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 of the Nepalese parliamentary constituencies
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]
House of Representatives constituencies of Nepal. Protected areas are shown in green.
Constituencies of the Federal Parliament of Nepal[ 14]
No.
Province
District
Constituency
Electorate (2022 )[ 15]
1
Koshi
Taplejung
Taplejung 1
88,285
2
Panchthar
Panchthar 1
138,932
3
Ilam
Ilam 1
109,535
4
Ilam 2
115,342
5
Jhapa
Jhapa 1
120,375
6
Jhapa 2
134,091
7
Jhapa 3
131,432
8
Jhapa 4
123,124
9
Jhapa 5
154,289
10
Sankhuwasabha
Sankhuwasabha 1
117,554
11
Tehrathum
Tehrathum 1
71,933
12
Bhojpur
Bhojpur 1
123,379
13
Dhankuta
Dhankuta 1
116,991
14
Morang
Morang 1
123,615
15
Morang 2
124,729
16
Morang 3
149,833
17
Morang 4
110,093
18
Morang 5
100,494
19
Morang 6
126,761
20
Sunsari
Sunsari 1
141,878
21
Sunsari 2
149,566
22
Sunsari 3
125,432
23
Sunsari 4
128,065
24
Solukhumbu
Solukhumbu 1
81,502
25
Khotang
Khotang 1
142,792
26
Okhaldhunga
Okhaldhunga 1
117,897
27
Udayapur
Udayapur 1
135,525
28
Udayapur 2
93,421
29
Madhesh
Saptari
Saptari 1
113,195
30
Saptari 2
95,394
31
Saptari 3
104,892
32
Saptari 4
104,893
33
Siraha
Siraha 1
106,201
34
Siraha 2
107,465
35
Siraha 3
109,271
36
Siraha 4
99,775
37
Dhanusha
Dhanusha 1
118,628
38
Dhanusha 2
124,755
39
Dhanusha 3
114,009
40
Dhanusha 4
117,195
41
Mahottari
Mahottari 1
98,497
42
Mahottari 2
99,707
43
Mahottari 3
99,930
44
Mahottari 4
98,896
45
Sarlahi
Sarlahi 1
122,487
46
Sarlahi 2
116,223
47
Sarlahi 3
127,834
48
Sarlahi 4
112,494
49
Rautahat
Rautahat 1
102,436
50
Rautahat 2
100,716
51
Rautahat 3
104,290
52
Rautahat 4
108,013
53
Bara
Bara 1
119,375
54
Bara 2
105,011
55
Bara 3
103,148
56
Bara 4
105,970
57
Parsa
Parsa 1
77,679
58
Parsa 2
86,966
59
Parsa 3
90,432
60
Parsa 4
90,851
61
Bagmati
Dolakha
Dolakha 1
161,450
62
Ramechhap
Ramechhap 1
180,106
63
Sindhuli
Sindhuli 1
107,136
64
Sindhuli 2
101,233
65
Rasuwa
Rasuwa 1
39,459
66
Dhading
Dhading 1
132,354
67
Dhading 2
133,642
68
Nuwakot
Nuwakot 1
120,752
69
Nuwakot 2
118,974
70
Kathmandu
Kathmandu 1
45,018
71
Kathmandu 2
81,970
72
Kathmandu 3
58,889
73
Kathmandu 4
69,752
74
Kathmandu 5
70,919
75
Kathmandu 6
62,102
76
Kathmandu 7
61,291
77
Kathmandu 8
53,106
78
Kathmandu 9
72,173
79
Kathmandu 10
76,906
80
Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur 1
102,528
81
Bhaktapur 2
91,911
82
Lalitpur
Lalitpur 1
74,397
83
Lalitpur 2
81,897
84
Lalitpur 3
94,116
85
Kavrepalanchok
Kavrepalanchok 1
152,621
86
Kavrepalanchok 2
157,442
87
Sindhupalchok
Sindhupalchok 1
130,709
88
Sindhupalchok 2
129,564
89
Makwanpur
Makwanpur 1
150,578
90
Makwanpur 2
150,578
91
Chitwan
Chitwan 1
124,215
92
Chitwan 2
144,282
93
Chitwan 3
115,379
94
Gandaki
Gorkha
Gorkha 1
115,397
95
Gorkha 2
105,240
96
Manang
Manang 1
6,779
97
Lamjung
Lamjung 1
133,559
98
Kaski
Kaski 1
110,715
99
Kaski 2
79,138
100
Kaski 3
101,715
101
Tanahun
Tanahun 1
123,490
102
Tanahun 2
125,005
103
Syangja
Syangja 1
127,411
104
Syangja 2
116,678
105
Nawalpur [ a]
Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) 1
131,181
106
Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) 2
129,280
107
Mustang
Mustang 1
10,957
108
Myagdi
Myagdi 1
86,120
109
Baglung
Baglung 1
96,666
110
Baglung 2
95,561
111
Parbat
Parbat 1
122,649
112
Lumbini
Gulmi
Gulmi 1
119,288
113
Gulmi 2
104,327
114
Palpa
Palpa 1
96,033
115
Palpa 2
105,293
116
Arghakhanchi
Arghakhanchi 1
164,768
117
Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) [ a]
Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West) 1
139,560
118
Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West) 2
126,807
119
Rupandehi
Rupandehi 1
132,791
120
Rupandehi 2
110,659
121
Rupandehi 3
129,135
122
Rupandehi 4
141,013
123
Rupandehi 5
121,676
124
Kapilvastu
Kapilvastu 1
115,543
125
Kapilvastu 2
121,676
126
Kapilvastu 3
115,543
127
Eastern Rukum
Eastern Rukum 1
34,112
128
Rolpa
Rolpa 1
145,471
129
Pyuthan
Pyuthan 1
159,760
130
Dang
Dang 1
134,733
131
Dang 2
133,748
132
Dang 3
146,475
133
Banke
Banke 1
121,100
134
Banke 2
97,809
135
Banke 3
113,322
136
Bardiya
Bardiya 1
162,662
137
Bardiya 2
152,622
138
Karnali
Salyan
Salyan 1
157,701
139
Dolpa
Dolpa 1
22,774
140
Mugu
Mugu 1
35,485
141
Jumla
Jumla 1
68,368
142
Kalikot
Kalikot 1
80,733
143
Humla
Humla 1
32,857
144
Jajarkot
Jajarkot 1
103,363
145
Dailekh
Dailekh 1
78,282
146
Dailekh 2
80,676
147
Surkhet
Surkhet 1
120,940
148
Surkhet 2
122,674
149
Western Rukum
Western Rukum 1
104,280
150
Sudurpaschim
Bajura
Bajura 1
83,567
151
Achham
Achham 1
79,036
152
Achham 2
79,621
153
Bajhang
Bajhang 1
122,376
154
Doti
Doti 1
124,870
155
Kailali
Kailali 1
106,703
156
Kailali 2
104,906
157
Kailali 3
107,659
158
Kailali 4
110,453
159
Kailali 5
105,793
160
Darchula
Darchula 1
89,154
161
Baitadi
Baitadi 1
150,156
162
Dadeldhura
Dadeldhura 1
91,201
163
Kanchanpur
Kanchanpur 1
99,110
164
Kanchanpur 2
105,577
165
Kanchanpur 3
97,822
Constituencies by province [ edit ]