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Rastriya Sabha (National Assembly)

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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARLIAMENTARY CHAMBER

Parliament name (generic / translated) Sanghiya Sansad / Federal Parliament
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Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name (generic / translated) Rastriya Sabha / National Assembly
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Pratinidhi Sabha / House of Representatives
Affiliation to the IPU Yes
Affiliation date(s) 1967 -
LEADERSHIP
President Ganesh Prasad Timilsina (M) 
Notes Elected on 14 March 2018.
Secretary General Manohar Prasad Bhattarai (M) 
COMPOSITION
Members (statutory / current number) 59 / 59
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN


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Women (current number) 22 (37.29%)
Mode of designation indirectly elected 56
appointed 3
Notes - 56 members (8 per province) elected by an Electoral College comprising members of the Provincial Assembly and chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of village councils and Mayors and Deputy Mayors of municipal councils who will have different weights of votes. The eight members representing each province must include at least three women, one Dalit, one person with disability or minority.
- Three members, including at least one woman, appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Government.
Term 6 years; one-third of the membership is renewed every two years
Notes For the first National Assembly established under the 2015 Constitution, one-third of the members will retire on the expiry of two years, another one-third on the expiry of four years, and the final one-third on the expiry of six years.
Last renewal dates 7 February 2018
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Address Parliament Secretariat
Parliament House
Singh Durbar - KATHMANDU
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Phone (977) 1 420 0210
1 420 0159 (Speaker's Office)
1 420 0021 (Secretary General's Office)
Fax (977) 1 420 0137 (Speaker's Office)
1 422 2923 (Secretary General's Office)
E-mail info@parliament.gov.np
nepal.parliament@parliament.gov.np
Website
http://www.parliament.gov.np

ELECTORAL SYSTEM

Parliament name (generic / translated) Sanghiya Sansad / Federal Parliament
Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name (generic / translated) Rastriya Sabha / National Assembly
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Pratinidhi Sabha / House of Representatives
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Electoral law 28 September 2015
2015 Constitution
Mode of designation indirectly elected 56
appointed 3
Constituencies N/A (indirect elections)
Voting system : N/A (indirect elections)
Voter requirements - age: 18 years
- Nepalese citizenship
CANDIDATES
Eligibility - Qualified electors
- Nepalese citizenship
- Age: 35 years

Disqualifications: Persons punished for any criminal offence involving moral turpitude, persons declared ineligible by any law, persons holding an office of profit.
Incompatibilities - Member of the other chamber of the Federal Parliament
- Other political position regardless of the mode of designation
Candidacy requirements (data unavailable)

LAST ELECTIONS

Parliament name (generic / translated) Sanghiya Sansad / Federal Parliament
Structure of parliament Bicameral
Chamber name (generic / translated) Rastriya Sabha / National Assembly
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Pratinidhi Sabha / House of Representatives
BACKGROUND
Dates of election / renewal (from/to) 7 February 2018
Timing and scope of renewal Elections were held for 56 elective seats of the National Assembly.
(Not applicable - indirect elections)
STATISTICS
Voter turnout
Round no 17 February 2018
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes



Notes
Distribution of votes
Round no 1
Political group Candidates Votes % of votes
Communist Party of Nepal (UML)
Nepali Congress (NC)
Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-MC)
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJP)
Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN)
Distribution of seats
Round no 1
Political Group Total of seats
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) 27
Nepali Congress (NC) 13
Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-MC) 12
Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJP) 2
Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) 2
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men

Women

Percent of women
37

22

37.29%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
Comments
Sources:
Election Commission of Nepal (20.02.2018)
http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-02-12/ec-submits-na-election-results-to-president.html

This page was last updated on 14 March 2018
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