5th House of Representatives (Nepal)
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| Legislative body | Federal Parliament of Nepal | ||||
| Term | 4 March 2018 – 18 September 2022 | ||||
| Election | 2017 general elections | ||||
| Government | Oli cabinet, 2018 Fifth Deuba Cabinet | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
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| Members | 275 | ||||
| Speaker | Krishna Bahadur Mahara (until 1 October 2019) Agni Prasad Sapkota (from 26 January 2020) | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe (until 20 January 2020) Pushpa Bhusal Gautam (from 15 July 2022) | ||||
| Leader of the House | Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, CPN (UML) (until 13 July 2021) Sher Bahadur Deuba, Congress (from 13 July 2021) | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Sher Bahadur Deuba, Congress (until 13 July 2021) K. P. Sharma Oli, CPN (UML) (from 13 July 2021) | ||||
| Party control | Government (158)
External Support (18)
Opposition (93) Vacant (4)
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The 5th House of Representatives was elected via the 2017 general election. 165 members were elected via first-past-the-post system[6] and 110 through the proportional representation system to form the 275-member House of Representatives for a five-year term.
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.[7] The House was reinstated on 24 February 2021 following a decision by the Supreme Court of Nepal.[8] The House was again dissolved on 22 May 2021 by President Bidya Devi Bhandari and was reinstated again on 12 July 2021 by the Supreme Court.[9][10] The parliament was dissolved on 18 September 2022 after completing its five-year term.[11][12]
Leaders
Office bearers
- Speaker of the House of Representatives:
- Rt. Hon. Krishna Bahadur Mahara (until 1 October 2019)[13]
- Rt. Hon. Agni Prasad Sapkota (from 26 January 2020)[14]
- Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives:
- Hon. Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe (until 20 January 2020)[15]
- Hon. Pushpa Bhusal Gautam (from 15 July 2022)[16]
- Prime Minister of Nepal:
- Rt. Hon. K. P. Sharma Oli (until 13 July 2021) (CPN (UML))
- Rt. Hon. Sher Bahadur Deuba (since 13 July 2021) (Nepali Congress)
- Leader of the Opposition:
- Rt. Hon. Sher Bahadur Deuba (until 13 July 2021) (Nepali Congress)
- Rt. Hon. K. P. Sharma Oli (since 13 July 2021) (CPN (UML))
Parliamentary party leaders
- Parliamentary party leader of Nepali Congress: Sher Bahadur Deuba
- Deputy parliamentary party leader: Bijay Kumar Gachhadar
- Parliamentary party leader of CPN (UML): K. P. Sharma Oli
- Deputy parliamentary party leader: Subhash Chandra Nemwang
- Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Maoist Centre): Pushpa Kamal Dahal[17]
- Parliamentary party leader of CPN (Unified Socialist): Madhav Kumar Nepal
- Parliamentary party leader of People's Socialist Party, Nepal: Upendra Yadav
- Parliamentary party leader of Loktantrik Samajwadi Party: Mahantha Thakur
Whips
- Chief Whip (Nepali Congress):
- Bal Krishna Khand (until 12 July 2021)
- Chitra Lekha Yadav (from 20 July 2022)[18]
- Whip (Nepali Congress):
- Pushpa Bhusal (until 15 July 2022)
- Min Bishwakarma (from 20 July 2022)[18]
- Chief Whip (CPN (UML)): Bishal Bhattarai
- Whip (CPN (UML)): Shanta Chaudhary
- Chief Whip (CPN (Maoist Centre)): Dev Prasad Gurung
- Chief Whip (CPN (Unified Socialist)): Jeevan Ram Shrestha
- Chief Whip (People's Socialist Party, Nepal): Pramod Sah
- Chief Whip (Loktantrik Samajwadi Partyl): Umashankar Argariya
Members of the House
| Party | After election | At dissolution | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPTH | Prop. | Total | FPTH | Prop. | Total | +/– | ||
| Registered parliamentary parties | ||||||||
| CPN (UML)[a] | 81 | 41 | 121 | 68 | 28 | 96 | ||
| Nepali Congress | 23 | 40 | 63 | 23 | 40 | 62 | ||
| CPN (Maoist Centre)[a] | 36 | 17 | 53 | 32 | 17 | 49[b] | ||
| CPN (Unified Socialist)[c] | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 25 | ||
| PSP-N[d] | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 19 | ||
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal[e] | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 13 | ||
| Nepal Socialist Party | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Others | ||||||||
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party[f] | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Rastriya Janamorcha[f] | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Nepal Workers Peasants Party[f] | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Independent | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| Former parties | ||||||||
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal[d] | 11 | 6 | 17 | — | — | — | ||
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal[g] | 10 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| Naya Shakti Party, Nepal[f][g] | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Suspended | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | ||
| Vacant | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | ||
| Total | 165 | 110 | 275 | 161 | 110 | 271 | ||
Members
| People's Socialist Party, Nepal (19) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Saptari 2 | Upendra Yadav[i] | Parliamentary party Leader |
| Sarlahi 1 | Pramod Sah[j] | Chief Whip |
| Indigenous peoples | Amrita Agrahari[j] | |
| Gorkha 2 | Baburam Bhattarai[k] | |
| Khas Arya | Lila Devi Sitaula | |
| Sarlahi 2 | Mahindra Ray Yadav[j] | |
| Banke 2 | Mohammad Estiyak Rai[i] | |
| Khas Arya | Nar Maya Dhakal[j] | |
| Parsa 1 | Pradeep Yadav[i] | |
| Siraha 4 | Raj Kishor Yadav[j] | |
| Indigenous peoples | Rajendra Prasad Shrestha[i] | |
| Bara 2 | Ram Sahaya Yadav[i] | |
| Bara 3 | Rambabu Kumar Yadav[i] | |
| Indigenous peoples | Rani Mandal[j] | |
| Madheshi | Renu Kumari Yadav[i] | |
| Indigenous peoples | Renuka Gurung[i] | |
| Muslim | Ruhi Naaj[i] | |
| Mahottari 4 | Surendra Kumar Yadav[i] | |
| Saptari 1 | Surya Narayan Yadav[i] | |
| Loktantrik Samajwadi Party (13) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Mahottari 3 | Mahanta Thakur[j] | Parliamentary party Leader |
| Dhanusha 2 | Uma Shankar Aragriya[i] | Chief Whip |
| Parsa 2 | Bimal Prasad Shrivastav[i] | President of Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Interest Committee |
| Parsa 4 | Laxman Lal Karna[j] | President of Parliamentary Hearing Committee |
| Rautahat 1 | Anil Kumar Jha[j] | |
| Madheshi | Chanda Chaudhary[j] | |
| Saptari 3 | Chandra Kanta Chaudhary[j] | |
| Dalit | Dulari Devi Khanga[j] | |
| Bara 4 | Iqbal Miya[j] | |
| Dalit | Kalu Devi Biswokarma[i] | |
| Khas Arya | Nirjala Raut[j] | |
| Dhanusha 3 | Rajendra Mahato[j] | |
| Mahottari 2 | Sharat Singh Bhandari[j] | |
| Rastriya Prajatantra Party (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Jhapa 3 | Rajendra Prasad Lingden | |
| Rastriya Janamorcha (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Pyuthan 1 | Durga Poudel | |
| Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Bhaktapur 1 | Prem Suwal | |
| Independent (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituency/PR group | Member | Portfolio & Responsibilities |
| Humla 1 | Chakka Bahadur Lama | |
Suspensions
| Constituency/PR group | Name | Party | Date of suspension | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailali 1 | Resham Lal Chaudhary | RJPN | 3 January 2019 | Suspended following murder charges[19] | |
| Parsa 3 | Hari Narayan Rauniyar | Forum Nepal | 8 October 2019 | Suspendend following graft charges[20] | |
| Rautahat 2 | Mohammad Aftab Alam | Congress | 14 October 2019 | Suspended following murder charges[21] | |
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 | Incumbent | Replacement | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Date vacated | Reason | Name | Party | Date elected | Change | |||
| Kaski 2 | Rabindra Prasad Adhikari | NCP[l] | 27 February 2019 | Death[22] | Bidya Bhattarai | NCP | 30 November 2019 | By-election | ||
| Indigenous peoples | Gyan Kumari Chantyal | Congress | 1 July 2020 | Death[23] | Subarna Jwarchan[24] | Congress | 19 July 2020 | List | ||
| Khas Arya | Sarita Giri | PSP-N[i] | 9 July 2020 | Sacked for disobeying party whip[25] | Lila Devi Sitaula[26] | PSP-N | 29 July 2020 | List | ||
| Dalit | Sanu Siva | CPN (UML) | 14 October 2020 | Death[27] | Janaki Devi Ram[28] | CPN (UML) | 4 April 2021 | List | ||
| Khas Arya | Surya Bahadur K.C. | Congress | 4 November 2020 | Death[29] | Mohan Prasad Pandey[30] | Congress | 23 November 2020 | List | ||
| Kailali 3 | Gauri Shankar Chaudhary | Maoist Centre | 8 April 2021 | Expelled for joining CPN (UML)[31] | ||||||
| Arghakhanchi 1 | Top Bahadur Rayamajhi | |||||||||
| Kailali 4 | Lekh Raj Bhatta | |||||||||
| Rautahat 3 | Prabhu Sah | |||||||||
Defections
Explanatory notes
- 1 2 CPN (UML) and CPN (Maoist Centre) merged to form Nepal Communist Party from 17 May 2018 to 8 March 2021
- ↑ Including the Speaker, who does not vote on deliberations
- ↑ Split from CPN (UML) on 25 August 2021
- 1 2 Samajbadi Party and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal merged to form People's Socialist Party, Nepal on 22 April 2020
- ↑ Split from People's Socialist Party, Nepal on 25 August 2021
- 1 2 3 4 Represented as Independent for not meeting party threshold.
- 1 2 Forum Nepal and Naya Shakti merged on 6 May 2019 to form Samajbadi Party
- ↑ Elected from the Nepal Communist Party. Joined CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist) after the party split.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Elected from Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Elected from Rastriya Janata Party Nepal
- ↑ Elected from Naya Shakti Party, Nepal
- ↑ Elected from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
References
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- ↑ "House reinstated". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ↑ "Nepal President dissolves Parliament, announces mid-term polls in November". The Hindu. 2021-05-22. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ↑ Sharma, Gopal (2021-07-12). "Nepal's Supreme Court reinstates parliament; orders new PM to be appointed". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ↑ Republica. "Despite being dissolved twice, HoR completes its 5-year term". My Republica. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
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