The first Koshi Provincial Assembly was elected by the 2017 provincial elections. 93 members were elected to the assembly, 56 of whom were elected through direct elections and 37 of whom were elected through the

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proportional representation system. The term of the assembly started on 5 February 2018 and ended in September 2022. Sher Dhan Rai and

Bhim Acharya Bhim Acharya ( Nepali: भिम आचार्य) secretary of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), is the former Chief minister of Province No. 1. Governor Somnath Adhikari appointed Bhim Acharya as the chief minister as per ...

served as chief ministers from

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and Rajendra Kumar Rai served as chief minister from

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during the term of the assembly. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari served as the speaker of the assembly and Saraswati Pokharel served as deputy speaker.

Composition

Leaders

Office bearers

* Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Hon. Pradeep Kumar Bhandari ** Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly: Saraswoti Pokhrel * Leader of the House: ** Hon. Sher Dhan Rai ( CPN (UML)) (until 26 August 2021) ** Hon.

( CPN (UML)) (from 26 August 2021 to 1 November 2021) ** Hon. Rajendra Kumar Rai (

) (from 1 November 2021) *

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: ** Hon. Rajiv Koirala ( Nepali Congress) (until 1 November 2021) ** Hon. Sher Dhan Rai ( CPN (UML)) (from 1 November 2021)

Parliamentary Party Leaders

* Parliamentary Party Leader ( CPN (UML)): ** Hon. Sher Dhan Rai ( CPN (UML)) (until 26 August 2021) ** Hon.

( CPN (UML)) (from 26 August 2021 to 1 November 2021) ** Hon. Sher Dhan Rai (from 1 November 2021) * Parliamentary Party Leader ( Nepali Congress): Rajiv Koirala ** Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader:

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* Parliamentary Party Leader (

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): Indra Bahadur Angbo * Parliamentary Party Leader (

): Rajendra Kumar Rai * Parliamentary Party Leader ( People's Socialist Party, Nepal): Jay Ram Yadav * Parliamentary Party Leader (

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): Indira Rai * Parliamentary Party Leader (

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): Bishnu Maya Tubahamphe

Whips

* Chief Whip ( CPN (UML)): Buddhi Kumar Rajbhandari * Chief Whip ( Nepali Congress): Kedar Karki ** Whip (Nepali Congress): Suyarma Raj Rai

Members

Defections

Changes

References

{{Lists of Nepalese legislators Members of the Provincial Assembly of Koshi Province