Lalbabu Raut cabinet
1st Cabinet of Madhesh Province
Mohammad Lalbabu Raut
Date formed	15 February 2018
People and organisations
Head of state	Hari Shankar Mishra (as Governor of Madhesh Province )
Head of government	Mohammad Lalbabu Raut
No. of ministers	14
Total no. of members	21
Member parties	4 Major parties People's Socialist Party, Nepal Nepali Congress Minor party CPN(Unified Socialist) CPN(Maoist Centre)
Status in legislature	Majority-collision
Opposition party	Loktantrik Samajwadi Party, Nepal
Opposition leader	Jitendra Prasad Sonal
History
Election(s)	2017
Legislature term(s)	5 years
Predecessor	Province created

The Raut Cabinet is the Council of Ministers headed by Mohammad Lalbabu Raut in Madhesh Province, Nepal. Raut was sworn in the Chief Ministers of Madhesh Province in February 2018.^[1]

The arrangement of the cabinet is the result of talks between two Former Deputy Prime Ministers, People's Socialist Party, Nepal President Upendra Yadav and Nepali Congress Vice-president Bimalendra Nidhi. They have strong hold in this region from their parties.^[2]

This is a list of ministers since 9 June 2021 since when PSP-N and Nepali Congress are two major parties in government.^[3]

S.N.	Portfolio	Holder	Portrait	Constituency	Party		Took office
Cabinet ministers
1	Chief Minister Minister for Commerce, Supplies and Science Technology	Mohammad Lalbabu Raut[4]		Parsa 1(B)		People's Socialist Party, Nepal	14 February 2018
2	Deputy Chief Minister Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development	Ram Saroj Yadav		Dhanusha 3 (A)		Nepali Congress	9 June 2021
3	Minister for Industry, Forest and Environment	Satrudhan Mahato		Dhanusha 4(B)		CPN (Unified Socialist)	20 November 2021
4	Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning	Shailendra Prasad Sah[5]		Saptari 2(A)		People's Socialist Party, Nepal	1 March 2018
5	Minister for Internal Affairs and Communication	Bharat Prasad Sah		Mahottari 1(B)		Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	17 July 2021
6	Minister for Energy and Drinking Water	Om Prakash Sharma				Nepali Congress	9 June 2021
7	Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives	Bijay Kumar Yadav[6]		Siraha 2 (A)		People's Socialist Party, Nepal	15 February 2018
8	Minister for Women, Children, Youth and Sports	Birendra Prasad Singh		Sarlahi 4(A)		Nepali Congress	9 June 2021
9	Minister for Social Development	Nawal Kishor Sah Sudi		Saptari 1(B)		People's Socialist Party, Nepal	1 March 2018
10	Minister for Law, Justice and Provincial Assembly Affairs	Pramod Kumar Yadav		Siraha 3(B)		CPN (Unified Socialist)	20 November 2021
State ministers
1	Minister of State for Industry, Tourism and Forest	Nagendra Raya Yadav		Rautahat 3(A)		CPN (Unified Socialist)	6 February 2021
2	State Minister for Economic Affairs and Planning	Usha Yadav[5]				People's Socialist Party, Nepal	1 March 2018
3	State Minister for Internal Affairs and Law	Rubi Karn				Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre)	1 March 2018
4	State Minister for Land Management, Agriculture and Co-operatives	Yogendra Ray Yadav[5]		Rautahat 1(B)		People's Socialist Party, Nepal	1 March 2018

Representation of cabinet ministers by party

  People's Socialist Party, Nepal (40%)

  Nepali Congress (30%)

  CPN (Unified Socialist) (20%)

  CPN (Maoist Centre) (10%)

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Municipal election for Mechinagar took place on 13 May 2022, with all 75 positions up for election across 15 wards. The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 19 ward chairs and 60 ward members. An indirect election will also be held to elect five female members and an additional three female members from the Dalit and minority community to the municipal executive.

2022 Mechinagar municipal election

← 2017 13 May 2022 2027 →
77 seats to Mechinagar Municipality City Council 39 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Gopal Chandra Budhathoki Indra Bahadur Budhathoki Party CPN (UML) Nepali Congress Maoist Centre
Mayor before election Bimal Acharya Nepali Congress Elected mayor V/s

Municipal election for Bhadrapur took place on 13 May 2022, with all 50 positions up for election across 10 wards. The electorate elected a mayor, a deputy mayor, 10 ward chairs and 40 ward members. An indirect election will also be held to elect five female members and an additional three female members from the Dalit and minority community to the municipal executive.

2022 Jhapa 1 — (A) election

← 2018 20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)
Constituency of Jhapa 1 (A) in the Provincial Assembly
First party Second party   Candidate Gopal Tamang Rabin Koirala Party Nepali Congress CPN (UML) Popular vote 23,045 18,657 Percentage 51.45% 41.65%
MPA before election Shri Prasad Mainali CPN (UML) Elected MPA Gopal Tamang Nepali Congress

2022 Jhapa 1 — (A) election

← 2018 20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)
Constituency of Jhapa 1 (A) in the Provincial Assembly
First party Second party   Candidate Gopal Tamang Rabin Koirala Party Nepali Congress CPN (UML) Popular vote 23,045 18,657 Percentage 51.45% 41.65%
MPA before election Shri Prasad Mainali CPN (UML) Elected MPA Gopal Tamang Nepali Congress

2022 Jhapa 1 — (A) election

← 2018 20 November 2022 (2022-11-20)
Constituency of Jhapa 1 (A) in the Provincial Assembly
First party Second party   Candidate Chhabilal Chudal Purna Prasad Rajbhansi Party CPN (UML) Maoist Centre Popular vote 23,045 18,657 Percentage 51.45% 41.65%
MPA before election Shri Prasad Mainali CPN (UML) Elected MPA Gopal Tamang Nepali Congress