly commenced from 1 January 2023.
Baburam Gautam of the CPN (Maoist Centre) was elected as the Speaker of the provincial assembly on 12 January 2023.
Leaders
Officers Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Baburam Gautam (CPN (Maoist Centre)) Deputy Speaker of the Assembly: Hon. Srijana Danuwar (CPN (UML)) Leader of the House: Hon. Uddhav Thapa (Nepali Congress) Leader of the Opposition: Hon. Hikmat Kumar Karki (CPN (UML))
Parliamentary party
Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist): Hon. Hikmat Kumar Karki Parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress: Hon. Uddhav Thapa Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre): Hon. Indra Bahadur Angbo Parliamentary party leader of Rastriya Prajatantra Party: Hon. Bhakti Prasad Sitaula Parliament party leader of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Rajendra Kumar Rai
Chief Whip
Chief Whip of CPN (UML): Hon. Rewati Raman Bhandari Whip of CPN (UML): Hon. Sirjana Rai Chief Whip of Nepali Congress: Hon. Bhupendra Rai Chief Whip of Rastriya Prajatantra Party: Hon. Ambar Bahadur Bista Chief Whip of CPN (Unified Socialist): Hon. Bidya Chamling Rai
Composition
PartySeatsAfter electionAt presentFPTPPRTotalFPTPPRTotalCPN (UML)251540251540Nepali Congress171229171229CPN (Maoist Centre)94139413Rastriya Prajatantra Party246246CPN (Unified Socialist)314314People's Socialist Party011011Total563793563793
Members The assembly has 93 members of whom 56 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 37 are elected through proportional representation.
CPN (UML) (40) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / RemarksOfficers of the Provincial AssemblyIndigenous peoplesSirjana DanuwarDeputy Speaker of Provincial AssemblyMembers of Provincial AssemblyJhapa 5(A)Hikmat Kumar KarkiChief Minister (until 7 July 2023 – 7 July 2023; 8 September 2023 – 18 October 2023; Since 9 May 2024) Leader of the Opposition (7 July 2023 — 8 September 2023; 3 November 2023 – 9 May 2024) Parliamentary party leader Ilam 2(B)Ram Bahadur RanamagarDeputy parliamentary party leader Deputy Leader of the Opposition (7 July 2023 – 8 September 2023; 3 November 2023 – 9 May 2024)Sunsari 2(A)Rewati Raman BhandariChief whipIndigenous peopleSirjana RaiWhipSolukhumbu 1 (B)Buddhi Kumar RajbhandariMinister for Social Development (until 7 July 2023) Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment (until 7 July 2023)Taplejung 1(A)Til Kumar MenyangboMinister for Drinking Water, Irrigation and Energy(until 7 July 2023) Minister for Health (until 7 July 2023)Sankhuwasabha 1(B)Bidur Kumar LingthepKhotang 1(A)Pach Karna RaiDhankuta 1(A)Niran RaiDhankuta 1(B)Indra Mani ParajuliTehrathum 1(A)Kishor Chandra DulalSunsari 1(A)Ramesh Kumar BasnetSunsari 1(B)Bijay Kumar Rai Sunsari 2(B)Ram Prasad MahatoSunsari 3(A)Rohit Bahadur KarkiSunsari 3(B)Ramdev YadavMorang 1(A)Umakanta GautamMorang 1(B)Khadga Bahadur BasnetMorang 2(B)Lila Ballabh AdhikariMorang 3(B)Gyanendra SubediMorang 4(A)Jay Prakash ChaudharyJhapa 2(A)Ek Raj KarkiJhapa 2(B)Tilchan PathakJhapa 3(B)Chhabilal ChudalJhapa 4(A)Radha Krishna KhanalJhapa 5(B)Hom Bahadur ThapaKhas AryaSheila Dixit KarkiKhas AryaTara Devi DhakalKhas AryaNira Devi KhanalKhas AryaGita Devi RegmiIndigenous peopleKamala Thapa MagarIndigenous peopleMina ShresthaIndigenous peopleMalati Kumari LimbuIndigenous peopleYasoda KayasthaIndigenous peopleNamwar Lal DhimalTharuLalita Kumari ChaudharyMadheshiGita Rani MahatoMuslimNurshadi BegumDalitKamala Darnal
Nepali Congress (29) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / RemarksKhas AryaUddhav ThapaLeader of the Opposition (until 7 July 2023) Chief Minister Parliamentary Party LeaderUdayapur 1(B)Himal KarkiDeputy parliamentary Party Leader Deputy Leader of the Opposition (until 7 July 2023Khotang 1(B)Bhupendra RaiChief whip Okhaldhunga 1(A)Pradip Kumar SunuwarMinister without portfolio (since 7 July 2023)Udayapur 2(B)Ram Kumar KhatriMinister without portfolio (since 9 July 2023)Taplejung 1(B)Khagen Singh RaiBhojpur 1(B)Binod RaiIlam 1(B)Shamsher RaiIlam 2(A)Govind GiriSunsari 4(A)Sadanand MandalSunsari 4(B)Esrail MansuriMorang 3(A)Man Bahadur LimbuMorang 4(B)Bhim ParajuliMorang 5(A)Gayaand Mandal GangaiMorang 5(B)Amrit Kumar AryalMorang 6(B)Kedar KarkiJhapa 1(A)Gopal TamangJhapa 3(A)Bhumi Prasad RajbanshiKhas AryaIndira ThapaKhas AryaKhageshwari PaudelIndigenous peopleMohan MaharjanIndigenous peopleMaiya ShresthaIndigenous peopleDolma TamangIndigenous peopleLila Kumari RaiIndigenous peopleMamta Tamang MagarIndigenous peopleShobha ChemjongTharuSunita Gachhadar (Chaudhary)Indigenous peopleSunita Kumari GurungMadheshiLakhi Kumari Ganesh
CPN (Maoist Centre) (13) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / RemarksOfficers of the Provincial AssemblyOkhaldhunga 1(B)Baburam GautamSpeaker of Provincial AssemblyMembers of Provincial AssemblyPanchthar 1(B)Indra Bahadur AngboParliamentary party leaderMorang 6 (A)Jivan AcharyaMinister for Economic Affairs and Planning (since 9 July 2023) Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment (until 7 June 2023)Sankhuwasabha 1(A)Rajendra KarkiMinister without portfolio (since 9 July 2023)Tehrathum 1(B)Durga Prasad ChapagainMinister for Transport, Infrastructure and Urban Development (until 7 June 2023)Solukhumbu 1(A) Gombu SherpaUdayapur 1(A)Rajan KirantiMorang 2(A)Ganesh Prasad UpretiUdayapur 2 (A)Narayan Bahadur Burja MagarKhas AryaGita TimsinaIndigenous peopleBandana JhangadIndigenous peopleSamjhana Tamang ThamsuhangDalitSapana Darji
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (6) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / RemarksJhapa 4(B)Bhakti Prasad SitaulaParliamentary party leader Minister for Industry, Agriculture and Co-Operatives (until 7 July 2023) Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Urban Development (until 7 July 2023)Khas AryaAmbar Bahadur BistaChief whip Jhapa 1(B)Sabina BhajgaiIndigenous peoplePremraj ThamsuhangIndigenous peopleNimsari Rajbanshi DalitGopal Bahadur Bishwakarma
CPN (Unified Socialist) (4) Constituency/ group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities / RemarksBhojpur 1(A)Rajendra Kumar RaiParliamentary party leader Indigenous peopleBidya Chamling RaiChief Whip Panchthar 1(A)Kamal Prasad JabeguMinister without portfolio (since 7 July 2023)Ilam 1(A)Khinu Langwa Limbu
People's Socialist Party (1) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & Responsibilities / RemarksIndigenous peopleNirmala LimbuMinister for Health (until 31 May 2023)
Changes Constituency/ groupMPAPartyDate seat vacatedCause of vacationNew MPAPartyJhapa 4(B)Bhakti Prasad Sitaula19 January 2026Resigned to contest the 2026 general election in Jhapa-4 constituencySunsari 2(A)Rewati Raman Bhandari19 January 2026Resigned to contest the 2026 general election in Dang-1 constituency
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References
External links सात प्रदेशसभामा एमालेले क-कसलाई पठायो ? (Eng. The Proportional candidates selected by NCP (UML) in all seven provinces.) को-को परे समानुपातिकमा ? (Eng. Who are the candidates, selected for Proportional Representation.)