List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal
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 | |
International Convention Centre, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal | |
Website | |
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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]
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 |
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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[11][12] |
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,[13] 2013[14] |
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,[15] 2022[16] |
List
[edit]Constituencies by province
[edit]Province | Number of constituencies |
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Koshi | 28 |
Madhesh | 32 |
Bagmati | 33 |
Gandaki | 18 |
Lumbini | 26 |
Karnali | 12 |
Sudurpashchim | 16 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Around 61 percent cast votes in largely peaceful polls". Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Republica. "First HoR meeting after elections being held today". My Republica. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b "The Constitution of Nepal" (PDF). World Intellectual Property Organization. Article 86 (2) p. 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017.
- ^ a b "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". 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". International Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Election Results 1991-1994". www.nepalresearch.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Nepal: Parliamentary elections Pratinidhi Sabha, 1994". International Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Nation Wide Election Results". nepalresearch.org. Archived from the original on 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
- ^ "Nepal: Parliamentary elections Pratinidhi Sabha, 1999". International 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 "ElectionResultBook - House of Representatives - 2074" (PDF) (in Nepali). Election Commission of Nepal. 19 February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 January 2022.
- ^ a b "मतदाता, मतदान स्थल र मतदान केन्द्र संख्या (प्रदेश/जिल्ला/ प्रतिनिधि सभा नि.क्षे./प्रदेश सभा नि.क्षे . अनुसार)" (PDF) (in Nepali). Election Commission of Nepal. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.