List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal
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The House of Representatives of Nepal is the lower house of the country's Federal Parliament. It is housed at the Sansad Bhawan, Singha Durbar in the capital Kathmandu. The current 7th House of Representatives was elected by the general elections held on 5 March 2026, and its first session convened on 26 March 2026.[2][3][4]
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House of Representatives प्रतिनिधि सभा | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Preceded by | 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly |
| Seats | 275 |
| Elections | |
| Parallel voting: | |
Last election | 5 March 2026[1] |
| Meeting place | |
| Sansad Bhawan, Singha Durbar | |
| Website | |
| hr | |
The House has 275 members; 165 are elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 110 are elected through a proportional electoral system where voters cast ballots for political parties, considering the whole country as an at-large constituency.[5] The House of Representatives continues to operate for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless dissolved earlier.
The current constituencies are based on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[6][7] According to the constitution, the new constituencies cannot be altered for 20 years (until 2037) and cannot be challenged in any court of law.[5][6]
History
| Year | Details | Elected constituencies |
Elections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The 1990 constitution lifted the ban on political parties and created a new lower house (the House of Representatives) with 205 constituencies. | 205 | 1991,[8][9] 1994,[10][11] 1999[10][12] |
| 2008 | A Constituent Assembly was elected to draft a new constitution. There were 240 members elected from single-seat constituencies and 335 elected via proportional representation. | 240 | 2008,[13] 2013[14] |
| 2015 | The 2015 Constitution of Nepal was ratified by the Constituent Assembly. The new House of Representatives has 165 directly elected members and 110 elected via proportional representation. | 165 | 2017,[15] 2022[16] |
Constituencies
Constituencies by province
See also
Notes
- When Nepal was subdivided into 7 provinces in 2015, the area in Nawalparasi District was split into 2 districts in different provinces. Nawalpur District (or Nawalparasi (East of Bardaghat Susta) district) went to Gandaki Province, while Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta) district (or Parasi District) went to Lumbini Province.[17]