Question

write the composition of present legislative parliament of NEPAL

Answer 1

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• 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

There shall be a Federal Legislature consisting of two

Houses to be known as the House of Representatives and the National Assembly,

which shall be called as the Federal Parliament.

84. Composition of House of Representatives:

(1) The House of Representatives

shall consist of a total of two hundred and seventy five members, as follows:

(a) One hundred and sixty five members to be elected through the first

past the post electoral system, with one being elected from each

election constituency of one hundred and sixty five election

constituencies delimited in the country on the basis of geography

and population,

(b) One hundred and ten members to be elected through the proportional

electoral system where voters vote for political parties, with the

whole country being considered as a single election constituency.

(2) The Federal law shall provide that, in fielding candidacy by political

parties for the election to the House of Representatives under the proportional

electoral system, representation shall be ensured on the basis of a closed list also

from women, Dalit, indigenous peoples, Khas Arya, Madhesi, Tharu, Muslims and

backward regions, on the basis of population. In so fielding candidacy, regard

shall also be had to geography and territorial balance.

Explanation: For the purposes of this clause, “Khas Arya” means Kshetri,

Brahmin, Thakuri, Sanyasi (Dashnami) community.

(3) In fielding candidacy under clause (2), political parties shall provide

for representation of the persons with disabilities as well.

(4) Election to the House of Representatives under clause (1) shall be

held through secret ballots in accordance with law.

(5) Each citizen of Nepal who has completed the age of eighteen years

shall have the right to vote in any one election constituency as provided for in the

Federal law.

(6) A person who is qualified under Article 87 and entitled to vote in an

election to the members of the House of Representatives may, subject to the

Federal law, be a candidate in any election constituency.

Provided that a person shall not be a candidate in more than one election

constituencies at the same time.

(7) If the seat of any member of the House of Representatives falls

vacant while its term still remains for more than six months, the vacancy shall be

filled in the same manner of electoral system as in which such seat was filled in.

(8) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Part, at least

one third of the total number of members elected from each political party

representing in the Federal Parliament must be women. If women are not so

elected as to constitute one third of the elected members of any political party

under sub-clause (a) of clause (1) and sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of Article 86,

such political party must, in electing members under sub-clause (b) of clause (1),

so elect that women members constitute at least one third of the total number of

members elected to the Federal Parliament from that party.

(9) Election to the House of Representatives and other matters

pertaining thereto shall be as provided for in the Federal law.

85. Term of House of Representatives:

(1) Unless dissolved earlier pursuant to this

Constitution, the term of the House of Representatives shall be five years.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1), the term of the

House of Representatives may be extended by a Federal Act for a period not

exceeding one year in cases where a proclamation or order of a state of emergency

is in effect.

(3) The term of the House of Representatives extended under clause (2)

shall ipso facto expire upon the expiry of six months from the date of voidance of

the proclamation or order of the state of emergency.

86. Composition of National Assembly and term of office of its members: (1) The

National Assembly shall be a permanent House.

(2) The National Assembly shall consist of fifty nine members as

follows:

(a) fifty six elected members consisting of at least three women, one

Dalit and one from persons with disabilities or minorities, from each

State by an electoral college composed of members of the State

Assembly, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the Village Bodies,

and Mayors and Deputy-Mayors of the Municipalities, with different

weight age of vote by members of the State Assembly, chairpersons

and vice-chairpersons of the Village Bodies, and Mayors and

Deputy-Mayors of the Municipalities, as provided for inthe Federal

law,

(b) Three members consisting of at least one woman nominated by the

President on recommendation of the Government of Nepal.

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