2nd Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly
# 2nd Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly

The 2nd Province No. 1 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. Sirjana Danuwar (CPN (UML))
* Leader of the House (Chief Minister): Hon. Hikmat Kumar Karki (CPN (UML))
* Leader of the Opposition: Hon. Uddhav Thapa (Nepali Congress)

### Parliamentary party

* Parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML): 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

### Chief Whip

* Chief Whip of CPN (UML): Hon. Rewati Raman Bhandari

## Composition

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | After election | After election | After election | At present | At present | At present |
| Party | Party | FPTP | PR | Total | FPTP | PR | Total |
| | CPN (UML) | 25 | 15 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 40 |
| | Nepali Congress | 17 | 12 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 9 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 56 | 37 | 93 | 56 | 37 | 93 |

## Members

The assembly has 93 members of whom 56 are elected through first-past-the-post voting and 37 are elected through proportional representation.

### FPTP members

| Constituencies | Member | Party |
| - | - | - |
| Solukhumbu 1(A) | Gombu Sherpa | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Solukhumbu 1(B) | Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari | CPN (UML) |
| Sankhuwasabha 1(A) | Rajendra Karki | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Sankhuwasabha 1(B) | Bidur Kumar Lingthep | CPN (UML) |
| Taplejung 1(A) | Til Kumar Menwang | CPN (UML) |
| Taplejung 1(B) | Khagen Singh Hangam | Nepali Congress |
| Okhaldhunga 1(A) | Pradip Kumar Sunuwar | Nepali Congress |
| Okhaldhunga 1(B) | Baburam Gautam | CPN (UML) |
| Khotang 1(A) | Pach Kand Rai | CPN (UML) |
| Khotang 1(B) | Bhupendra Rai | Nepali Congress |
| Bhojpur 1(A) | Rajendra Kumar Rai | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Bhojpur 1(B) | Binod Rai | Nepali Congress |
| Dhankuta 1(A) | Niraj Rai | CPN (UML) |
| Dhankuta 1(B) | Indra Madi Parajuli | CPN (UML) |
| Tehrathum 1(A) | Kishor Chandra Dulal | CPN (UML) |
| Tehrathum 1(B) | Durga Prasad Chapagain | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Panchthar 1(A) | Kamal Prasad Jabegu | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Panchthar 1(B) | Indra Bahadur Angbo | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Ilam 1(A) | Khinu Langwa Limbu | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Ilam 1(B) | Shemsher Rai | Nepali Congress |
| Ilam 2(A) | Govind Giri | nepali Congress |
| Ilam 2(B) | Ram Bahadur Magar | CPN (UML) |
| Udayapur 1(A) | Rajan Kiranti | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Udayapur 1(B) | Himal Karki | Nepali Congress |
| Sunsari 1(A) | Ramesh Kumar Basnet | CPN (UML) |
| Sunsari 1(B) | Bijay Kumar Rai | CPN (UML) |
| Sunsari 2(A) | Rewati Raman Bhandari | CPN (UML) |
| Sunsari 2(B) | Ram Prasad Mahato | CPN (UML) |
| Sunsari 3(A) | Rohit Bahadur Karki | CPN (UML) |
| Sunsari 3(B) | Ramdev Yadav | CPN (UML) |
| Sunsari 4(A) | Sadanand Mandal | Nepali Congress |
| Sunsari 4(B) | Ishrail Mansuri | Nepali Congress |
| Morang 1(A) | Umakanta Gautam | CPN (UML) |
| Morang 1(B) | Khadga Bahadur Basnet | CPN (UML) |
| Morang 2(A) | Ganesh Prasad Upreti | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Morang 2(B) | Lila Ballabh Adhikari | CPN (UML) |
| Morang 3(A) | Man Bahadur Limbu | Nepali Congress |
| Morang 3(B) | Gyanendra Subedi | CPN (UML) |
| Morang 4(A) | Jay Prakash Chaudhary | CPN (UML) |
| Morang 4(B) | Bhim Parajuli | Nepali Congress |
| Morang 5(A) | Gyanendra Mandal Gangai | Nepali Congress |
| Morang 5(B) | Amrit Kumar Aryal | Nepali Congress |
| Jhapa 1(A) | Gopal Tamang | Nepali Congress |
| Jhapa 1(B) | Sabina Bhajgai | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Jhapa 2(A) | Yakraj Karki | CPN (UML) |
| Jhapa 2(B) | Tichan Pathak | CPN (UML) |
| Jhapa 3(A) | Bhumi Prasad Rajbanshi | Nepali Congress |
| Jhapa 3(B) | Chhabilal Chudal | CPN (UML) |
| Jhapa 4(A) | Radha Krishna Khanal | CPN (UML) |
| Jhapa 4(B) | Bhakti Prasad Sitaula | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Jhapa 5(A) | Hikmat Kumar Karki | CPN (UML) |
| Jhapa 5(B) | Hom Bahadur Thapa | CPN (UML) |

Source: Election Commission, Nepal and Kantipur Media Group

### Proportional members

Total votes towards proportional was counted: 1,899,144

| Party | Total Votes | Vote percentages | Elected members | Class of RP |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Shila Dixit Karki | Khas/Arya woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Taradevi Dhakal | Khas/Arya woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Niradevi Khanal Acharya | Khas/Arya woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Gitadevi Regmi | Khas/Arya woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Srijana Danuwar | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Kamala Thapa Magar | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Mina Shreshtha | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Srijana Rai | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Malati Kumari Limbu | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Yashoda Kayastha | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Lalita Kumari Chaudhari | Tharu woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Kamla Darnal | Dalit woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Gita Rani Mahato | Madheshi woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Nurshadi Begam | Muslim woman |
| CPN (UML) | 665,460 | 35% | Numberlal Dhimal | Adivasi/Janajati man |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Mohan Maharjan | Adivasi/Janajati man |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Maiya Shreshtha | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Dolma Tamang | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Lila Kumari Rai | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Mamta Magar Tamang | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Shobha Chemjong | Adivasi/Jaanjati woman |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Uddhav Thapa | Khas/Arya man |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Indira Thapa | Khas/Arya woman |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Khageshwari Paudel | Khas/Arya woman |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Sunita Gachhadar Chaudhary | Tharu woman |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Sunita Kumari Gurung | Dalit woman |
| Nepali Congress | 562,956 | 29.6% | Lakhi Kumari Ganesh | Madheshi woman |
| Rashtriya Prajatantra Party | 198,511 | 10.4% | Premraj Thamsuhang | Adivasi/Janajati man |
| Rashtriya Prajatantra Party | 198,511 | 10.4% | Nimsari Rajbanshi | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| Rashtriya Prajatantra Party | 198,511 | 10.4% | Ambar Bahadur Bist | Khas/Arya man |
| Rashtriya Prajatantra Party | 198,511 | 10.4% | Gopal Bahadur Vishwakarma | Dalit man |
| CPN (Maoist Centre)–NSP | 181,245 | 9.5% | Bandana Jhangar | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| CPN (Maoist Centre)–NSP | 181,245 | 9.5% | Samjhana Tamang Thamsuhang | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| CPN (Maoist Centre)–NSP | 181,245 | 9.5% | Gita Timsina | Khas/Arya woman |
| CPN (Maoist Centre)–NSP | 181,245 | 9.5% | Sapna Darji | Dalit woman |
| PSP-N | 61,723 | 3.2% | Nirmala Limbu | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| CPN (US) | 55,957 | 2.95% | Bidya Chamling Rai | Adivasi/Janajati woman |
| Others | 173,292 | | not valid |

Source:

Any political party which receives votes less than 3% will not be valid to receive any proportional seat.

