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