| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Sanghiya Sansad / Federal Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
22 June 2007
Election to Members of the Constituent Assembly Act 2064 (2007) |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 575
appointed 26 |
| Constituencies |
- 240 single-member constituencies
- One nation-wide constituency for 335 seats
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| Voting system |
Mixed:
240 members are elected by the first-past-the-post system (FPTP), while the 335 others are elected under the proportional representation (PR) system using the party list. Candidates contesting in the constituencies are not allowed to run under the PR system. Voters cast one ballot for each system.
After the Election Commission attributes the seats under the PR system to political parties, those that are allocated up to 30 per cent of the PR seats should submit the list comprising 50 per cent male members and 50 per cent female members.
Political parties that are allocated over 30 per cent of PR seats should respect, in addition to the 50-per cent quota for women, the following quotas: 31.2 per cent Madhesi members (women and men - 15.6 per cent each), 13 per cent Dalits (women and men - 6.5 per cent each), 37.8 per cent indigenous (women and men - 18.9 per cent each), 4 per cent from backward region* (women and men - 2 per cent each) and 30.2 per cent Khas and Aryan (women and men - 15.1 per cent each).
*Backward region comprises: Achaham, Kalikot, Jajarkot, Jumla, Dolpa, Bajahang, Bajura, Mugu and Humla Districts.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- Nepalese citizenship
- Age: 18 years
- Permanent residence in the constituency
- disqualifications: insanity, bankruptcy, criminal conviction |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- Qualified electors
- Nepalese citizenship
- Age: 25 years
- Disqualifications: insanity, bankruptcy, criminal conviction |
| Incompatibilities |
n/a |
| Candidacy requirements |
Candidature by registered political parties or individual candidates endorsed by one proposer and one seconder |
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