National Assembly (Nepal)
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National Assembly राष्ट्रिय सभा | |
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 Emblem of Nepal | |
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| Leadership | |
Chairperson | Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, NCP since 15 March 2018 |
Vice Chairperson | Shashikala Dahal, NCP since 18 March 2018 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 59 |
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Political groups | Government (41)
Opposition (15) Others (3)
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Length of term | 6 years |
| Elections | |
| Indirect single transferable vote | |
Last election | 06 February 2018 |
Next election | 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| International Convention Centre, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| Website | |
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The National Assembly (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय सभा; Rastriya Sabha) is the upper house of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Nepal, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Assembly are established by Part 8 and 9 of the Constitution of Nepal. There are a total of 59 members: 8 members are elected from each of the seven states by an electoral college of each state, and three are appointed by the President on recommendation of the government.[2]
Members serve staggered six year terms such that the term of one-third members expires every two years.
History
The National Assembly under the 1990 Constitution was dissolved on 15 January 2007 and replaced by a unicameral Interim Legislature. Following two Constituent Assembly elections which also served as an unitary Legislature Parliament, the Constitution of Nepal provisioned for a National Assembly as an upper house.[3]
Maha Sabha
Mahasabha (Nepali: महासभा) was the Upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Kingdom of Nepal during 1959 - 1962.[4]
The Revolution of 1951 made the process to enact a new constitution entitled Interim Government of Nepal Act 1951, which was able to transfer all executive powers back to the Shah kings from Rana regime.[5]
King Mahendra was unable to resist the increasingly well-orchestrated political demands by the Nepali National Congress for a more democratic and representative government, and was forced to promulgate a new constitution.[5]
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1959 proclaimed on 12 February 1959. The constitution describes about Mahasabha (Nepali: महासभा) as below:
There shall be a Parliament which shall consist of His Majesty and two Houses, to be known respectively as the Senate (Maha Sabha) and the House of Representatives (Pratinidhi Sabha). (Article No. 18, Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1959)[4]
The constitution of Kingdom of Nepal, 1959 lasted till 16 December 1962. On 16 December 1962 a new Constitution Constitution of Kingdom of Nepal, 1962 proclaimed and Parliament of Kingdom of Nepal became unicameral.[6] Mahasabha couldn't continue more than two years.
Membership
The qualifications for being a member of National Assembly are laid out in Article 87 of the constitution and National Assembly Election Act, 2017:
- must be a citizen of Nepal
- must be at least thirty-five years of age on date of nomination
- must have name listed on voter list
- should not have been convicted of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude
- must not be disqualified by any Federal law
- must not be holding any office of profit.
Election Procedure
Each of the seven states elects 8 members each.
The electoral college consists of members of the State Assembly and Chairperson/Mayor and Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor of the local bodies within the state. Each State Assembly members vote has a weight of forty eight whereas each Chairperson/Mayor/Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor vote has a weight of eighteen.
Out of the eight members from each state, three must be women, one must be a Dalit, and one must be a disabled person or from a minority community. Each elector gets four ballots: one for the three open seats, one for the three female seats, one for the dalit seat and one for the disabled or minority seat. The three open seats and the three female seats are filled by STV, the two other seats by FPTP.
The election is conducted by the Election Commission.[7]
Membership by party
| Party | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=" Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | 39 |
| bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | 13 |
| Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | 2 | |
| Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | 2 | |
| Nominated | 3 | |
| Total | 59 | |
List of members
Province No. 1
| Name | Party | Category | Date of appointment[8] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parshuram Megi Gurung | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Haricharan Shiwakoti | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Ramesh Jung Rayamajhi | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Nainakala Ojha | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Bina Pokharel | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Sarita Prasai | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Khem Raj Nepali | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | Dalit | 4 March 2018 |
| Om Prasad Bantawa | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | Disabled/Minority | 4 March 2018 |
Province No. 2
| Name | Party | Category | Date of appointment[8] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jitendra Dev | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Ramesh Prasad Yadav | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Open | 18 March 2018[9] | |
| Suman Raj Pyakurel | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Shashikala Dahal | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Mukta Kumari Yadav | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Pramila Kumari | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Women | 4 March 2018 | |
| Ramprit Paswan | Federal Socialist Forum, Nepal | Dalit | 4 March 2018 | |
| Brijesh Chandra Lal | Rastriya Janata Party Nepal | Disabled/Minority | 4 March 2018 | |
Province No. 3
| Name | Party | Category | Date of appointment[8] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ram Bahadur Thapa | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Balram Baskota | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Radheshyam Adhikari | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Parvati Rawal | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Udaya Sharma | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Dhana Khatiwada | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Singha Bahadur Bishwakarma | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Dalit | 4 March 2018 |
| Ramchandra Rai Danuwar | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Disabled/Minority | 4 March 2018 |
Province No. 4
| Name | Party | Category | Date of appointment[8] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganesh Timilsina | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Dina Nath Sharma | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Surendra Raj Pandey | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Shanti Adhikari | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Dipa Gurung | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Brinda Rana Magar | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Khim Bahadur BK | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Dalit | 4 March 2018 |
| Prakash Pantha | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Disabled/Minority | 4 March 2018 |
Province No. 5
| Name | Party | Categorty | Date of appointment[8] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khim Lal Bhattarai | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Chandra Bahadur Khadka | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Durga Prasad Upadhyaya | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Komal Oli | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Mina Budha | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Anita Devkota | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Ram Lakhan Harijan | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Dalit | 4 March 2018 |
| Raj Kumar Kunwar | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Disabled/Minority | 4 March 2018 |
Karnali
| Name | Party | Category | Date of appointment[8] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhairab Sundar Shrestha | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Thagendra Puri | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Kali Bahadur Malla | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Kabita Bogati | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Nanda Sharma | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Yutul Lama | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Nar Pati Luwar | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Dalit | 4 March 2018 |
| Jeevan Budha | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Disabled/Minority | 4 March 2018 |
Province No. 7
| Name | Party | Category | Date of appointment[8] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sher Bahadur Kunwar | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Hari Ram Chaudhari | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Badri Pandey | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Open | 4 March 2018 |
| Tara Devi Joshi | bgcolor="Template:Nepali Congress/meta/color" | | Nepali Congress | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Kamala Oli | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Indu Kadariya | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Women | 4 March 2018 |
| Chakra Prasad Snehi | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Dalit | 4 March 2018 |
| Mahesh Kumar Mahara | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color" | | Nepal Communist Party | Disabled/Minority | 4 March 2018 |
Nominated
| Name | Affiliation | Date of appointment[10] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bimala Paudel | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | 10 March 2018 |
| Ram Narayan Bidari | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | 10 March 2018 |
| Yuba Raj Khatiwada | bgcolor="Template:Nepal Communist Party/meta/color"| | Nepal Communist Party | 10 March 2018 |
References
- ^ https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/federal-socialist-forum-nepal-keen-to-join-govt-as-pm-assures-of-constitution-amendment/
- ^ Article 86 (2) Constitution of Nepal
- ^ Jivanta Schottli, Subrata K. Mitra, Siegried Wolf (2015). A Political and Economic Dictionary of South Asia. Routledge. p. 258. ISBN 9781135355760.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal, 1959" (PDF). www.constitutionnet.org/vl/item/constitution-kingdom-nepal-1959. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ a b "The Interim Constitution, 1951". www.couuntrystudies.us. U.S. Library of Congress. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Nepal-Salient Features of the New Constitution" (PDF). www.icwa.in. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ IFES FAQs on Elections in Nepal: 2018 National Assembly Elections
- ^ a b c d e f g "55 members of National Assembly take oath". The Himalayan Times. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "NA member Yadav takes oath". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Three NA members take oath of office". Retrieved 2018-03-29.
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