National Assembly (Nepal)

upper house of parliament in Nepal

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]

Rastriya Sabha
Contiguous:
2nd Class 1, Class 2, 1st Class 3
Type
Type
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
Seats59
Political groups
Government (39)
  •   Maoist Centre: 16[a]
  •   Nepali Congress: 10
  •   Unified Socialist: 9[b]
  •   PSP-N: 3
  •   Rastriya Janamorcha: 1

External Support (2)

Opposition (18)

Length of term
6 years
Elections
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

Notes change

  1. 15 elected and 1 nominated
  2. 8 elected and 1 nominated
  3. 17 elected (including chairperson) and 1 nominated

References change

  1. 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)