Constituencies of Nepal

There are total of 503 national and provincial constituencies in Nepal; the House of Representatives (Parliamentary) has 166 constituencies (165 first-past-the-post constituencies and one nationwide constituency from which members are elected by proportional representation),[1] whilst the seven provincial assemblies have a total of 337 constituencies (330 first-past-the-post constituencies and seven province-wide constituencies elected by proportional representation). The current constituencies are based on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[2][3] As per the constitution, the new constituencies cannot be altered for another 20 years (until 2027) and cannot be challenged in any court of law.[2]

Parliamentary Constituencies

There are 165 Parliamentary Constituencies in Nepal extended into 7 provinces of Nepal.

Provinces Constituencies
Province No. 128
Province No. 232
Province No. 333
Gandaki Pradesh18
Province No. 526
Karnali Pradesh12
Province No. 716

Provincial Constituencies

Provincial Constituency mean Constituencies of Assembly of Nepalese Provinces. The number of Provincial constituencies are double of the Parliamentary Constituencies.

Provinces Assembly Constituencies See also
Province No. 1Provincial Assembly of Province No. 156List of Provincial Constituencies of Province No. 1
Province No. 2Provincial Assembly of Province No. 264List of Provincial Constituencies of Province No. 2
Province No. 3Provincial Assembly of Province No. 366List of Provincial Constituencies of Province No. 3
Gandaki PradeshProvincial Assembly of Gandaki36List of Provincial Constituencies of Gandaki
Province No. 5Provincial Assembly of Province No. 552List of Provincial Constituencies of Province No. 5
Karnali PradeshProvincial Assembly of Karnali24List of Provincial Constituencies of Karnali
Province No. 7Provincial Assembly of Province No. 732List of Provincial Constituencies of Province No. 7


Province No. 1

District Parliamentary Provincial
Bhojpur12
Dhankuta12
Ilam24
Jhapa510
Khotang12
Morang612
Okhaldhunga12
Panchthar12
Sankhuwasabha12
Solukhumbu12
Sunsari48
Taplejung12
Terhathum12
Udayapur 2 4

Province No. 2

District Parliamentary Provincial
Bara 4 8
Dhanusha 4 8
Mahottari 4 8
Parsa 4 8
Rautahat 4 8
Saptari 4 8
Sarlahi 4 8
Siraha 4 8

Province No. 3

District Parliamentary Provincial
Bhaktapur 2 4
Chitwan 3 6
Dhading 2 4
Dolakha 1 2
Kathmandu 10 20
Kavrepalanchok 2 4
Lalitpur 3 6
Makwanpur 2 4
Nuwakot 2 4
Ramechhap 1 2
Rasuwa 1 2
Sindhuli 2 4
Sindhupalchok 2 4

Gandaki Pradesh

District Parliamentary Provincial
Baglung 2 4
Gorkha 2 4
Kaski 3 6
Lamjung 1 2
Manang 1 2
Mustang 1 2
Myagdi 1 2
Nawalparasi East 2 4
Parbat 1 2
Syangja 2 4
Tanahun 2 4

Province No. 5

District Parliamentary Provincial
Arghakhanchi 1 2
Banke 3 6
Bardiya 2 4
Dang 3 6
Gulmi 2 4
Kapilvastu 3 6
Nawalparasi West 2 4
Palpa 2 4
Pyuthan 1 2
Rolpa 1 2
Rukum East 1 2
Rupandehi 5 10

Karnali

District Parliamentary Provincial
Dailekh 2 4
Dolpa 1 2
Humla 1 2
Jajarkot 1 2
Jumla 1 2
Kalikot 1 2
Mugu 1 2
Rukum West 1 2
Salyan 1 2
Surkhet 2 4

Province No. 7

District Parliamentary Provincial
Achham 2 4
Baitadi 1 2
Bajhang 1 2
Bajura 1 2
Dadeldhura 1 2
Darchula 1 2
Doti 1 2
Kailali 5 10
Kanchanpur 3 6

See also

References

  1. ↑ Article 86 (2) Constitution of Nepal
  2. 1 2 "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. ↑ "CDC creates 495 constituencies". The Himalayan Times. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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