what are the provisions in the constitution of Nepal that make sure for proportional representation in the state of affairs discuss
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As per the provision of Article 84 of the Constitution of Nepal, the House of Representatives (HoR) consists of 275 members elected for a five-year term through a mixed parallel electoral system.
Out of these, 165 members are elected through the First-Past-the-Post (FPTP) electoral system, with one member from each of the 165 electoral constituencies delimited based on geography and population.
The remaining 110 members are elected through a proportional representation electoral system, which considers the whole country as a single electoral constituency.
According to Article 176 of the Constitution, each State Assembly shall consist of twice as many members as those elected to the House of Representatives from the respective State through the FPTP system, which amounts to 60 percent.
In the proportional representation system, several members of Parliament are to be elected per constituency.
Every political party in Nepal presents a list of candidates and voters can select from that to vote for a political party.
Political parties are assigned proportional parliamentary seats according to the number of votes they get.
Nepal uses a parallel voting system, voters cast another ballot to elect members through the party-list proportional representation.
The current constitution states that 60 percent of the members should be elected from the first past the post system and 40 percent through the party-list proportional representation system.
There are 550 provincial seats in all 7 provinces of Nepal. 330 (60%) Provincial seats will be elected through first past the post and 220 (40%) of seats will be elected through proportional representation.
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