2nd Madhesh Provincial Assembly

The 2nd Madhesh Provincial Assembly was elected through the provincial elections on 20 November 2022. The assembly has 64 constituency seats. 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.

Members
CPN (UML) (25) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & ResponsibilitiesDhanusha 1 (B)Ram Chandra Mandal Speaker of the assemblyMahottari 4 (A)Saroj Kumar Yadav Parliamentary party leader
 Minister for Physical Infrastructure DevelopmentSaptari 1 (A)Raj Kumar Lekhi Minister for Law, Justice and Provincial AffairsSiraha 2 (B)Satrudhan Prasad Singh Minister for Home Affairs and CommunicationRautahat 2 (A)Mohammad Zaid Alam Minister for Women, Children, Youth and SportsRautahat 3 (A)Keshav Raya Elected as Independent; joined CPN (UML) on 3 February 2023
 State minister for Home Affairs and CommunicationsSiraha 1 (A)Rajendra Prasad Chaudhary TharuSiraha 3 (A)Manoj Kumar SinghDhanusha 2 (A)Lakhan Das TatmaDhanusha 3 (B)Dipendra Kumar ThakurDhanusha 4 (B)Hari Narayan MahatoMahottari 1 (A)Sharada Devi ThapaBara 1 (A)Triloki PrasadBara 3 (A)Ravindra Das ShresthaBara 3 (B)Mohammad SameerBara 4 (A)Dev Narayan TharuMadheshiJay Chandra Prasad PatelMadheshiPanti Devi YadavMadheshiPhulo Kumari DeviMadheshi, MarwariBina Devi SharmaMadheshi, MarwariRajpati Devi JaiswalDalitPalti Devi MaharaMuslimJainab KhatunIndigenous peoplesManju Kumari Thapa Magar

Nepali Congress (22) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & ResponsibilitiesRautahat 1 (B)Krishna Prasad Yadav Parliamentary party leaderSaptari 3 (A)Mohammad SamimDhanusha 1 (A)Sanjay Kumar MahatoDhanusha 3 (A)Ram Saroj YadavDhanusha 4 (A)Shesh Narayan YadavSarlahi 2 (A)Jangilal RaySarlahi 2 (B)Kaushal Kishor RaySarlahi 4 (A)Birendra Prasad SinghRautahat 1 (A)Nagendra SahRautahat 3 (B)Sunil Kumar YadavParsa 2 (A)Shyam Prasad PatelParsa 3 (B)Janardhan Singh ChhetriParsa 4 (A)Shankar Prasad ChaudharyMadheshiKumar Kant JhaMadheshiRekha ThakurMadheshiJibachhi Kumari YadavMadheshi, SudhiIndu Kumar SahMadheshi, KamharAnjana PanditDalitShakunti DeviDalit, DhobiNilam Kumar RazakIndigenous peoplesMina Kumar LamaMuslimNurun Mesa

People's Socialist Party (20) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & ResponsibilitiesBara 1 (B)Saroj Kumar Yadav Chief Minister
 Parliamentary party leaderSarlahi 3 (B)Sanjay Kumar Yadav Minister for Economic AffairsMahottari 2 (B)Surita Kumari Sah Elected as Independent; joined PSP-N on 22 January 2023
 Minister for Social DevelopmentParsa 4 (B)Singhasan Sah Kalwar Minister for Water Supply and Energy DevelopmentRautahat 4 (B)Sheikh Abul Kalam Aazad State minister for Social DevelopmentSaptari 4 (B)Anirudhha Kumar Singh Elected as IndependentSiraha 1 (B)Raj Kumar GuptaDhanusha 2 (B)Ram Ashish YadavMahottari 4 (B)Saroj Kumar SinghBara 2 (A)Sarada Sarkar Prasad Kalwar Elected as Independent; joined the party on 5 February 2023Bara 2 (B)Bachha Raut AhirParsa 1 (B)Lalbabu RautParsa 3 (A)Pramod Kumar Jaiswal Elected as Independent; joined PSP-N on 22 January 2023Madheshi, KayasthaManish Kumar SumanMadheshiBindu Kumari YadavMadheshiKiran KumariMadheshi, KanuShobha DeviDalitLalita DasMuslimShahida KhatunIndigenous peoplesMamata Devi Mandal

Janamat Party (13) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & ResponsibilitiesMadheshi, RajdhovBabita Kumari Raut Ishar Deputy Speaker of the assemblySaptari 2 (B)Mahesh Prasad Yadav Parliamentary party leader
 Minister for Education, Science and TechnologyMadheshiBasanta Kumar Kushwaha Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and CooperativesSiraha 2 (A)Sanjay Kumar Yadav State minister for Land Management, Agriculture and CooperativesMadheshiChandan Kumar Singh Chief WhipSaptari 1 (B)Saqil MiyaSaptari 2 (A)Satish Kumar SinghSaptari 3 (B)Shambhu Kumar SahSiraha 4 (A)Tribhuwan SahMadheshiAnita Kumari ShahDalit, KhatveRanju Kumari Mandal KhangMuslimHasina KhatunIndigenous peoplesBhagyashri Kumari Chaudhary

Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (9) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & ResponsibilitiesMahottari 3 (A)Abhiram Sharma Parliamentary party leader Siraha 4 (B)Ram Babu YadavMahottari 2 (A)Jayanul RainMahottari 3 (B)Rani Kumari TiwariSarlahi 1 (A)Upendra MahatoBara 4 (B)Jitendra Prasad SonarParsa 2 (B)Ramesh Prasad KurmiMadheshiRupa Kumari YadavMadheshi, SudhiRamita Pradhan

CPN (Maoist Centre) (9) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & ResponsibilitiesMahottari 1 (B)Bharat Prasad Sah Parliamentary party leaderSarlahi 3 (A)Jawaharlal Kushwaha Elected as Independent; joined the party on 28 December 2022Sarlahi 4 (B)Fakeera MahatoRautahat 4 (A)Yubaraj BhattaraiParsa 1 (A)Rahabar AnsariMadheshiSunita YadavMadheshi, KayasthaMala Kumari KarnaDalitSharada DasMuslimMohammad Razi Haider

CPN (Unified Socialist) (7) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & ResponsibilitiesSaptari 4 (A)Govinda Bahadur Neupane Parliamentary party leaderSarlahi 1 (B)Bechi LungeliSiraha 3 (B)Pramod Kumar YadavRautahat 2 (B)Kanish PatelMadheshiRatneshwar Goit YadavMadheshi, LoharLaxmi DeviDalitKishori Devi

Rastriya Prajatantra Party (1) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & ResponsibilitiesMadheshiKanchan Bichha

Nepal Federal Socialist Party (1) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & ResponsibilitiesMuslimBimala Ansari Tartrum

Nagrik Unmukti Party (1) Constituency/ group MemberPortfolio & ResponsibilitiesMadheshiUrmila Devi Singh
 Defections 
Constituency/ groupMemberFromToDateSarlahi 3 (A)Jawaharlal KushwahaIndependentCPN (Maoist Centre)28 December 2022Mahottari 2 (B)Surita Kumari SahPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal22 January 2023Parsa 3 (A)Pramod Kumar JaiswalRautahat 3 (A)Keshav RayaCPN (UML)3 February 2023Bara 2 (A)Sarada Sarkar Prasad KalwarPeople's Socialist Party, Nepal5 February 2023Saptari 4 (B)Anirudhha Kumar Singh

 Suspensions 
Constituency/ groupMemberPartyFromToReasonMahottari 3 (A)Abhiram SharmaLoktantrik Samajwadi30 April 2024Life sentence on murder charges

 References 

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