The Madhesh Provincial Assembly (Nepali/Maithili: मधेश प्रदेश सभा) is a unicameral governing and law making body of Madhesh Province, one of the seven Provinces in Nepal, The assembly is seated in the provincial capital at Janakpur in Dhanusha District. The assembly has 107 members, 64 of whom are elected through single-member constituencies and 43 of whom are elected through the party list proportional representation system. They are elected for five-year terms unless the assembly is dissolved earlier.
History
Provincial assemblies were established in 2015 in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal. The first elections to the assemblies were held in 2017. The inaugural meeting of the assembly was held on 4 February 2018.[1] Saroj Kumar Yadav from RJPN served as the first speaker of the assembly.[2] Lalbabu Raut of FSFN, later Samajbadi Party and PSP-N, was elected as chief minister with support from RJPN.[3]
The province was previously known as Province No. 2 and Janakpur served as the temporary capital of the province. The 17 January 2022 session of the assembly endorsed a proposal to name the province Madhesh and designated Janakpur as the permanent provincial capital with two-thirds majority.[4]
List of assemblies
| Election Year | Assembly | Start of term | End of term | Speaker | Chief Minister | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1st Assembly | 4 February 2018 | September 2022 | Saroj Kumar Yadav | Mohammad Lalbabu Raut (Cabinet) |
People's Socialist Party, Nepal | |
| 2022 | 2nd Assembly | 2 January 2023 | Incumbent | Ram Chandra Mandal | Saroj Kumar Yadav (Cabinet) |
People's Socialist Party, Nepal | |
Political parties
| Party | Parliamentary party leader | Seats[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (UML) | Saroj Kumar Yadav | 24 | |
| Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Yadav | 22 | |
| People's Socialist Party | Saroj Kumar Yadav | 19 | |
| Janamat Party | Mahesh Prasad Yadav | 13 | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | Abhiram Sharma | 9 | |
| CPN (Maoist Centre) | Bharat Prasad Sah | 9 | |
| CPN (Unified Sociailst) | Govinda Bahadur Neupane | 7 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1 | ||
| Nepal Federal Socialist Party | 1 | ||
| Nagrik Unmukti Party | 1 | ||
| Independent | 1 | ||
| Total | 107 | ||
See also
References
- ^ "First Provincial Assembly meeting begins in 4 provinces". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "RJP lawmaker Yadav elected Province 2 Speaker". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Raut to become Province 2 CM". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
- ^ "Province 2 endorses Madhes as its name, Janakpurdham as provincial capital". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "मधेस प्रदेश : समानुपातिकमा १० दल, प्रदेशसभामा एमाले पहिलो". ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
