The House of Representatives of Nepal is the lower house of the country's Federal Parliament. It is housed at the International Convention Centre, in Kathmandu, the capital. The current House of Representatives was elected by the general elections held on 20 November 2022, and its first session convened on 9 January 2023.[1][2][3]
Pratinidhi Sabha प्रतिनिधि सभा | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Preceded by | 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly |
| Seats | 275 |
| Elections | |
| Parallel voting: | |
Last election | 20 November 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| International Convention Centre, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| Website | |
| hr | |
The House has 275 members; 165 are elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 110 are elected through a proportional electoral system where voters cast ballots for political parties, considering the whole country as an at-large constituency.[4] The House of Representatives continues to operate for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless it is dissolved earlier.
The current constituencies are based on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[5][6] According to the constitution, the new constituencies cannot be altered for another 20 years (until 2037) and cannot be challenged in any court of law.[4][5]
History
edit| Year | Details | Elected constituencies |
Elections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The 1990 constitution lifted the ban on political parties and created a new lower house (the House of Representatives) with 205 constituencies. | 205 | 1991,[7][8] 1994,[9][10] 1999[9][11] |
| 2008 | A Constituent Assembly was elected to draft a new constitution. There were 240 members elected from single-seat constituencies and 335 elected via proportional representation. | 240 | 2008,[12] 2013[13] |
| 2015 | The 2015 Constitution of Nepal was ratified by the Constituent Assembly. The new House of Representatives has 165 directly elected members and 110 elected via proportional representation. | 165 | 2017,[14] 2022[15] |
List
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Constituencies by province
edit| Province | Number of constituencies |
|---|---|
| Koshi | 28 |
| Madhesh | 32 |
| Bagmati | 33 |
| Gandaki | 18 |
| Lumbini | 26 |
| Karnali | 12 |
| Sudurpashchim | 16 |
See also
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edit- ^ a b When Nepal was subdivided into 7 provinces in 2015, the area in Nawalparasi District was split into 2 districts in different provinces. Nawalpur District (or Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) district) went to Gandaki Province, while Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) district (or Nawalpur District) went to Lumbini Province.[16]
References
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- ^ Kamat, Ram Kumar (28 December 2022). "Prez summons new Parliament session on January 9". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "First HoR meeting after elections being held today". Republica. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b "The Constitution of Nepal" (PDF). World Intellectual Property Organization. 20 September 2015. Article 86 (2) p. 60. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2017.
- ^ a b Sanjeev Giri (31 August 2017). "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "CDC creates 495 constituencies". The Himalayan Times. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "The Kingdom of Nepal - Parliamentary Elections - May 12, 1991" (PDF). International Foundation for Electoral Systems. 3 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Nepal: Parliamentary elections Pratinidhi Sabha, 1991". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Previous Election Facts and Figures". Election Commission (Nepal). Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Nepal: Parliamentary elections Pratinidhi Sabha, 1994". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Nepal: Parliamentary elections Pratinidhi Sabha, 1999". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Election Commission - Constituent Assembly Election 2064". Election Commission (Nepal). Archived from the original on 3 October 2009.
- ^ "निर्वाचन आयोग - संविधान सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७०" [Election Commission - Constituent Assembly Member Election, 2013] (in Nepali). Election Commission (Nepal). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ a b "प्रतिनिधि सभा निर्वाचन - २०७४" [House of Representatives election - 2017] (PDF) (in Nepali). Election Commission (Nepal). 19 February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b "अन्तिम नामावली सम्बन्धी विवरण" [Details regarding final roster] (PDF) (in Nepali). Election Commission (Nepal). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "पूर्वी नवलपरासीको नाम 'नवलपुर जिल्ला' र सदरमुकाम कावासोतीमा राख्ने निर्णय" (in Nepali). Kantipur (daily). 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.