Federal Parliament of Nepal

Bicameral legislature of Nepal

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Federal Parliament of Nepal

संघीय संसद, नेपाल

2nd Federal Parliament
Type
Type|

Bicameral

Houses| National Assembly
(upper house)
House of Representatives
(lower house)
History
Founded| 5 March 2018 (7 years ago) (2018-03-05)
Preceded by| Constituent Assembly of Nepal
Leadership

President

Ram Chandra Paudel
since 13 March 2023

Vice President

Ram Sahaya Yadav
since 20 March 2023

Chairperson of the
National Assembly

Narayan Prasad Dahal, CPN (MC)
since 12 March 2024

Vice Chairman of the
National Assembly

Urmila Aryal, CPN (MC)
since 6 February 2023

Speaker of the House
of Representatives

Dev Raj Ghimire, CPN (UML)
since 19 January 2023

Deputy Speaker of the
House of Representatives

Indira Ranamagar, RSP
since 21 January 2023

Prime Minister

KP Sharma Oli, CPN (UML)
since 14 July 2024

Leader of the Opposition

Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Maoist
since 14 July 2024

Structure
Seats| 334 parliamentarians
59 assemblymen
275 representatives

National Assembly political groups

| Government (28)

* NC (16)
* CPN (UML) (11)
* LSPN (1)

Confidence & Supply (3)

* PSPN (3)

Opposition (28)

* CPN (MC) (18)
* CPN (US) (8)
* RJM (1)
* IND (1)

House of Representatives political groups

| Government (178)

* NC (88)
* CPN (UML) (79)
* PSP (7)
* LSP-N (4)

Confidence & Supply (29)

* RPP (14)
* Janamat (6)
* PSPN (5)
* NUP (4)

Opposition (68)

* CPN (MC) (32)
* RSP (21)
* CPN (US) (10)
* RJM (1)
* NWPP (1)
* AJP (1)
* IND (2)

Elections

National Assembly voting system

| Single transferable vote & First-past-the-post

House of Representatives voting system

| First-past-the-post & proportional representation

Last National Assembly election

| 25 January 2024

Last House of Representatives election

| 20 November 2022

Next National Assembly election

| 2026

Next House of Representatives election

| by November 2027
Meeting place
International Convention Centre,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Website
www.parliament.gov.np
Constitution
Constitution of Nepal

Politics of Nepal

Constitution

* Fundamental Rights and Duties
* Human rights
* LGBT rights

Government

* President: Ram Chandra Poudel
* Vice President: Ram Sahaya Yadav

* * *

Executive:

* Prime Minister (list): KP Sharma Oli
* Council of Ministers: Oli IV
* Civil Services
* Cabinet Secretary

* * *

Federal Parliament:

* House of Representatives

Speaker: Dev Raj Ghimire
Deputy Speaker: Indira Ranamagar
House Leader: KP Sharma Oli
Opposition Leader: Pushpa Kamal Dahal
* National Assembly

Chairman: Narayan Prasad Dahal
Vice-Chairperson: Bimala Ghimire
House Leader: Krishna Prasad Sitaula
Opposition Leader: Narayan Kaji Shrestha

* * *

Judiciary:

* Supreme Court

Chief Justice of Nepal: Prakash Man Singh Raut
* District Courts

Elections

* Election Commission
* Political parties
* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2015
* 2018
* 2023

* General: 2017
* 2022
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* 2022

* Local: 2017
* 2022

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* * *

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Governors
Chief Ministers

* * *

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Municipalities
Rural Municipalities

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Arzu Rana Deuba

* * *

* Diplomatic missions of / in Nepal

* * *

* Nationality law
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The Federal Parliament of Nepal (संघीय संसद नेपाल, Saṅghīya Sansada Nēpāla) is the bicameral federal and supreme legislature of Nepal established in 2018. It consists of the National Assembly and the House of Representatives as parallel houses.

## History

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### Legislatures of Kingdom of Nepal

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Main article: Legislatures of Kingdom of Nepal

The former Parliament of Nepal was dissolved by King Gyanendra in 2002,[1] on the grounds that it was incapable of handling the Maoist rebels. The country's five main political parties had staged protests against the king, arguing that he must either call fresh elections or reinstate the elected legislature. In 2004, the king announced that parliamentary elections would be held within twelve months; in April 2006, in response to major pro-democratic protests, it was announced that Parliament would be reestablished.[2]

### Interim Legislature of Nepal

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Main articles: Interim legislature of Nepal and 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly

After the success of the April 2006 people's movement on 15 January 2007 the old parliament was dissolved and replaced by a 330-member interim legislature of Nepal.[3] The legislature drafted an interim constitution and a constituent assembly election was held in April 2008. The 601-member assembly on 28 May 2008 abolished the 238-year-old monarchy and declared the country a republic.[4] The constituent assembly, which was initially given two years to draft a new constitution, was dissolved on 27 May 2012 after its failure to draft a new constitution due to differences over restructuring the state.[5]

### Legislature Parliament of Nepal

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Main article: Legislature Parliament of Nepal

The second Nepalese Constituent Assembly was converted into a legislative parliament of Nepal after the promulgation of the constitution on 20 September 2015.[6] The second Nepalese Constituent Assembly was formed after the failure of the first Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution. The Legislature Parliament of Nepal was dissolved on 21 January 2018 (7 Magh 2074 BS).[7]

## Composition

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According to the Constitution of Nepal 2015, Nepal has a two-chamber parliament (संसद), consisting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly, with the President of Nepal acting as their head.[8]

### President of Nepal

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Main article: President of Nepal

The President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (नेपालको राष्ट्रपति, Nēpālakō rāṣṭrapati) is the head of state of Nepal and commander in chief of the Nepalese Armed Forces. The office was created in May 2008 after the country was declared as a republic. The first President of Nepal was Ram Baran Yadav. The current president is Ram Chandra Poudel. He is the third president of the country.

### House of Representatives

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Main article: House of Representatives (Nepal)

The House of Representatives (प्रतिनिधि सभा, Pratinidhi Sabha) has 275 members. 165 members are elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 110 elected through proportional electoral system where voters vote for political parties, considering the whole country as a single election constituency. The members of the house hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers.

### National Assembly

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Main article: National Assembly (Nepal)

The National Assembly (राष्ट्रिय सभा, Rastriya Sabha) has 59 members. Eight members are elected from each of the seven provinces by an electoral college of each province, and three are appointed by the President on recommendation of the government. They must include at least three women, one Dalit, and one member from disabled groups. Members serve staggered six year terms such that the term of one-third members expires every two years.

## Parliamentary committees

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There are 16 thematic committees in the federal parliament: ten in the House of Representatives, four in the National Assembly and two joint committees.[9]

### House of Representatives

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* Finance
* International Relations
* Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Interest
* Law, Justice, and Human Rights
* Agriculture, Cooperative and Natural Resources
* Women and Social
* State Affairs
* Development and Technology
* Education and Health
* Public Account

### National Assembly

[edit]

* Sustainable Development and Good Governance
* Legislative Management
* Delegated Legislation and Government Assurances
* National Interest and coordination among members

### Joint

[edit]

* Parliamentary Hearing
* State Direction, Principle Rules and Responsibility

## Women's representation

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Main article: Women's representation in the Parliament of Nepal

The constitution of Nepal guarantees a 33% reservation for women in all public offices including the federal parliament. On 16 March 2018, Dr. Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe was elected as the deputy speaker of the house.[10] Women's representation in the parliament has increased since the Constituent Assembly, which eventually guaranteed provisions for women's representation on the constitution.[2]

## Parliament House

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Main article: International Convention Centre, Nepal

Both houses of the federal parliament currently meet at the International Convention Centre in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu.

A new parliament building is being constructed in the premises of the Singha Durbar complex, which houses most government offices.[11]

## See also

[edit]

* Politics of Nepal
* List of legislatures by country

## Explanatory notes

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## References

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1. ^ "Nepal: King ends direct rule, reinstates parliament". reliefweb. 25 April 2006.
2. ^ a b "Nepal's Political Development: Nepal Constituent Assembly Portal". Nepalcaportal.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
3. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Freedom in the World 2008 – Nepal". Refworld. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
4. ^ "Nepal abolishes monarchy, declares republic". ABC news. 28 May 2008.
5. ^ "Legislature in Nepal Disbands in Failure". The New York Times. 27 May 2012.
6. ^ "Nepal elects first woman speaker of parliament – Times of India". The Times of India. 16 October 2015.
7. ^ "संविधानसभा प्रथम". parliament.gov.np. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. ^ "All parliamentary committees in place". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
10. ^ "CPN-UML leader Tumbahamphe elected to Deputy Speaker of HoR". 16 March 2018.
11. ^ "New building for federal parliament to cost Rs5 billion rupees". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

## External links

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* Official website
* National Assembly Nepal Website
* House of Representative Nepal Website

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