2nd Madhesh Provincial Assembly

2nd Madhesh Provincial Assembly
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Overview
Legislative bodyMadhesh Provincial Assembly
JurisdictionMadhesh Province, Nepal
Meeting placeDistrict Education Office,
Janakpur, Dhanusha District
Term2 January 2023 (2023-01-02) –
Election2022
GovernmentYadav cabinet, 2025
Websitepga.p2.gov.np Vacant (4)
Members107
SpeakerRam Asish Yadav (NSP, Nepal)
Deputy SpeakerBabita Devi Raut (JP)
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)		Krishna Prasad Yadav (Nepali Congress)
Leader of OppositionSaroj Kumar Yadav (CPN (UML))
Party control Government (76)[1]
  •   Congress: 22
  •   PSP-N: 20
  •   NCP: 14
  •   Janamat: 12
  •   LSPN: 8

Opposition (25)

The 2nd Madhesh Provincial Assembly was elected through the provincial elections held on 20 November 2022.[2] The assembly has 64 constituency seats in which members are elected through direct elections and 43 proportional representation party list seats. The term of the assembly is 5 years unless dissolved earlier. The first session of the assembly started on 2 January 2023.[3]

Leaders

Officers

Parliamentary party

Whips

Composition

  • 2nd Madhesh Provincial Assembly
  • On 5 February 2023, after three independents joined PSP-N, and one each joined CPN (Maoist Centre) and CPN (UML).
  • After the 2022 provincial election.
Party Seats
After election At present
FPTP PR[12] Total[13] FPTP PR Total
CPN (UML) 15 8 23 15 8 23
Congress 13 9 22 13 9 22
PSP-Nepal 9 7 16 13 7 20[a]
Janamat 6 7 13 5 7 12
Loktantrik Samajwadi 7 2 9 7 2 9[a]
Maoist Centre 4 4 8 3 4 7
Unified Socialist 4 3 7 4 3 7
RPP 0 1 1 0 1 1
Nepal Federal Socialist Party 0 1 1 0 1 1
Nagrik Unmukti 0 1 1 0 1 1
Independent 6 — 6 — — —
Vacant — — — 4 — 4
Total 64 43 107 57 43 107

Members

CPN (UML) (25)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Dhanusha 1 (B) Ram Chandra Mandal
  • former speaker of the assembly
Mahottari 4 (A) Saroj Kumar Yadav
  • former Chief Minister
  • Parliamentary party leader
  • former Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development
Saptari 1 (A) Raj Kumar Lekhi
  • former Minister for Law, Justice and Provincial Affairs
Siraha 2 (B) Satrudhan Prasad Singh
  • former Minister for Home Affairs and Communication
Rautahat 2 (A) Mohammad Zaid Alam
  • Minister for Women, Children, Youth and Sports
Rautahat 3 (A) Keshav Raya
  • Elected as Independent; joined CPN (UML) on 3 February 2023
  • former State minister for Home Affairs and Communications
Siraha 1 (A) Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary Tharu
Siraha 3 (A) Manoj Kumar Singh
Dhanusha 2 (A) Lakhan Das Tatma
Dhanusha 3 (B) Dipendra Kumar Thakur
Dhanusha 4 (B) Hari Narayan Mahato
Mahottari 1 (A) Sharada Devi Thapa
Bara 1 (A) Triloki Prasad
Bara 3 (A) Ravindra Das Shrestha
Bara 3 (B) Mohammad Sameer
Bara 4 (A) Dev Narayan Tharu
Madheshi Jay Chandra Prasad Patel
Madheshi Panti Devi Yadav
Madheshi Phulo Kumari Devi
Madheshi, Marwari Bina Devi Sharma
Madheshi, Marwari Rajpati Devi Jaiswal
Dalit Palti Devi Mahara
Muslim Jainab Khatun
Indigenous peoples Manju Kumari Thapa Magar
Nepali Congress (22)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Rautahat 1 (B) Krishna Prasad Yadav
  • Parliamentary party leader
Saptari 3 (A) Mohammad Samim
Dhanusha 1 (A) Sanjay Kumar Mahato
Dhanusha 3 (A) Ram Saroj Yadav
Dhanusha 4 (A) Shesh Narayan Yadav
Sarlahi 2 (A) Jangilal Ray
Sarlahi 2 (B) Kaushal Kishor Ray
Sarlahi 4 (A) Birendra Prasad Singh
Rautahat 1 (A) Nagendra Sah
Rautahat 3 (B) Sunil Kumar Yadav
Parsa 2 (A) Shyam Prasad Patel
Parsa 3 (B) Janardhan Singh Chhetri
Parsa 4 (A) Shankar Prasad Chaudhary
Madheshi Kumar Kant Jha
Madheshi Rekha Thakur
Madheshi Jibachhi Kumari Yadav
Madheshi, Sudhi Indu Kumar Sah
Madheshi, Kamhar Anjana Pandit
Dalit Shakunti Devi
Dalit, Dhobi Nilam Kumar Razak
Indigenous peoples Mina Kumar Lama
Muslim Nurun Mesa
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (20)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Bara 1 (B) Saroj Kumar Yadav
Sarlahi 3 (B) Sanjay Kumar Yadav
  • Minister for Economic Affairs
Mahottari 2 (B) Surita Kumari Sah
  • Elected as Independent; joined PSP-N on 22 January 2023
  • Minister for Social Development
Parsa 4 (B) Singhasan Sah Kalwar
  • Minister for Water Supply and Energy Development
Rautahat 4 (B) Sheikh Abul Kalam Aazad
  • State minister for Social Development
Saptari 4 (B) Anirudhha Kumar Singh
Siraha 1 (B) Raj Kumar Gupta
Dhanusha 2 (B) Ram Ashish Yadav
Mahottari 4 (B) Saroj Kumar Singh
Bara 2 (A) Sarada Sarkar Prasad Kalwar
  • Elected as Independent; joined the party on 5 February 2023
Bara 2 (B) Bachha Raut Ahir
Parsa 1 (B) Lalbabu Raut
Parsa 3 (A) Pramod Kumar Jaiswal
  • Elected as Independent; joined PSP-N on 22 January 2023
Madheshi, Kayastha Manish Kumar Suman
Madheshi Bindu Kumari Yadav
Madheshi Kiran Kumari
Madheshi, Kanu Shobha Devi
Dalit Lalita Das
Muslim Shahida Khatun
Indigenous peoples Mamata Devi Mandal
Janamat Party (13)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Madheshi, Rajdhov Babita Kumari Raut Ishar
  • Deputy Speaker of the assembly
Saptari 2 (B) Mahesh Prasad Yadav
  • Parliamentary party leader
  • Minister for Education, Science and Technology
Madheshi Basanta Kumar Kushwaha
  • Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives
Siraha 2 (A) Sanjay Kumar Yadav
  • State minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives
Madheshi Chandan Kumar Singh
  • Chief Whip
Saptari 1 (B) Saqil Miya
Saptari 2 (A) Satish Kumar Singh
Saptari 3 (B) Shambhu Kumar Sah
Siraha 4 (A) Tribhuwan Sah
Madheshi Anita Kumari Shah
Dalit, Khatve Ranju Kumari Mandal Khang
Muslim Hasina Khatun
Indigenous peoples Bhagyashri Kumari Chaudhary
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (9)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Mahottari 3 (A) Abhiram Sharma
  • Parliamentary party leader
Siraha 4 (B) Ram Babu Yadav
Mahottari 2 (A) Jayanul Rain
Mahottari 3 (B) Rani Kumari Tiwari
Sarlahi 1 (A) Upendra Mahato
Bara 4 (B) Jitendra Prasad Sonar
Parsa 2 (B) Ramesh Prasad Kurmi
Madheshi Rupa Kumari Yadav
Madheshi, Sudhi Ramita Pradhan
CPN (Maoist Centre) (9)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Mahottari 1 (B) Bharat Prasad Sah
  • Parliamentary party leader
Sarlahi 3 (A) Jawaharlal Kushwaha
  • Elected as Independent; joined the party on 28 December 2022
Sarlahi 4 (B) Fakeera Mahato
Rautahat 4 (A) Yubaraj Bhattarai
Parsa 1 (A) Rahabar Ansari
Madheshi Sunita Yadav
Madheshi, Kayastha Mala Kumari Karna
Dalit Sharada Das
Muslim Mohammad Razi Haider
CPN (Unified Socialist) (7)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Saptari 4 (A) Govinda Bahadur Neupane
  • Parliamentary party leader
Sarlahi 1 (B) Bechi Lungeli
Siraha 3 (B) Pramod Kumar Yadav
Rautahat 2 (B) Kanish Patel
Madheshi Ratneshwar Goit Yadav
Madheshi, Lohar Laxmi Devi
Dalit Kishori Devi
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (1)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Former members
Madheshi Kanchan Bichha
Nepal Federal Socialist Party (1)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Muslim Bimala Ansari Tartrum
Nagrik Unmukti Party (1)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities
Madheshi Urmila Devi Singh

Changes

Constituency/PR group MPA Party Date seat vacated Cause of vacation New MPA Party
Madheshi Kanchan Bichha RPP 5 December 2025 Recalled[14] RPP
Dhanusha 1 (B) Ram Chandra Mandal CPN (UML) 18 January 2026 Resigned to contest general election
Parsa 1 (A) Rahabar Ansari Maoist Centre 18 January 2026 Resigned to contest general election
Mahottari 1 (B) Bharat Prasad Sah Maoist Centre 19 January 2026 Resigned to contest general election
Saptari 2 (A) Satish Kumar Singh Janamat 19 January 2026 Resigned to contest general election

Defections

Constituency/PR group Member From To Date
Sarlahi 3 (A) Jawaharlal Kushwaha Independent Maoist Centre 28 December 2022[15]
Mahottari 2 (B) Surita Kumari Sah PSP-Nepal 22 January 2023[16]
Parsa 3 (A) Pramod Kumar Jaiswal
Rautahat 3 (A) Keshav Raya CPN (UML) 3 February 2023[17]
Bara 2 (A) Sarada Sarkar Prasad Kalwar PSP-Nepal 5 February 2023[18]
Saptari 4 (B) Anirudhha Kumar Singh

Suspensions

Constituency/PR group Member Party From To Reason
Mahottari 3 (A) Abhiram Sharma Loktantrik Samajwadi 30 April 2024 Life sentence on murder charges[19]
Dhanusha 3 (B) Dipendra Kumar Thakur CPN (UML) 10 June 2025 13 February 2026 Corruption charges[20]
Mahottari 4 (B) Saroj Kumar Singh PSP-Nepal 12 June 2025 28 August 2025 Corruption charges[21]
17 October 2025

Notes

  1. ^ a b Including 1 suspended member

References

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