| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Sanghiya Sansad / Federal Parliament |
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| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Affiliation to the IPU |
Yes |
| Affiliation date(s) |
1967 - |
| LEADERSHIP |
| President |
Onsari Gharti (F)
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| Notes |
Elected on 16 Oct. 2015. |
| Secretary General |
Manohar Prasad Bhattarai (M)
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| Notes |
Appointed on 18 Mar. 2010, re-appointed on 17 Mar. 2015 (for a five-year term). |
| COMPOSITION |
| Members (statutory / current number) |
601 / 595 |
PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN
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| Women (current number) |
176 (29.58%) |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 575
appointed 26 |
| Notes |
Appointed members: appointed by the Prime Minister from minority groups that do not win representation in the elections. |
| Term |
4 years |
| Notes |
The term above refers to that of the Constituent Assembly, elected in November 2013. In accordance with the transitional provisions of the 2015 Constitution, the Constituent Assembly was transformed into the Legislature-Parliament on 20 September 2015 upon promulgation of the Constitution. The "Last renewal dates" below refer to the date of elections to the Constituent Assembly.
The Legislature-Parliament was dissolved on 13 October 2017 in view of elections to the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of a bicameral parliament provided for under the 2015 Constitution. The House will be convened within 30 days of the declaration of the final results of the elections, which will be held in 32 districts on 26 November and in the remaining 45 districts on 7 December 2017. |
| Last renewal dates |
19 November 2013
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| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| Address |
Legislature-Parliament Secretariat
Constituent Assembly Secretariat
Singhadurbar, Kathmandu
Nepal
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| Phone |
(97 71) 422 7480
420 0021 |
| Fax |
(97 71) 422 2923
420 0094 |
| E-mail |
nparl.international@can.gov.np |
| Website |
http://www.parliament.gov.np/
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