Madhesh Provincial Assembly मधेश प्रदेश सभा | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Madhesh Provincial Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 2018 |
New session started | 2 January 2023 (2023-01-02) |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Vacant since 19 November 2025 |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Leader of Opposition | |
| Structure | |
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Political groups | Government (27) Opposition (80) |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Parallel voting: | |
First election | 2017 |
Last election | 20 November 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| District Education Office, Janakpur,Dhanusha District | |
| Website | |
| pga | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Nepal | |
TheMadhesh Provincial Assembly (Nepali/Maithili/Bhojpuri: मधेश प्रदेश सभा) is aunicameral governing and law making body ofMadhesh Province, one of the sevenProvinces in Nepal, The assembly is seated in the provincial capital atJanakpur inDhanusha District. The assembly has 107 members, 64 of whom are elected through single-member constituencies and 43 of whom are elected through theparty listproportional representation system. They are elected for five-year terms unless the assembly is dissolved earlier.
Provincial assemblies were established in 2015 in accordance with the Constitution of Nepal. The first elections to the assemblies were held in2017. The inaugural meeting of the assembly was held on 4 February 2018.[1]Saroj Kumar Yadav fromRJPN served as the first speaker of the assembly.[2]Lalbabu Raut ofFSFN, laterSamajbadi Party andPSP-N, was elected as chief minister with support fromRJPN.[3]
The province was previously known as Province No. 2 and Janakpur served as the temporary capital of the province. The 17 January 2022 session of the assembly endorsed a proposal to name the provinceMadhesh and designatedJanakpur as the permanent provincial capital with two-thirds majority.[4]
| Election Year | Assembly | Start of term | End of term | Speaker | Chief Minister | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1st Assembly | 4 February 2018 | September 2022 | Saroj Kumar Yadav | Lalbabu Raut (Cabinet) | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | |
| 2022 | 2nd Assembly | 2 January 2023 | Incumbent | Ram Chandra Mandal | Saroj Kumar Yadav (Cabinet) | People's Socialist Party, Nepal | |
| Satish Kumar Singh (Cabinet) | Janamat Party | ||||||
| Jitendra Prasad Sonal (Cabinet) | Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal | ||||||
| Saroj Kumar Yadav (Cabinet) | CPN (UML) | ||||||
| Party | Parliamentary party leader | Seats[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPN (UML) | Saroj Kumar Yadav | 25 | |
| Nepali Congress | Krishna Prasad Yadav | 22 | |
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal | Saroj Kumar Yadav | 19 | |
| Nepali Communist Party | Govinda Bahadur Neupane | 16 | |
| Janamat Party | Mahesh Prasad Yadav | 11 | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party | Abhiram Sharma | 9 | |
| Janaswaraj Party | Satish Kumar Singh | 2 | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party | 1 | ||
| Nepal Federal Socialist Party | 1 | ||
| Nagrik Unmukti Party | 1 | ||
| Total | 107 | ||
