
Kathmandu, March 4
Newly elected 18 members of the National Assembly have taken the oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday. They were elected during the elections held on January 23.
The term of 19 lawmakers had ended on Tuesday. Whereas 18 will be replaced by those taking the oath today, the 19th member will be nominated by the president upon a recommendation from the government.
The National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina administered the oath of office and secrecy to them amidst a special function organised at the Parliament building in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning.
Here is the list of the newly elected members:
Province | Category | Winner | Party |
1 | Women | Indira Devi Gautam | NCP |
Dalit | Gopi Bahadur Sarki Achhami | NCP | |
Other | Devendra Dahal | NCP | |
2 | Women | Tulasa Kumari Dahal | NCP |
Dalit | Radheshyam Paswan | NCP | |
People with disability/minority groups | Shekhar Kumar Singh | RJPN | |
Other | Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav | RJPN | |
Bagmati | Women | Ganga Kumari Belbase | NCP |
Other | Bedu Ram Bhusal | NCP | |
Gandaki | Women | Bhagabati Neupane | NCP |
Other | Narayan Kaji Shrestha | NCP | |
5 | Women | Bimala Ghimire | NCP |
People with disability/minority groups | Jaga Prasad Sharma | NCP
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Other | Gopal Bhattarai | NCP | |
Karnali | Women | Sumitra BC | NCP |
Other | Maya Prasad Sharma | NCP | |
Sudurpaschim | Women | Sharada Devi Bhatta | NCP |
Other | Tara Man Swar | NCP |