7th House of Representatives (Nepal)

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The 7th House of Representatives is the current meeting of the lower chamber of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, the House of Representatives. Members took their oath of office on 26 March 2026,[1] following the general election held on 5 March 2026.[2]

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Legislative bodyFederal Parliament of Nepal
JurisdictionNepal
Meeting placeSingha Durbar
Term26 March 2026 – Present
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7th House of Representatives
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Overview
Legislative bodyFederal Parliament of Nepal
JurisdictionNepal
Meeting placeSingha Durbar
Term26 March 2026 – Present
Election2026 general elections
GovernmentShah cabinet, 2026
Websitehr.parliament.gov.np
House of Representatives
Members275
SpeakerDol Prasad Aryal,
RSP
Deputy SpeakerRuby Kumari Thakur,
SSP
Leader of the HouseBalen Shah,
RSP
Leader of the OppositionBhishma Raj Angdembe,
Congress
Party control
Sessions
1st2 April 2026 – 10 April 2026
Budget Session11 May 2026 –
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Parliamentary term

The final results of the election were presented to the president on 20 March 2026 by the Election Commission.[3]

The oldest member of the House of Representatives, Arjun Narasingha K. C., was administered the oath of office and secrecy on 25 March, following which K. C. administered the oath to the remaining members.[1][4]

A joint session of the Federal Parliament was called for 2 April 2026 by the president on the recommendation of the cabinet.[5]

On 5 April 2026, Dol Prasad Aryal from Rastriya Swatantra Party was elected unopposed as the Speaker.[6][7] Ruby Kumari Thakur from Shram Sanskriti Party was elected as the deputy speaker.[8][9]

Officeholders

Presiding officers

Parliamentary Party Leaders

Whips

Members of the House of Representatives

Overview

More information Party, Total seats ...
Party Total seats
After election
FPTP PR Total
Parliamentary parties[23]
Rastriya Swatantra Party 125 57 182
Nepali Congress 18 20 38
CPN (UML) 9 16 25
Nepali Communist Party 8 9 17
Shram Sanskriti Party 3 4 7
Rastriya Prajatantra Party 1 4 5
Represented as Independents
Independent 1 — 1
Total 165 110 275
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Members

More information Rastriya Swatantra Party (182), Constituency/PR group ...
Rastriya Swatantra Party (182)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Officers of the House of Representatives
Kathmandu 9 Dol Prasad Aryal Speaker of the House of Representatives (from 5 April 2026)
Members of Parliament
Jhapa 5 Balen Shah
Kathmandu 7 Ganesh Parajuli Deputy Parliamentary Party Leader
Gorkha 2 Kabindra Burlakoti Chief Whip
Khas Arya, Female Krantishikha Dhital Whip
Dalit, Male Prakash Chandra Pariyar Whip
Arghakhanchi 1 Hari Prasad Bhusal
Baglung 1 Sushil Khadka
Baglung 2 Som Sharma
Baitadi 1 Hari Mohan Bhandari
Banke 1 Suresh Kumar Chaudhary
Banke 3 Khagendra Sunar
Bara 1 Ganesh Dhimal
Bara 2 Chandan Kumar Singh
Bara 3 Arvind Sah
Bara 4 Rahbar Ansari
Bardiya 1 Thakur Singh Tharu
Bardiya 2 Shreedhar Pokharel
Bhaktapur 1 Rukesh Ranjit
Bhaktapur 2 Rajiv Khatri
Chitwan 1 Hari Dhakal
Chitwan 2 Rabi Lamichhane
Chitwan 3 Sobita Gautam
Dadeldhura 1 Tara Prasad Joshi
Dang 1 Devraj Pathak
Dang 2 Bipin Kumar Acharya
Dang 3 Kamal Subedi
Dhading 1 Ashika Tamang
Dhading 2 Bodh Narayan Shrestha
Dhanusha 2 Ram Binod Yadav
Dhanusha 3 Manish Jha
Dhanusha 4 Raj Kishor Mahato
Dolakha 1 Jagadish Kharel
Gorkha 1 Sudan Gurung
Gulmi 1 Sagar Dhakal
Gulmi 2 Govinda Panthi
Jhapa 1 Nisha Dangi
Jhapa 2 Indira Rana Magar
Jhapa 3 Prakash Pathak
Jhapa 4 Shambhu Prasad Dhakal
Kailali 1 Komal Gyawali
Kailali 2 K. P. Khanal
Kailali 3 Jagat Prasad Joshi
Kailali 4 Khem Raj Koirala
Kailali 5 Ananda Bahadur Chand
Kanchanpur 1 Janak Singh Dhami
Kanchanpur 2 Deepak Raj Bohara
Kanchanpur 3 Gyanendra Singh Mahata
Kapilvastu 1 Mohan Lal Acharya
Kapilvastu 2 Bikram Thapa
Kaski 1 Khadak Raj Paudel
Kaski 2 Uttam Paudel
Kaski 3 Bina Gurung
Kathmandu 1 Ranju Darshana
Kathmandu 2 Sunil K.C.
Kathmandu 3 Rajunath Pandey
Kathmandu 4 Pukar Bam
Kathmandu 5 Sasmit Pokharel
Kathmandu 6 Shishir Khanal
Kathmandu 8 Biraj Bhakta Shrestha
Kathmandu 9 Dol Prasad Aryal
Kathmandu 10 Pradip Bista
Kavrepalanchok 1 Madhu Kumar Chaulagain
Kavrepalanchok 2 Badan Kumar Bhandari
Lalitpur 1 Buddha Ratna Maharjan
Lalitpur 2 Jagdish Kharel
Lalitpur 3 Toshima Karki
Lamjung 1 Dharmaraj K.C.
Mahottari 1 Pramod Kumar Mahato
Mahottari 2 Dipak Kumar Sah
Mahottari 3 Ujjawal Kumar Jha
Mahottari 4 Gauri Kumari
Makwanpur 1 Prakash Gautam
Makwanpur 2 Prashant Upreti
Morang 1 Yagyamani Neupane
Morang 2 Krishna Kumar Karki
Morang 3 Ganesh Karki
Morang 4 Santosh Rajbanshi
Morang 5 Asha Jha
Morang 6 Rubina Acharya
Nawalpur 1 Rajan Gautam
Nawalpur 2 Manish Khanal
Nuwakot 1 Bikram Timilsina
Nuwakot 2 Achuttam Lamichhane
Okhaldhunga 1 Bishwaraj Pokharel
Palpa 2 Madhav Bahadur Thapa
Parasi 1 Bikram Khanal
Parasi 2 Narendra Kumar Gupta
Parbat 1 Sagar Bhusal
Parsa 1 Buddhi Prasad Pant
Parsa 2 Sushil Kumar Kanu
Parsa 3 Ramakant Chaurasiya
Parsa 4 Tek Bahadur Shakya
Pyuthan 1 Sushant Vaidik
Ramechhap 1 Krishna Hari Budhathoki
Rautahat 1 Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary
Rautahat 3 Rabindra Patel
Rautahat 4 Ganesh Paudel
Rupandehi 1 Sunil Lamsal
Rupandehi 2 Sulabh Kharel
Rupandehi 3 Lekhjung Thapa
Rupandehi 4 Kanhaiya Baniya
Rupandehi 5 Taufiq Ahmed Khan
Saptari 1 Pushpa Kumari Chaudhary
Saptari 2 Ramjee Yadav
Saptari 3 Amarkant Chaudhary
Saptari 4 Sitaram Sah
Sarlahi 1 Nitima Bhandari
Sarlahi 2 Rabin Mahato
Sarlahi 3 Narendra Sah Kalwar
Sarlahi 4 Amresh Kumar Singh
Sindhuli 1 Dhanendra Karki
Sindhuli 2 Aashish Gajurel
Sindhupalchok 1 Bharat Prasad Parajuli
Siraha 1 Bablu Gupta
Siraha 2 Shiv Shankar Yadav
Siraha 3 Shambhu Kumar Yadav
Siraha 4 Tapeshwar Yadav
Sunsari 2 Lal Bikram Thapa
Sunsari 3 Ashok Kumar Chaudhary
Sunsari 4 Deepak Kumar Sah
Surkhet 2 Ramesh Kumar Sapkota
Syangja 1 Dhananjaya Regmi
Syangja 2 Jhabilal Dumre
Tanahun 1 Swarnim Wagle
Tanahun 2 Shreeram Neupane
Udayapur 1 Paras Mani Gelal
Udayapur 2 Surya Bahdaur Tamang
Janajati, Female Basumaya Tamang
Janajati, Female Ganga Chhantyal
Janajati, Female Sumnima Udas
Janajati, Female Anushka Shrestha
Janajati, Female Ojashwi Sherchan
Janajati, Female Sirjana Shrestha
Janajati, Female Rajani Shrestha
Janajati, Female Kushum Maharjan
Janajati, Female Bhumika Shrestha
Janajati, Female Pramila Kaluju
Janajati, Female Sujata Tamang
Janajati, Female Kripa Maharjan
Janajati, Female Eliza Gurung
Janajati, Male Ram Lama
Janajati, Male Khushbu Sarkar Shrestha
Janajati, Male Mingma Gyabu Sherpa
Khas Arya, Female Pratibha Rawal
Khas Arya, Female Rachana Khatiwada Khatri
Khas Arya, Female Lima Adhikari
Khas Arya, Female Vidushi Rana
Khas Arya, Female Samikchya Baskota
Khas Arya, Female Shraddha Kunwar Chhetri
Khas Arya, Female, Backward Area Tika Sangraula
Khas Arya, Female Aakriti Awasthi
Khas Arya, Female Srishti Bhattarai
Khas Arya, Female Manju Bhusal
Khas Arya, Female Prabha Karki
Khas Arya, Female Shobha Khanal
Khas Arya, Female, Backward Area Ratna Kumari Thapa
Khas Arya, Female Gyanu Poudyal
Khas Arya, Female Prabha Dhakal
Khas Arya, Male Ramesh Prasai
Dalit, Female Reema Bishwakarma
Dalit, Female Amrita B. K.
Dalit, Female Sita Badi
Dalit, Female Smriti Senchuri
Dalit, Female Sushma Swarnakar
Dalit, Female Tara Bishwakarma
Dalit, Female Khima B. K.
Tharu, Female Geeta Chaudhary
Tharu, Female Karisma Kathariya
Tharu, Male Surendra Chaudhary
Tharu, Male Premlal Chaudhary
Madheshi, Female Poonam Kumari Agrawal
Madheshi, Female Nisha Mehta
Madheshi, Female Lalita Kumari Sah
Madheshi, Female Ankita Thakur
Madheshi, Female Sarita Mahato
Madheshi, Female Kamini Kumari Chaudhari
Madheshi, Female Sunita Kumari Chaudhari
Madheshi, Male Purushotam Shuprabhat Yadav
Madheshi, Male Khagendra Karna
Muslim, Female Samina Miya
Muslim, Female Afsana Banu
Muslim, Female Gazala Shamim Miqrani
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More information Nepali Congress (38), Constituency/PR group ...
Nepali Congress (38)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Janajati, Male Bhishma Raj Angdembe
Dailekh 1 Basana Thapa Chief Whip
Ilam 1 Nishkal Rai Whip
Achham 1 Bharat Kumar Swar
Bajura 1 Janak Raj Giri
Doti 1 Bharat Bahadur Khadka
Humla 1 Jayapati Rokaya
Jajarkot 1 Khadak Bahadur Budha
Kapilvastu 3 Abhishek Pratap Shah
Manang 1 Tek Bahadur Gurung
Mugu 1 Khadga Shahi
Mustang 1 Yogesh Gauchan Thakali
Palpa 1 Sandeep Rana
Panchthar 1 Narendra Kerung
Rasuwa 1 Mohan Acharya
Rautahat 2 Firdosh Alam
Solukhumbu 1 Prakash Singh Karki
Surkhet 1 Bishnu Bahadur Khadka
Tehrathum 1 Santosh Subba
Janajati, Female Geeta Kumari Sendang
Janajati, Female Gangalaxmi Awaala
Janajati, Female Geeta Gurung
Janajati, Female Renuka Kaucha
Janajati, Male, Disability Madan Krishna Shrestha
Khas Arya, Female Sushila Dhakal Acharya
Khas Arya, Female Rukmini Devi Koirala
Khas Arya, Female Reena Upreti
Khas Arya, Female Sita Thapaliya
Khas Arya, Male Arjun Narasingha K. C.
Khas Arya, Male, Backward Area Kali Bahadur Sahakari
Dalit, Female Harina Devi Kami
Dalit, Female Pabitra B. K.
Dalit, Female Manmaya Bishwakarma
Tharu, Female Pramila Kumari Gachhadar
Madheshi, Female Ninu Kumari Karna
Madheshi, Female Rekha Kumari Yadav
Madheshi, Male Chandra Mohan Yadav
Muslim, Female Shahzan Khatun
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More information CPN (UML) (25), Constituency/PR group ...
CPN (UML) (25)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Janajati, Male Ram Bahadur Thapa Parliamentary Party Leader
Bajhang 1 Ain Bahadur Mahar Chief Whip
Achham 2 Yagya Bahadur Bogati
Banke 2 Mohammad Ishtiyaq Rayi
Dailekh 2 Laxmi Prasad Pokharel
Darchula 1 Ganesh Singh Thagunna
Dhankuta 1 Rajendra Kumar Rai
Ilam 2 Suhang Nembang
Sankhuwasabha 1 Arjun Kumar Karki
Taplejung 1 Kshitij Thebe
Janajati, Female Bhumika Limbu Subba
Janajati, Female Gangadevi Shrestha
Janajati, Male Kul Bhakta Shakya
Khas Arya, Female Padma Kumari Aryal
Khas Arya, Female Tukabhadra Hamal
Khas Arya, Male Guru Prasad Baral
Khas Arya, Male Pushparaj Kandel
Khas Arya, Female, Backward Area, Disability Yashoda Kumari Baral
Tharu, Male Kriparam Rana
Dalit, Female Bishnumaya B. K.
Dalit, Female Nita Ghatani
Madheshi, Female Ringala Yadav
Madheshi, Female Yashoda Kumari Yadav
Madheshi, Male Chandeshwar Mandal
Muslim, Female Sajida Khatun Siddiqui
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More information Nepali Communist Party (17), Constituency/PR group ...
Nepali Communist Party (17)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Eastern Rukum 1 Pushpa Kamal Dahal Parliamentary Party Leader
Sindhupalchok 2 Yubaraj Dulal Chief Whip
Dhanusha 1 Matrika Prasad Yadav
Dolpa 1 Dhan Bahadur Buda
Kalikot 1 Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
Rolpa 1 Barshman Pun
Western Rukum 1 Gopal Sharma
Salyan 1 Ramesh Kumar Malla
Janajati, Female Bhim Kumari Budha Magar
Janajati, Male Parshuram Tamang
Khas Arya, Female Balabati Sharma
Khas Arya, Male Pramesh Kumar Hamal
Khas Arya, Male, Disability Prem Bahadur Bayak
Dalit, Female Parbati B. K.
Dalit, Male Ganesh Bahadur Bishwokarma
Tharu, Female Nirasha Chaudhary
Madheshi, Male Jogkumar Barbariya Yadav
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More information Shram Sanskriti Party (7), Constituency/PR group ...
Shram Sanskriti Party (7)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Officers of the House of Representatives
Madheshi, Female Ruby Kumari Thakur Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (from 10 April 2026)
Members of Parliament
Sunsari 1 Harka Sampang Parliamentary Party Leader
Khotang 1 Aaren Rai Chief Whip
Bhojpur 1 Dhurbaraj Rai
Janajati, Male Purna Prasad Limbu
Khas Arya, Female Ambika Devi Sangraula
Dalit, Female Radhika Ramtel
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More information Rastriya Prajatantra Party (5), Constituency/PR group ...
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (5)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Jumla 1 Gyanendra Shahi Parliamentary Party Leader
Khas Arya, Female Khusbu Oli Chief Whip
Janajati, Female Saraswati Lama
Khas Arya, Male Bharat Giri
Muslim, Male Tahir Ali Bhat
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More information Independent (1), Constituency/PR group ...
Independent (1)
Constituency/PR group Member Portfolio & Responsibilities / Remarks
Myagdi 1 Mahabir Pun
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Sessions

The House of Representatives has three sessions in a year; budget session, monsoon session and winter session. The following sessions were held of the 7th House of Representatives.

More information Session, Date ...
Session Date Key Events Ref.
Oath 25−26 March 2026
  • Senior-most member Arjun Narsingh KC (78 years) first took the oath from President Ram Chandra Paudel on March 25, and then administered the oath to other lawmakers on March 26.
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1st 2 April 2026
[25]
5 April 2026 [26]
10 April 2026
[27]
2nd 11 May 2026
  • The government tabled 8 ordinances, starting the constitutional 60-day window for parliamentary ratification: Public Procurement (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2083, Special Provisions on the Removal of Public Officials Ordinance, 2083, Constitutional Council (Function, Duties, Powers and Procedures) (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2083, Prevention of Money Laundering (Third Amendment) Ordinance, 2083, Amendment of Certain Nepal Acts Ordinance, 2083, Cooperatives (First Amendment) Ordinance, 2083, Amendment of Certain Nepal Acts Relating to Health Sciences Institutes Ordinance, 2083, and Amendment of Certain Nepal Acts Relating to Universities Ordinance, 2083.
  • President Ram Chandra Paudel addressed a joint session of the parliament to deliver the government's policy and programme for the fiscal year 2083/84.
 [28][29][30][31]
12 May 2026
[32][33]
14 May 2026
  • Minister of Finance Swarnim Wagle answered questions raised during the general discussion on the government's policy and programme for the fiscal year 2083/84, on behalf of Prime Minister Balen Shah, despite obstruction from opposition parties demanding attendance of the prime minister.
  • The government's policy and programme for the fiscal year 2083/84 passed by unanimity despite obstruction from opposition parties.
 [34][35][36]
21 May 2026
  • The Alternative Development Finance Mobilization Bill, 2082 passed by a majority vote, amidst the disruption by opposition parties demanding the parliamentary accountability from the prime minister.
 [37][38]
27 May 2026
  • Minister of Finance Swarnim Wagle presented the Economic Survey of the fiscal year 2082/83 to the House. The report projected a national economic growth rate of 3.85%, estimated the total size of Nepal's economy at NRs. 6.6 trillion, and noted that per capita gross national income had reached US$ 1,535. It also revealed that public debt stood at NRs. 2.878 trillion, representing 43.6% of the GDP.
 [39][40]
29 May 2026
  • Minister of Finance Swarnim Wagle addressed a joint session of the Federal Parliament to deliver the annual budget speech, detailing the estimates of revenue and expenditure for the fiscal year 2083/84. Following the address, the Minister formally tabled the budget document and introduced the Finance Bill, 2083 to initiate the legislative process for the government's tax and revenue proposals.
 [41][42][43]
31 May 2026
  • Prime Minister Balendra Shah participated in an impromptu question-and-answer session following prolonged opposition demands. The proceeding drew immediate procedural objections from opposition benches alleging a breach of the House of Representatives Rules, 2079. The session escalated into a significant political debate after the Prime Minister expressed surprise that recent findings indicated mutual encroachment of land along certain border areas by both India and Nepal, rather than it being one-sided. Opposition lawmakers strongly rejected the characterization, demanding the Prime Minister either substantiate the claim with evidence or issue a formal retraction and apology.
  • Later in the same sitting, the House passed the House of Representatives Rules, 2083 by a majority vote amidst intense opposition protests. The session descended into physical confrontation as several opposition lawmakers attempted to charge the Speaker and storm the central rostrum, forcing security marshals to form a physical barrier to protect the dais and restore order.
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10 June 2026
  • Following a ten-day deadlock, parliament finally resumed after Minister of Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal clarified the Prime Minister's controversial statement regarding the border dispute. Although the PM refused to yield to opposition demands, the clarification paved way for the house to reopen and transition into general discussion on the FY 2083/84 annual budget.
 [48][49][50]
18 June 2026
  • The House passed the Appropriation Bill, 2083. The proposal, tabled by Minister of Finance Swarnim Wagle, was formally endorsed following the conclusion of the ministry-wise budget reviews and subsequent ministerial responses to lawmakers' inquiries.
 [51][52]
28 June 2026
  • Successfully concluding the budget process for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84, the House passed both the Finance Bill, 2083 and National Debt Recovery Bill, 2083.
 [53][54][55]
2 July 2026
  • Continuing its legislative proceedings, the House passed four ordinance replacement bills: Public Procurement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2083, Prevention of Money Laundering (Third Amendment) Bill, 2083, Cooperatives (First Amendment) Bill, 2083 and Bill to Amend Certain Nepal Acts Relating to the Institute of Health Sciences, 2083.
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Parliamentary committees

Main article: Parliamentary committees of Nepal
More information Committee, Chairperson ...
Committee Chairperson
House of Representative Committees
Finance Committee Krishna Hari Budhathoki (RSP)
International Relations and Tourism Committee Sumnima Udas (RSP)
Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Welfare Committee Rahbar Ansari (RSP)
Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee Samikchya Baskota (RSP)
Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee Ashok Kumar Chaudhary (RSP)
Women and Social Affairs Committee Aakriti Awasthi (RSP)
State Affairs and Good Governance Committee Hari Dhakal (RSP)
Infrastructure Development Committee Aashish Gajurel (RSP)
Education, Health and Information Technology Committee Ojashwi Sherchan (RSP)
Public Accounts Committee Bharat Bahadur Khadka (Congress)
Joint Committees
Parliamentary Hearing Committee Bodh Narayan Shrestha (RSP)
State Direction Committee Ganesh Karki (RSP)
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