1st Federal Parliament of Nepal
The First Federal Parliament of Nepal, consisting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, was elected via the 2017 legislative, provincial and local elections. 165 members were elected via first-past-the-post system[2] and 110 through the proportional representation system to form the 275-member House of Representatives for a five-year term. On 7 February 2018, the provincial electoral colleges, composed of provincial assembly members elected in the provincial elections and chairs and deputy-chairs of local administrative units elected in the local elections, elected eight members each, for a total of 56 elected members, and three more were appointed by the President as nominated by the government, to form the 59 member National Assembly. The National Assembly members drew lots to determine the thirds whose terms would be of two, four and six years respectively. On 23 January 2020, the National Assembly electoral college met for the second time to elect 18 of the 19 Class I members.[3] The House of Representatives was dissolved on 20 December 2020 by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the request of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's cabinet.[4]
1st Federal Parliament of Nepal | |||
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Overview | |||
Legislative body | Federal Parliament of Nepal | ||
Term | 4 March 2018 – 20 December 2020 | ||
Election | 2017 general elections 2018, 2020 National Assembly elections | ||
Government | Second Oli cabinet | ||
Website | www | ||
House of Representatives | |||
Members | 275 | ||
Speaker of the House | Krishna Bahadur Mahara (until 1 October 2019) Agni Prasad Sapkota (since 26 January 2020) | ||
Deputy Speaker | Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe (until 20 January 2020) vacant (since 20 January 2020) | ||
Leader of the House | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, NCP | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Sher Bahadur Deuba, NC[1] | ||
Party control | Government (174)
Opposition (101)
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National Assembly | |||
Members | 59 | ||
Chairperson | Ganesh Prasad Timilsina | ||
Vice-chairperson | Shashikala Dahal | ||
Leader of the House | Dina Nath Sharma, NCP | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Surendra Pandey, NC | ||
Party control | Government (50)
Opposition (9) |
Leaders
Speaker
- Speaker of the House of Representatives:
- Rt. Hon. Krishna Bahadur Mahara (until 1 October 2019)[5]
- Rt. Hon. Agni Prasad Sapkota (since 26 January 2020)[6]
- Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives:
- Hon. Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe (until 20 January 2020)[7]
- Vacant (from 20 January 2020)
- Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives:
Party leaders
- Prime Minister of Nepal (Nepal Communist Party): Rt. Hon. KP Sharma Oli
- Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal (Nepal Communist Party): Hon. Ishwar Pokhrel
- Leader of the Opposition (Nepali Congress): Sher Bahadur Deuba
- Co-chairmen of the People's Socialist Party Nepal:
Parliamentary Party leaders
- Leader of the House (Nepal Communist Party): Rt. Hon. KP Sharma Oli
- Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader: Subas Chandra Nemwang
- Shadow Leader of the House (Nepali Congress): Sher Bahadur Deuba
- Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader: Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
- Parliamentary Party Leader of People's Socialist Party Nepal: Rajendra Mahato
Whips
- Government Chief Whip (Nepal Communist Party): Dev Prasad Gurung
- Whip (Nepal Communist Party): Shanta Chaudhary
- Opposition Chief Whip (Nepali Congress): Bal Krishna Khand
- Whip (Nepali Congress): Pushpa Bhusal
- Chief Whip (People's Socialist Party Nepal): Laxman Lal Karna and Uma Shankar Argariya
Chairperson
- Chairperson of the National Assembly: Rt. Hon. Ganesh Prasad Timilsina[8]
- Vice-Chairperson of the National Assembly: Hon. Shashikala Dahal[9]
Parliamentary Party leaders
- Parliamentary Party Leader (Nepal Communist Party): Dina Nath Sharma
- Parliamentary Party Leader (Nepali Congress):
- Surendra Raj Pandey (until 3 March 2020)
- Radheshyam Adhikari[10] (from 10 March 2020)
Members of the House of Representatives
Party | Seats | ||
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After election | At dissolution | ||
Nepal Communist Party | — | 174 | |
Nepali Congress | 63 | 63 | |
People's Socialist Party, Nepal | — | 34 | |
Nepal Workers Peasants Party[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | |
Rastriya Janamorcha[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 121 | — | |
CPN (Maoist Centre) | 53 | — | |
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 17 | — | |
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 16 | — | |
Naya Shakti Party, Nepal[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | |
Total | 275 | 275 |
Changes
By-elections are held for seats that become vacant or members elected through proportional representation are replaced from the party list.
Constituency/PR group | Previous MP | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacation | New MP | Party | ||
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Kaski 2 | Rabindra Prasad Adhikari | Nepal Communist Party[lower-alpha 2] | 30 November 2019 | Death[11] | Bidya Bhattarai | Nepal Communist Party | ||
Indigenous peoples | Gyan Kumari Chantyal | Nepali Congress | 1 July 2020 | Death[12] | Subarna Jwarchan[13] | Nepali Congress | ||
Khas Arya | Sarita Giri | People's Socialist Party, Nepal[lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 6] | 9 July 2020 | Sacked for disobeying party whip[14] | Lila Devi Sitaula[15] | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | ||
Khas Arya | Surya Bahadur K.C. | Nepali Congress | 4 November 2020 | Death[16] | Mohan Prasad Pandey[17] | Nepali Congress |
Committees
Committee[18][19] | Chairperson | Party | Composition | ||||
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NCP | NC | PSP-N | Ind. | ||||
Finance Committee | Krishna Prasad Dahal | Nepal Communist Party | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |
Foreign Relations Committee | Pabitra Niraula Kharel | Nepal Communist Party | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Welfare Committee | Bimal Prasad Shrivastav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | |
Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee | Krishna Bhakta Pokharel | Nepal Communist Party | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
Agriculture, Co-operatives and National Resource Committee | Purna Kumari Subedi | Nepal Communist Party | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Women and Social Committee | Niru Devi Pal | Nepal Communist Party | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
State Management and Good Governance Committee | Shashi Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Development and Technology Committee | Kalyani Kumari Khadka | Nepal Communist Party | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Education and Health Committee | Jayapuri Gharti Magar | Nepal Communist Party | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
Public Accounts Committee | Bharat Kumar Shah | Nepali Congress | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
Parliamentary Hearing Committee[lower-alpha 8] | Laxman Lal Karna | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
State Directives, Principles and Policy Monitoring and Implementation Committee[lower-alpha 8] | Nira Devi Jairu | Nepal Communist Party | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Members of the National Assembly
Party | After 2018 election | After 2020 election | Current | |
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Nepal Communist Party | — | 50 | 50 | |
Nepali Congress | 13 | 6 | 6 | |
People's Socialist Party, Nepal | — | — | 3 | |
CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) | 29 | — | — | |
CPN (Maoist Centre) | 13 | — | — | |
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 2 | 2 | — | |
Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 2 | — | — | |
Samajbadi Party, Nepal | — | 1 | — | |
Total | 59 | 59 | 59 |
Category | Name | Party | Appointment[20] | |
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Province No. 1 | ||||
Open | Parshuram Megi Gurung | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Open[lower-alpha 9] | Devendra Dahal | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Open | Ramesh Jung Rayamajhi | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | |
Women | Nainakala Ojha | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Women | Bina Pokharel | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Women[lower-alpha 9] | Indira Gautam | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Dalit[lower-alpha 9] | Gopi Alchhami | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Disabled/Minority | Aagam Prasad Bantawa Rai | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Province No. 2 | ||||
Open | Jitendra Dev | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | |
Open[lower-alpha 9] | Mrigendra Singh Yadav | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 4 March 2020 | |
Open | Suman Raj Pyakurel | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Women | Shashikala Dahal | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Women[lower-alpha 9] | Tulsa Dahal | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Women | Pramila Kumari | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 4 March 2018 | |
Dalit[lower-alpha 9] | Radheshyam Paswan | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Disabled/Minority[lower-alpha 9] | Shekhar Singh | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | 4 March 2020 | |
Bagmati Province | ||||
Open | Ram Bahadur Thapa | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Open[lower-alpha 9] | Beduram Bhusal | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Open | Radheshyam Adhikari | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | |
Women | Parvati Rawal | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Women | Udaya Sharma | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Women[lower-alpha 9] | Ganga Belbase | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Dalit | Singha Bahadur Bishwakarma | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Disabled/Minority | Ramchandra Rai Danuwar | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Gandaki Province | ||||
Open | Ganesh Prasad Timilsina | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Open | Dina Nath Sharma | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Open[lower-alpha 9] | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Women | Shanti Adhikari | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Women | Dipa Gurung | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Women[lower-alpha 9] | Bhagwati Neupane | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Dalit | Khim Bahadur BK | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Disabled/Minority | Prakash Pantha | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | |
Lumbini Province | ||||
Open | Khim Lal Bhattarai | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Open | Chandra Bahadur Khadka | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Open[lower-alpha 9] | Gopal Bhattarai | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Women | Komal Oli | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Women[lower-alpha 9] | Bimala Ghimire | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Women | Anita Devkota | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | |
Dalit | Ram Lakhan Harijan | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Disabled/Minority[lower-alpha 9] | Jag Prasad Sharma | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Karnali Province | ||||
Open | Bhairab Sundar Shrestha | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Open | Thagendra Puri | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Open[lower-alpha 9] | Maya Prasad Acharya | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Women | Kabita Bogati | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Women | Nanda Sharma | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Women[lower-alpha 9] | Sumitra BC | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Dalit | Nar Pati Luwar | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Disabled/Minority | Jeevan Budha | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Sudurpashchim Province | ||||
Open | Sher Bahadur Kunwar | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Open | Hari Ram Chaudhari | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Open[lower-alpha 9] | Taraman Swar | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Women | Tara Devi Joshi | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | |
Women[lower-alpha 9] | Sharada Bhatta | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2020 | |
Women | Indu Kadariya | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Dalit | Chakra Prasad Snehi | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Disabled/Minority | Mahesh Kumar Mahara | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | |
Nominated | ||||
Bimala Paudel | Nepal Communist Party | 10 March 2018 | ||
Ram Narayan Bidari | Nepal Communist Party | 10 March 2018 | ||
Bam Dev Gautam | Nepal Communist Party | 17 September 2020[22] |
Retired members of the National Assembly
Category | Name | Party | Appointment[20] | Retirement | |
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Province No. 1 | |||||
Open | Hari Charan Shiwakoti | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Women | Sarita Prasai | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Dalit | Khem Raj Nepali | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Province No. 2 | |||||
Disabled/Minority | Ramesh Prasad Yadav | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 18 March 2018[23] | 3 March 2020 | |
Women | Mukta Kumari Yadav | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Dalit | Ramprit Paswan | Samajbadi Party, Nepal | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Disabled/Minority | Brijesh Chandra Lal | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Bagmati Province | |||||
Open | Balram Baskota | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Women | Dhana Khatiwada | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Gandaki Province | |||||
Open | Surendra Raj Pandey | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Women | Brinda Rana Magar | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Province No. 5 | |||||
Open | Durga Prasad Upadhyaya | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Women | Mina Budha | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Disabled/Minority | Raj Kumar Kunwar | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Karnali Province | |||||
Open | Kali Bahadur Malla | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Women | Yutul Lama | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Sudurpashchim Province | |||||
Open | Badri Pandey | Nepali Congress | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Women | Kamala Oli | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 | |
Nominated | |||||
Yuba Raj Khatiwada | Nepal Communist Party | 4 March 2018 | 3 March 2020 |
Notes
- Represented as Independent for not meeting threshold
- MP from CPN (UML), party merged with CPN (Maoist Centre) to form Nepal Communist Party on 17 May 2018
- MP from CPN (Maoist Centre), party merged with CPN (UML) to form Nepal Communist Party on 17 May 2018
- MP for Rastriya Janata Party Nepal, party merged with Samajbadi Party, Nepal to form People's Socialist Party, Nepal on 23 April 2020
- MP for Naya Shakti Party, Nepal, party merged with Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal to form Samajbadi Party, Nepal on 6 May 2019
- MP from Samajbadi Party, Nepal, party merged with Rastriya Janata Party Nepal to form People's Socialist Party, Nepal on 23 April 2020
- MP from Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal, party merged with Naya Shakti Party, Nepal to form Samajbadi Party, Nepal on 6 May 2019
- Joint committee with National Assembly
- Succession of the two-year-term seat via the 2020 Nepalese National Assembly election[21]
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