Party Fortunes Shift in National Assembly Following Recent Elections

Kathmandu. The political standing of parties has changed following the elections held on Magh 11 for one-third of the members of the National Assembly. The 18 newly elected members took the oath of office and secrecy on Falgun 25. The six-year tenure of these members began after taking the oath, leading to a shift in the status of parties within the National Assembly.

The six-year tenure of 19 National Assembly members concluded on Falgun 20. Among them, 18 were elected, and one was nominated by the President upon the recommendation of the government.

On Falgun 20, the six-year tenure ended for 8 members elected from the CPN-UML, 7 elected from the then CPN (Maoist Centre), 1 elected from the Janata Samajbadi Party, 1 elected from the then CPN (Unified Socialist Party), and 1 member elected from the then Loktantrik Samajbadi Party.

With the new members elected, the 59-member National Assembly is now down to 57 members. One seat remains vacant as it is to be nominated by the President upon the government's recommendation, and another seat is vacant because elections have not been held for the position previously held by Baldev Bohora, who was elected from Sudurpaschim for the Nepali Congress and passed away on Poush 30. Spokesperson for the Federal Parliament Secretariat, Joint Secretary Ekram Giri, informed Ratopati that the National Assembly currently has 57 members due to one nominated position and one vacancy from a death.

There are two members in the National Assembly nominated by the President upon the government's recommendation: Narayan Prasad Dahal and Dr. Anjan Shakya. Dahal is currently serving as the Chairman of the National Assembly.

Until Falgun 20, the then CPN (Maoist Centre), which is now the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre and Unified Socialist combined), was the leading party. Before the new members were elected, the Communist Party of Nepal was the largest party with 25 members, combining the 17 currently serving members with the 7 from the tenure-ended Maoist Centre and 1 from the Unified Socialist Party. However, as 8 MPs' tenures ended in the election and no new member was elected from that quota, the party has dropped to second place.

The Nepali Congress has become the largest party with 24 members, comprising 15 previously serving members and 9 newly elected members. The Communist Party of Nepal, reduced to 17 members after 8 members whose terms ended departed, has become the second-largest party.

The CPN-UML has become the third-largest party with 10 members, including 2 incumbent members and 8 newly elected members. The Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal is the fourth largest with 3 seats, and the Rastriya Janamorcha is the fifth largest with one seat.    

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List of Party Members in the National Assembly is as follows      

Nepali Congress

1) Anand Prasad Dhungana
2) Kamaladevi Pant
3) Kiranbabu Shrestha
4) Krishna Prasad Poudel
5) Krishna Prasad Sitaula
6) Krishnabahadur Rokaya
7) Gopal Kumar Basnet
8) Jitjung Basnet
9) Durge Kumari Gurung
10) Narayan Datta Bhatt
11) Narayan Datta Mishra
12) Padam Bahadur Pariyar
13) Yuvraj Sharma
14) Bishnukumari Sapkot
15) Bishnu Devi Pudasaini

Newly Elected 

16) Sunil Bahadur Thapa
17) Lalitjung Shahi 
18) Dharmendra Paswan
19) Ranjit Karna 
20) Gita Devkota
21) Jagat Timilsina
22) Chandrabahadur KC 
23) Basudev Jangali
24) Khammabahadur Khati

Communist Party of Nepal

1) Udaybahadur Bohara
2) Urmila Aryal
3) Gomadevi Timilsina
4) Ghanshyam Rijal
5) Jagatbahadur Parki
6) Jayantidevi Rai
7) Jhakkupasad Subedi
8) Narbahadur Bista
9) Madankumari Shah (Garima)
10) Manrupa Sharma
11) Bhuvnabahadur Sunar
12) Rajendralakshmi Gaire
13) Renu Chand
14) Bishnubahadur Bishwakarma
15) Shrikrishna Prasad Adhikari
16) Sabitri Malla
17) Suresh Kumar Ale Magar

CPN-UML

1) Rukmini Koirala
2) Sonam Geljen Sherpa

Newly Elected

3) Ramkumari Jhakri 
4) Roshani Meche
5) Rekha Jha 
6) Som Portel 
7) Dr. Prem Dangal
8) Samjhana Devkota 
9) Mina Rakhal
10) Leelakumari Bhandari

Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal

1) Pooja Chaudhary
2) Mohammad Khalid

Newly Elected 

3) Mahanth Thakur 

Rastriya Janamorcha

Tulaprasad Bishwakarma