Federal Parliament of Nepal

Federal Parliament of Nepal
संघीय संसद, नेपाल
Emblem of Nepal
Type
Type
Houses National Assembly,
House of Representatives
History
Founded 5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)
Preceded by Legislature Parliament of Nepal
Leadership
Bidhya Devi Bhandari, NCP
Since March 15, 2018
Nanda Kishor Pun, NCP
Since 18 March, 2018
Chairman of the National Assembly
Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, NCP
Since 15 March, 2018
Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly
Sashikala Dahal, NCP
Since 19 March, 2018
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Krishna Bahadur Mahara[1], NCP
Since 10 March 2018
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe, NCP
Since 16 March, 2018
Leader of the House of Representatives
Khadga Prasad Oli, NCP
Since 4 March, 2018
Structure
Seats 334
59 assemblymen
275 representatives
House of Representatives political groups

Government (190)

Opposition (85)

National Assembly political groups

Government (44)

Opposition (15)

  •      NC: 13
  •      RJPN: 2
Elections
First-past-the-post & Proportional representation
Single transferable vote
26 November and 07 December 2017
National Assembly last election
 07 February 2018
Meeting place
International Convention Centre, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Website
www.parliament.gov.np
Constitution
Constitution of Nepal
Nepal
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politics and government of
Nepal

The Federal Parliament of Nepal (Nepali: संघीय संसद नेपाल, Saṅghīya Sansada Nēpāl) is the federal and supreme legislative body of Nepal. It is a bicameral federal legislature that consists of the National Assembly as upper house and the House of Representatives, as lower house.

History

Legislatures of Kingdom of Nepal

The former Parliament of Nepal was dissolved by King Gyanendra in 2002, on the grounds that it was incapable of handling the Maoist rebels. The country's five main political parties have staged protests against the king, arguing that he must either call fresh elections or reinstate the elected legislature. In 2004, the king announced that parliamentary elections would be held within twelve months; in April 2006, in response to major pro-democratic protests, it was announced that Parliament would be reestablished.[3]The current prime minister of Nepal is Khadga Prasad Oli.

Interim Legislature of Nepal

After the success of the April 2006 people's movement, on January 15, 2007, the old parliament was dissolved and replaced by the 330-member interim legislature of Nepal. By the legislature an Interim Constitution was promulgated and a constituent assembly election was held in April 2008. The 601-member assembly on 28 May 2008 abolished the 238-year-old monarchy and declared the country a republic. The parliament constituent assembly, which was initially given two years to draft a new constitution, was dissolved on 27 May 2012 after its failure to draft a new constitution due to differences over restructuring the state.

Legislature Parliament of Nepal

The Legislature Parliament of Nepal was expired by 21 January 2018 (7 Magh, 2074 BS).[4]

The second Nepalese Constituent Assembly was converted into legislative parliament of Nepal after the promulgation of the constitution on September 20, 2015.[5] The second Nepalese Constituent Assembly was formed after failure of first Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution. The second Nepalese Constituent Assembly has completed its task by successfully promulgating the constitution on September 20, 2015.

Composition

According to the Constitution of Nepal 2015 Nepal has a two chamber Parliament (संसद)[6]. The House of Representatives (प्रतिनिधि सभा) has 275 members elected for a five year term, 165 from single-seat constituencies and 110 from a proportional party list. The National Assembly (राष्ट्रिय सभा) has 59 members elected for six years term. Among the 59 members three members are nominated by the President. The remaining 56 are elected from 7 provinces equally (Eight each) including 3 female 1 Dalits and 1 from differently abled groups.

President of Nepal

House of Representatives

National Assembly

Parliamentary committees

House of Representatives

Finance

International Relations

Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Interest

Law, Justice, and Human Rights

Agriculture Cooperative and Natural Resources

Women and Social

State Affairs

Development and Technology

Education and Health

Public Account

National Assembly

Sustainable Development and Good Governance

Legislative Management

Delegated Management

National Interest and Coordination

Both

Parliamentary Hearing

State Direction, Principle Rules and Responsibility

Women's Representation

Nepal currently has a woman as deputy speaker of the Parliament. On 16th March 2018 Shiva Maya Tumbahamphe elected as the deputy speaker of the house.[7] Women’s representation in the Parliament of Nepal has increased in the Constituent Assembly, which will have immense role to draft the future constitution of Nepal.[3]

Parliament House

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Krishna Bahadur Mahara Elected Speaker". Nepal Republic Media. Kathmandu, Nepal. 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "FSF-N to join NCP-led govt". 28 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Nepal's Political Development: Nepal Constituent Assembly Portal". Nepalcaportal.org. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  4. ↑ "संविधानसभा प्रथम". parliament.gov.np. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Nepal elects first woman speaker of parliament - Times of India".
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ "CPN-UML leader Tumbahamphe elected to Deputy Speaker of HoR". 16 March 2018.
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