# 2nd Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly

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

| 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 | 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 tl lolhrough first-past-the-post voting and 37 are elected through proportional representation.
CPN (UML) (40) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
| Officers of the Provincial Assembly |||
| Indigenous peoples | Sirjana Danuwar | Deputy Speaker of Provincial Assembly |
| Members of Provincial Assembly |||
| Jhapa 5(A) | Hikmat Kumar Karki | Chief 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 Rana Magar | Deputy 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 Bhandari | Chief whip |
| Indigenous people | Sirjana Rai | Whip |
| Solukhumbu 1 (B) | Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari | Minister for Social Development (until 7 July 2023) Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment (until 7 July 2023) |
| Taplejung 1(A) | Til Kumar Menyangbo | Minister for Drinking Water, Irrigation and Energy (until 7 July 2023) Minister for Health (until 7 July 2023) |
| Sankhuwasabha 1(B) | Bidur Kumar Lingthep | |
| Khotang 1(A) | Pach Karna Rai | |
| Dhankuta 1(A) | Niran Rai | |
| Dhankuta 1(B) | Indra Mani Parajuli | |
| Tehrathum 1(A) | Kishor Chandra Dulal | |
| Sunsari 1(A) | Ramesh Kumar Basnet | |
| Sunsari 1(B) | Bijay Kumar Rai | |
| Sunsari 2(B) | Ram Prasad Mahato | |
| Sunsari 3(A) | Rohit Bahadur Karki | |
| Sunsari 3(B) | Ramdev Yadav | |
| Morang 1(A) | Umakanta Gautam | |
| Morang 1(B) | Khadga Bahadur Basnet | |
| Morang 2(B) | Lila Ballabh Adhikari | |
| Morang 3(B) | Gyanendra Subedi | |
| Morang 4(A) | Jay Prakash Chaudhary | |
| Jhapa 2(A) | Ekraj Karki | |
| Jhapa 2(B) | Tilchan Pathak | |
| Jhapa 3(B) | Chhabilal Chudal | |
| Jhapa 4(A) | Radha Krishna Khanal | |
| Jhapa 5(B) | Hom Bahadur Thapa | |
| Khas Arya | Shila Dixit Karki | |
| Khas Arya | Taradevi Dhakal | |
| Khas Arya | Niradevi Khanal Acharya | |
| Khas Arya | Gitadevi Regmi | |
| Indigenous people | Kamala Thapa Magar | |
| Indigenous people | Mina Shrestha | |
| Indigenous people | Malati Kumari Limbu | |
| Indigenous people | Yashoda Kayastha | |
| Indigenous people | Numberlal Dhimal | |
| Tharu | Lalita Kumari Chaudhary | |
| Madheshi | Gita Rani Mahato | |
| Muslim | Nurshadi Begum | |
| Dalit | Kamala Darnal | |
Nepali Congress (29) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
| Khas Arya | Uddhav Thapa | Leader of the Opposition (until 7 July 2023) Chief Minister Parliamentary Party Leader |
| Udayapur 1(B) | Himal Karki | Deputy parliamentary Party Leader Deputy Leader of the Opposition (until 7 July 2023 |
| Khotang 1(B) | Bhupendra Rai | Chief whip |
| Okhaldhunga 1(A) | Pradeep Kumar Sunuwar | Minister without portfolio (since 7 July 2023) |
| Udayapur 2(B) | Ram Kumar Khatri | Minister without portfolio (since 9 July 2023) |
| Taplejung 1(B) | Khagen Singh Rai | |
| Bhojpur 1(B) | Binod Rai | |
| Ilam 1(B) | Shamsher Rai | |
| Ilam 2(A) | Govind Giri | |
| Sunsari 4(A) | Sadanand Mandal | |
| Sunsari 4(B) | Esrail Mansuri | |
| Morang 3(A) | Man Bahadur Limbu | |
| Morang 4(B) | Bhim Parajuli | |
| Morang 5(A) | Gayaand Mandal Gangai | |
| Morang 5(B) | Amrit Kumar Aryal | |
| Morang 6(B) | Kedar Karki | |
| Jhapa 1(A) | Gopal Tamang | |
| Jhapa 3(A) | Bhumi Prasad Rajbanshi | |
| Khas Arya | Indira Thapa | |
| Khas Arya | Khageshwari Paudel | |
| Indigenous people | Mohan Maharjan | |
| Indigenous people | Maiya Shrestha | |
| Indigenous people | Dolma Tamang | |
| Indigenous people | Lila Kumari Rai | |
| Indigenous people | Mamta Magar Tamang | |
| Indigenous people | Sobha Chemjong | |
| Tharu | Sunita Gachhadar Chaudhary | |
| Indigenous people | Sunita Kumari Gurung | |
| Madheshi | Lakhi Kumari Ganesh | |
CPN (Maoist Centre) (13) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
| Officers of the Provincial Assembly |||
| Okhaldhunga 1(B) | Baburam Gautam | Speaker of Provincial Assembly |
| Members of Provincial Assembly |||
| Panchthar 1(B) | Indra Bahadur Angbo | Parliamentary party leader |
| Morang 6 (A) | Jeevan Acharya | Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning (since 9 July 2023) Minister for Tourism, Forests and Environment (until 7 June 2023) |
| Sankhuwasabha 1(A) | Rajendra Karki | Minister without portfolio (since 9 July 2023) |
| Tehrathum 1(B) | Durga Prasad Chapagain | Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Urban Development (until 7 June 2023) |
| Solukhumbu 1(A) | Gombu Sherpa | |
| Udayapur 1(A) | Rajan Kiranti | |
| Morang 2(A) | Ganesh Prasad Upreti | |
| Udayapur 2 (A) | Narayan Bahadur Burja Magar |
| Khas Arya | Gita Timsina | |
| Indigenous people | Bandana Jhagar | |
| Indigenous people | Samjhana Tamang Thamsuhang | |
| Dalit | Sapana Darji | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (6) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
| Jhapa 4(B) | Bhakti Prasad Sitaula | Parliamentary 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 Arya | Ambar Bahadur Bista | Chief whip |
| Jhapa 1(B) | Sabina Bhajgai | |
| Indigenous people | Premraj Thamsuhang | |
| Indigenous people | Nimsari Rajbanshi | |
| Dalit | Gopal Bahadur Bishwakarma | |
CPN (Unified Socialist) (4) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
| Bhojpur 1(A) | Rajendra Kumar Rai | Parliamentary party leader |
| Indigenous people | Bidya Chamling Rai | Chief Whip |
| Panchthar 1(A) | Kamal Prasad Jabegu | Minister without portfolio (since 7 July 2023) |
| Ilam 1(A) | Khinu Langwa Limbu | |
People's Socialist Party (1) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks |
| Indigenous people | Nirmala Limbu | Minister for Health (until 31 May 2023) |