National Assembly (Nepal)

Rastriya Sabha
Rastriya Sabha
Contiguous:; 2nd Class 1, Class 2, 1st Class 3
Type
Type	Upper house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal
Leadership
Chairperson	Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, CPN (UML) ; since 15 March 2018
Vice Chairperson	Vacant ; since 4 March 2022
Leader of the House	Vacant ; since March 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Vacant ; since March 2022
Structure
Seats	59
Political groups	Government (39) Maoist Centre: 16; Nepali Congress: 10; Unified Socialist: 9; PSP-N: 3; Rastriya Janamorcha: 1; External Support (2) Loktantrik Samajwadi: 1; Independent: 1; Opposition (18) UML: 18;
Length of term	6 years
Elections
Voting system	56 members by indirect single transferable vote, 3 appointed by the President
Last election	26 January 2022 (Class 2)
Next election	2024 (Class 3); 2026 (Class 1); 2028 (Class 2)
Meeting place
	International Convention Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal
Website
	na.parliament.gov.np/np

The lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal is known as the House of Representatives, while the upper house is known as the National Assembly or Rastriya Sabha (Nepali:राष्ट्रिय सभा; Rāṣṭriya sabhā). The Constitution of Nepal's Parts 8 and 9 define the Assembly's makeup and authority. There are 59 members in total: three are nominated by the President on the advice of the government, and eight are chosen by electoral colleges in each of the seven provinces.^[1]

Notes

↑ 15 elected and 1 nominated
↑ 8 elected and 1 nominated
↑ 17 elected (including chairperson) and 1 nominated

References

↑ 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)

[MC-1] 15 elected and 1 nominated

[US-2] 8 elected and 1 nominated

[UML-3] 17 elected (including chairperson) and 1 nominated

[4] 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)

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Rastriya Sabha
Contiguous: 2nd Class 1, Class 2, 1st Class 3
Type
Type	Upper house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal
Leadership
Chairperson	Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, CPN (UML) since 15 March 2018
Vice Chairperson	Vacant since 4 March 2022
Leader of the House	Vacant since March 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Vacant since March 2022
Structure
Seats	59

Political groups	Government (39) Maoist Centre: 16^[a] Nepali Congress: 10 Unified Socialist: 9^[b] PSP-N: 3 Rastriya Janamorcha: 1 External Support (2) Loktantrik Samajwadi: 1 Independent: 1 Opposition (18) UML: 18^[c]
Length of term	6 years
Elections
Voting system	56 members by indirect single transferable vote, 3 appointed by the President
Last election	26 January 2022 (Class 2)
Next election	2024 (Class 3); 2026 (Class 1); 2028 (Class 2)
Meeting place

International Convention Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal
Website
na.parliament.gov.np/np