Province Two Gets Named as Madhes Province and Janakpur becomes its Capital
The assembly meeting of Province 2 has decided the name of the province as ‘Madhes’ and has designated Janakpurdham as its provincial capital on January 17, 2022.
Out of 104 members of the provincial parliament, 99 were present on January 17. Of the total 99 provincial assembly members attending the meeting, 80 members voted in favour of naming the province Madhes while 34 votes were cast against it. Similarly, 78 votes were cast in favour of Janakpurdham as the provincial headquarters.
Ranjit Kumar Yadav, Secretary of the Provincial Assembly informed that among those present, 78 of them voted in the favour of making Janakpurdham its permanent capital.
Eighty Members of the Parliament have voted in favour of Madhes Province in the name of Province 2. Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal (JSPN), CPN (Maoist Centre) and the main opposition party Lokatantrik Samajwadi Party Nepal (LSPN) jointly registered the proposal to name the province Madhes at the provincial assembly and also supported the proposal of naming the capital of the province as “Janakpurdham”.
The decision was made after the process of secret voting.
Dipendra Prasad Singh
Related News
Vote Counting Postponed in Manahari Rural Municipality Until Further Notice
The vote counting at Manahari Rural Municipality-9 has been postponed until further notice due to dispute during the counting. The dispute was caused on May 18 after the staffs were…
Journalist Attacked By Unidentified Group
Journalist Kailash Joshi of Radio Rastriya has been attacked by an unidentified group on the night of May 17. He was attacked while returning from the polling station of Bhimdatta…
Vote Counting Postponed in Tilottama Municipality After Dispute
The counting of votes in Tilottama Municipality-16 has been postponed due to a dispute between the enumerators and the Nepali Congress representatives. The Nepali Congress has accused the enumerators of…
Voting Continues in Maharajgunj Municipality
The election of Maharajgunj Municipality, which was postponed on May 13 resumed on on May 18 from 7 am. Chief Election Officer Tejendra Prasad Sharma Sapkota said that the voting…
Postponed Polling Completed with Strict Security
Polling that had postponed on May 13, 2022, at the Sunipipal Chaur Higher Secondary School polling station of Jaya Prithvi Municipality-7 had been completed on May 15 amid tight security…
