# 2nd Lumbini Provincial Assembly

The second Lumbini Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2022 provincial elections on 20 November 2022. 87 members were elected to the assembly, 52 of whom were elected through direct elections and 35 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The first session of the assembly commenced from 2 January 2023.

## Leaders
### Officers

* Speaker of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly: Hon. Tularam Gharti Magar, (CPN (Maoist Centre))
* Deputy Speaker of the Lumbini Provincial Assembly: Hon. Menuka Khand K.C., (Rastriya Prajatantra Party)
* Leader of the House in the Lumbini Provincial Assembly (Chief Minister):
** Hon. Leela Giri, (CPN (UML)) (until 27 April 2023)
** Hon. Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary, (Nepali Congress) (until 4 April 2024)
** Hon. Jokh Bahadur Mahara, (CPN (Maoist Centre)) (until 23 July 2024)
** Hon. Chet Narayan Acharya, (CPN (UML)) (from 24 July 2024)
* Leader of the Opposition in the Lumbini Provincial Assembly:
** Hon. Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary, (Nepali Congress) (until 12 January 2023 – 27 April 2023; 5 April 2024 – 23 July 2024)
** Hon. Leela Giri, (CPN (UML)) (until 4 April 2024)
** Hon. Jokh Bahadur Mahara, (CPN (Maoist Centre)) (from 24 July 2024)

### Parliamentary party

* Parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML): Hon. Leela Giri
** Deputy parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML): Hon. Chet Narayan Acharya
* Parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress: Hon. Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary
* Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre): Hon. Jokh Bahadur Mahara
* Parliamentary party leader of Rastriya Prajatantra Party: Hon. Ashish Kumar Chaudhary
* Parliamentary party leader of Nagrik Unmukti Party: Hon. Dharma Bahadur Chaudhary
* Parliamentary party leader of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party: Hon. Santosh Kumar Pandey

### Whips

* Chief Whip of Nagrik Unmukti Party: Hon. Raj Kumar Chaudhary
** Whip of Nagrik Unmukti Party: Hon. Naramaya Dhakal

## 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) | 18 | 11 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| | Nepali Congress | 17 | 10 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| | Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | Nagrik Unmukti Party | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | Janamat Party | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | People's Socialist Party | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| | CPN (Unified Socialist) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Rastriya Janamorcha | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | Total | 52 | 35 | 87 | 52 | 35 | 87 |

## Members

CPN (UML) (29) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Rupandehi 2 (A) | Lila Giri | Chief Minister Parliamentary party leader |
| Arghakhanchi 1 (A) | Chet Narayan Acharya | Deputy parliamentary party leader Cabinet minister |
| Gulmi 1 (A) | Chindramani Pandey | |
| Gulmi 2 (A) | Dilliraj Bhusal | |
| Gulmi 2 (B) | Dinesh Panthi | |
| Palpa 1 (A) | Raju Prasad Shrestha | |
| Palpa 1 (B) | Khem Bahadur Saru | |
| Arghakhanchi 1 (B) | Ramji Prasad Ghimire | |
| Rupandehi 2 (B) | Bhoj Prasad Shrestha | |
| Rupandehi 3 (B) | Tulsi Prasad Chaudhary | |
| Rupandehi 5 (A) | Bhumeshwar Dhakal | |
| Kapilvastu 1 (A) | Binu Prasad Panthi | |
| Kapilvastu 1 (B) | Madhusudan Sharan Kurmi | |
| Kapilvastu 2 (A) | Nawaraj Lamichhane | |
| Kapilvastu 3 (A) | Arjun Kumar K.C. | |
| Pyuthan 1 (A) | Tulsi Ram Sharma | |
| Banke 1 (B) | Durga Prasad Chaudhary | |
| Banke 3 (A) | Ratna Bahadur Khatri | |
| Khas Arya | Girdharilal Neupane | |
| Khas Arya | Janak Neupane | |
| Khas Arya | Basanti Neupane | |
| Indigenous peoples | Sarita Pun | |
| Indigenous peoples | Yamuna Roka Tamang | |
| Tharu | Sita Sharma | |
| Tharu | Bhagwati Kumari Tharuni | |
| Dalit | Indra Kumari Gahatraj | |
| Dalit | Rekha Kumar Sharma | |
| Madheshi, Lodh | Santhi Lodh | |
| Muslim | Sayara Bano | |
Nepali Congress (27) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Dang 3 (A) | Dilli Bahadur Chaudhary | Leader of the Opposition Parliamentary party leader |
| Gulmi 1 (B) | Dhanendra Karki | |
| Palpa 2 (A) | Bir Bahadur Rana | |
| Rupandehi 1 (B) | Abdul Razak Gaddi | |
| Rupandehi 4 (B) | Basiuddin Khan | |
| Kapilvastu 2 (B) | Sudhakar Panday | |
| Eastern Rukum 1 (B) | Dhan Bahadur K.C. | |
| Pyuthan 1 (B) | Saroj Thapa | |
| Dang 1 (B) | Anurag Khadka | |
| Dang 2 (A) | Raju Khanal | |
| Dang 2 (B) | Prachanda Bikram Neupane | |
| Banke 3 (B) | Badshah Kurmi | |
| Bardiya 1 (A) | Bhubaneshwar Chaudhary | |
| Bardiya 2 (A) | Janmaya Timilsina | |
| Parasi 1 (A) | Biswo Prem Pathak | |
| Parasi 1 (B) | Devkaran Prasad Kalwar | |
| Parasi 2 (B) | Baijanath Kalwar | |
| Khas Arya | Jamuna Dhakal | |
| Khas Arya | Nima Giri | |
| Khas Arya | Malati Sodari | |
| Indigenous peoples | Dhanlaxmi Shrestha | |
| Indigenous peoples | Maya Pun | |
| Tharu | Devi Prasad Chaudhary | |
| Tharu | Sanju Kumari Caudhary | |
| Dalit | Loki Kumar Bishwakarma | |
| Madheshi, Badi | Shushila Badi | |
| Muslim | Mina Kumari Bohara | |
CPN (Maoist Centre) (10) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Palpa 2 (B) | Tularam Gharti Magar | Speaker of the Assembly |
| Rolpa 1 (A) | Jokh Bahadur Mahara | Parliamentary party leader |
| Banke 1 (A) | Krishna K.C. | Cabinet minister |
| Eastern Rukum 1 (A) | Surul Pun | Elected as Independent |
| Dang 1 (A) | Indrajit Tharu | |
| Dang 3 (B) | Dhan Bahadur Maskey | |
| Rolpa 1 (B) | Dipendra Kumar Pun | Elected as Independent |
| Khas Arya | Mina Budhamagar | |
| Indigenous peoples | Dil Kumari Budha | |
| Tharu | Krishna Kushma Tharu | |
| Dalit | Yam Bahadur Nepali Sarki | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (4) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Khas Arya | Menuka Khand K.C. | Deputy Speaker of the assembly |
| Rupandehi 1 (A) | Aashish Kumar Chaudhary | Parliamentary party leader |
| Kapilvastu 3 (B) | Janaki Prasad Yadav | |
| Indigenous peoples | Mina Kimari Shrestha | |
Nagrik Unmukti Party (4) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Bardiya 2 (B) | Dharma Bahadur Chaudhary | Parliamentary party leader |
| Bardiya 1 (B) | Raj Kumar Chaudhary | Chief Whip |
| Khas Arya | Narmaya Dhakal | Whip |
| Indigenous peoples | Nirmala Devi Tharu | |
Janamat Party (3) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member |
| Rupandehi 5 (B) | Chandrakesh Gupta |
| Khas Arya | Suman Sharma Rayamajhi |
| Indigenous peoples | Gita Gurung |
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (3) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Rupandehi 3 (A) | Santosh Kumar Panday | Parliamentary party leader |
| Rupandehi 4 (A) | Kanhaiya Baniya | |
| Khas Arya | Hema Belbase | |
People's Socialist Party (2) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Banke 2 (A) | Bhandari Lal Ahir | |
| Banke 2 (B) | Aadesh Kumar Agrawal | |
CPN (Unified Socialist) (1) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Khas Arya | Bhagwati Adhikari | |
People's Socialist Party, Nepal (1) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Khas Arya | Ambika Kafle | |
Rastriya Janamorcha (1) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Khas Arya | Tara Thapa | |
Independent (1) :
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Parasi 2 (A) | Khadga Basnet | |

### Party changes or defections

| Constituency/PR group | Member | From | To | Date |
| Rolpa 1 (B) | Dipendra Kumar Pun | Independent | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 4 January 2023 |
| Eastern Rukum 1 (A) | Surul Pun | Independent | CPN (Maoist Centre) | 22 March 2023 |
| Banke 2 (A) | Bhandari Lal Ahir | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | People's Socialist Party (Nepal) | 12 May 2024 |
| Banke 2 (B) | Aadesh Kumar Agrawal | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | People's Socialist Party (Nepal) | 12 May 2024 |