1st Madhesh Provincial Assembly

1st Madhesh Provincial Assembly
2nd Assembly
Overview
Legislative bodyMadhesh Provincial Assembly
JurisdictionMadhesh Province, Nepal
Meeting placeDistrict Education Office, Janakpur, Dhanusha District
Term4 February 2018 – September 2022
Election2017 provincial elections
GovernmentLalbabu Raut cabinet
Websitepga.p2.gov.np
Provincial Assembly
Members107
SpeakerSaroj Kumar Yadav (LSP-N)
Deputy SpeakerUpama Kumari Dev (PSP-N)
Chief MinisterLalbabu Raut (PSP-N)
Leader of the OppositionRam Saroj Yadav (NC)
Jitendra Prasad Sonal (LSP-N)

The first Madhesh Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 107 members were elected to the assembly, 64 of whom were elected through direct elections and 43 of whom were elected through the party list proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 4 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Lalbabu Raut from the People's Socialist Party served as the chief minister during the term of the assembly.[1] Saroj Kumar Yadav served as the speaker of the assembly and Upama Kumari Dev served as the deputy speaker.[2]

The 17 January 2022 session of the assembly endorsed Madhesh Province as the name of the province and set Janakpur as the permanent capital of the province.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Lalbabu Raut appointed as Chief Minister of Madhesh Province". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  2. ^ "RJP lawmaker Yadav elected Province 2 Speaker". Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  3. ^ "Province 2 named Madhes Pradesh, Janakpur capital". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  4. ^ "Province 2 endorses Madhes as its name, Janakpurdham as provincial capital". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.