KATHMANDU, March 3: The terms of 20 members of the National Assembly, including Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timalsina, will conclude today.
These lawmakers were elected in 2074 BS and have served a six-year term.
The departing lawmakers, including Chairman Timalsina, are as follows:
From CPN-UML:
Deepa Gurung
Indu Kadariya
Dil Kumari Rawal Thapa
Kumar Dasaundi
Tenure of 20 upper house members to end in March
Narpai Luwar
Bhairav Kumar Shrestha
Ram Chandra Rai
From Nepali Congress:
Ramesh Jung Rayamaji
Anita Devkota
Jeetendra Narayan Dev
Prakash Pant
From CPN (Maoist Center):
Bina Pokharel
Hari Ram Chaudhary
Mahesh Kumar Mahara
From CPN (Unified Socialist):
Nanda Chapagain
Singha Bahadur BK
From JSP:
Pramila Kumari
Also included are:
Khimlan Devkota (independent)
Bimala Rai Paudyal (nominated by the President)
An election was held to fill these vacant positions earlier on January 25.