# 1st Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly

The first Koshi Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 93 members were elected to the assembly, 56 of whom were elected through direct elections and 37 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 5 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Sher Dhan Rai and Bhim Acharya served as chief ministers from CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) and Rajendra Kumar Rai served as chief minister from CPN (Unified Socialist) during the term of the assembly. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari served as the speaker of the assembly and Saraswati Pokharel served as deputy speaker.

## Composition

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats |
| Party | Party | After election | At dissolution |
| | CPN (UML) | 51 | 37 |
| | Nepali Congress | 21 | 21 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 15 | 15 |
| | CPN (Unified Socialist) | — | 10 |
| | People's Socialist Party | — | 3 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1 | 1 |
| | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch | 1 | 1 |
| | Federal Socialist Forum | 3 | — |
| | Independent | 1 | — |
| | Vacant | — | 3 |
| Total | Total | 93 | 93 |

## Leaders
### Office bearers

* Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari
** Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Saraswoti Pokhrel
* Leader of the House:
** Hon. Sher Dhan Rai (CPN (UML)) (until 26 August 2021)
** Hon. Bhim Acharya (CPN (UML)) (from 26 August 2021 to 1 November 2021)
** Hon. Rajendra Kumar Rai (CPN (Unified Socialist)) (from 1 November 2021)
* Leader of the Opposition:
** Hon. Rajiv Koirala (Nepali Congress) (until 1 November 2021)
** Hon. Bhim Acharya (CPN (UML)) (from 1 November 2021)

### Parliamentary Party Leaders

* Parliamentary Party Leader (CPN (UML)):
** Hon. Sher Dhan Rai (CPN (UML)) (until 26 August 2021)
** Hon. Bhim Acharya (CPN (UML)) (from 26 August 2021)
* Parliamentary Party Leader (Nepali Congress): Rajiv Koirala
** Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader: Himal Karki
* Parliamentary Party Leader (CPN (Maoist Centre)): Indra Bahadur Angbo
* Parliamentary Party Leader (CPN (Unified Socialist)): Rajendra Kumar Rai
* Parliamentary Party Leader (People's Socialist Party, Nepal): Jay Ram Yadav
* Parliamentary Party Leader (Rastriya Prajatantra Party): Indira Rai
* Parliamentary Party Leader (Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch): Bishnu Maya Tubahamphe

### Whips

* Chief Whip (CPN (UML)): Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari
* Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Kedar Karki
** Whip (Nepali Congress): Suyarma Raj Rai

## Members

| Constituency (PR if blank) | Member | Party |
| | Aasha Ratna Jabegu | CPN (UML) |
| Sunsari 3(B) | Agam Lal Chaudhary | Nepali Congress |
| | Ambika Thapa | CPN (UML) |
| Okhaldhunga 1(A) | Ambir Babu Gurung | CPN (UML) |
| Jhapa 5(B) | Arjun Rai | CPN (UML) |
| Taplejung 1(A) | Bal Bahadur Samsohang | CPN (UML) |
| | Basanti Devi Yadav | CPN (UML) |
| Jhapa 3(A) | Bashanta Kumar Baniya | CPN (UML) |
| Sunsari 1(B) | Bhim Prasad Acharya | CPN (UML) |
| | Bidya Nanda Chaudhari | Nepali Congress |
| Morang 4(A) | Bijay Kumar Bishwas | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Udayapur 1(A) | Bimal Karki | CPN (UML) |
| | Bina Devi Rai | CPN (UML) |
| | Bindiya Karki | Nepali Congress |
| | Bishnu Tumbahangphe | Sanghiya Loktantrik Rastriya Manch |
| Jhapa 2(B) | Brikh Bahadur Pradhan | CPN (UML) |
| Solukhumbu 1(B) | Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari | CPN (UML) |
| | Chandra Prakash Shrestha | Nepali Congress |
| Morang 6(A) | Chum Narayan Tabadar | Nepali Congress |
| Ilam 2(B) | Dhirendra Sharma | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Jhapa 2(A) | Ekraj Karki | CPN (UML) |
| Panchthar 1(A) | Ganesh Kumar Kambang | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Morang 5(A) | Gyaneshwor Rajbanshi | CPN (UML) |
| Jhapa 5(A) | Hikmat Kumar Karki | CPN (UML) |
| Udayapur 1(B) | Himal Karki | Nepali Congress |
| Jhapa 4(B) | Hira Kumar Thapa | CPN (UML) |
| | Hom Kumari Sawa | CPN (UML) |
| | Indira Rai | Rastriya Prajatantra Party |
| Panchthar 1(B) | Indra Bahadur Angbo | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Dhankuta 1(B) | Indra Mani Parajuli | CPN (UML) |
| Sunsari 4(A) | Jagadish Prasad Kusiyat | CPN (UML) |
| | Jasmaya Gajamer (Bishwakarma) | CPN (UML) |
| Morang 5(B) | Jayaram Yadav | People's Socialist Party |
| Jhapa 4(A) | Jhalak Bahadur Magar | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Morang 4(B) | Jiwan Ghimire | CPN (UML) |
| | Jyoti Subba | Nepali Congress |
| Udayapur 2(B) | Kala Ghale | CPN (UML) |
| | Kalpana Kumari Sardar | Nepali Congress |
| Morang 6(B) | Kedar Karki | Nepali Congress |
| Ilam 1(A) | Khinu Langwa (Limbu) | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| | Krishna Kumari Rai | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Morang 1(A) | Kul Prasad Samba | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| | Kusum Kumari Shrestha | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Terathum 1(A) | Lachhuman Tiwari | CPN (UML) |
| Morang 2(B) | Lila Ballabh Adhikari | CPN (UML) |
| | Lila Subba | Nepali Congress |
| Sunsari 3(A) | Lilam Basnet | CPN (UML) |
| | Lok Prakash Sangraula | Nepali Congress |
| Sunsari 4(B) | Mohammad Tahir Miya | Nepali Congress |
| Okhaldhunga 1(B) | Mohan Kumar Khadka | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Udayapur 2(A) | Narayan Bahadur Magar | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| | Nawodeeta Chaudhari | Nepali Congress |
| Dhankuta 1(A) | Niran Rai | CPN (UML) |
| | Om Prakash Sarawagi | Nepali Congress |
| | Padam Kumari Gurung | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Sunsari 1(A) | Pradip Kumar Bhandari | CPN (UML) |
| | Pratap Prakash Haagam | Nepali Congress |
| Sankhuwasabha 1(A) | Purna Prasad Rai (Yamphu) | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Jhapa 3(B) | Purna Prasad Rajbanshi | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| | Radha Thapa | People's Socialist Party |
| Morang 3(B) | Raj Kumar Ojha | CPN (UML) |
| Khotang 1(A) | Rajan Rai | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Bhojpur 1(A) | Rajendra Kumar Rai | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Sunsari 2(B) | Rajiv Koirala | Nepali Congress |
| Ilam 2(A) | Ram Bahadur Magar | CPN (UML) |
| | Ram Chandra Limbu | People's Socialist Party |
| Khotang 1(B) | Ram Kumar Rai | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| | Sabitra Kumrai Regmi | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| | Sabitri Joshi | CPN (UML) |
| | Sanja Kumari Danuwar | Nepali Congress |
| | Saraswati Pokharel | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Sunsari 2(A) | Sarbadhaj Sawa Limbu | CPN (UML) |
| | Sarita Thapa | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| | Saubhagyawati Devi Rai Kirat | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| | Shanta Devi Paudel | Nepali Congress |
| | Shekhar Chandra Thapa | Nepali Congress |
| Bhojpur 1(B) | Sher Dhan Rai | CPN (UML) |
| Morang 2(A) | Shiva Narayan Ganagain | Nepali Congress |
| Jhapa 1(A) | Shree Prasad Mainali | CPN (UML) |
| | Sita Devi Thebe (Jabegu) | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| | Sunita Kumari Chaudhari | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| Morang 3(A) | Suyarma Raj Rai | Nepali Congress |
| Terathum 1(B) | Tejman Kandangwa | CPN (UML) |
| Sankhuwasabha 1(B) | Tulsi Prasad Neupane | CPN (UML) |
| | Umita Bishwakarma | CPN (Maoist Centre) |
| Morang 1(B) | Upendra Prasad Ghimire | CPN (Unified Socialist) |
| | Usha Kala Rai | CPN (UML) |
| Solukhumbu 1(A) | Uttam Kumar Basnet | CPN (UML) |
| | Yashoda Adhikari | CPN (UML) |

### Defections

| Name | Date | From | From | To | To | Constituency (PR if blank) |
| Narayan Bahadur Magar | 5 February 2018 | | Independent | | CPN (Maoist Centre) | Udayapur 2(A) |

### Changes

| Constituency/PR group | Previous MP | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation | Party |
| Taplejung 1(B) | Tanka Angbuhang Limbu | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 5 April 2021 | Expelled for joining CPN (UML) | |
| Ilam 1(B) | Kaji Man Kagate | CPN (UML) | 24 April 2022 | Resignation to contest as mayor of Suryodaya | |
| Jhapa 1(B) | Gopal Chandra Budhathoki | CPN (UML) | 24 April 2022 | Resignation to contest as mayor of Mechinagar | |
| | Gulefun Khatun | CPN (UML) | 30 June 2022 | Resignation | CPN (UML) |