1st Federal Parliament of Nepal
First Federal Parliament of the Federal Republic of Nepal
The First Federal Parliament of Nepal , consisting of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly , was elected via the 2017 legislative , provincial and local elections .
165 members were elected via first-past-the-post system[ 6] and 110 through the proportional representation system to form the 275-member House of Representatives for a five-year term. On 7 February 2018 , the provincial electoral colleges, composed of provincial assembly members elected in the provincial elections and chairs and deputy-chairs of local administrative units elected in the local elections, elected eight members each, for a total of 56 elected members, and three more were appointed by the President as nominated by the government, to form the 59 member National Assembly. The National Assembly members drew lots to determine the thirds whose terms would be of two, four and six years respectively.
On 23 January 2020 , the National Assembly electoral college met for the second time to elect 18 of the 19 Class I members.[ 7] The electoral college met again on 26 January 2022 to elect 20 members of the 2nd Class.[ 8]
The House of Representatives was dissolved on 20 December 2020 by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the request of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's cabinet .[ 9] The House was reinstated on 24 February 2021 following a decision by the Supreme Court of Nepal .[ 10] The House of Representatives was again dissolved on 22 May 2021 by President Bidya Devi Bhandari and was reinstated again on 12 July 2021 by the Supreme Court .[ 11] [ 12] The parliament was dissolved on 18 September 2022 after completing its five-year term.[ 13] [ 14]
Leaders
House of Representatives
Office bearers
Whips
National Assembly
Office bearers
Parliamentary party leaders
Whips
Chief Whip of CPN (UML) :
Khim Lal Bhattarai (until 10 March 2022)[ 24]
Devendra Dahal (since 10 March 2022)[ 24]
Chief Whip of Nepali Congress :
Sarita Prasain (until 3 March 2020)[ 27]
Members of the House of Representatives
Members
Nepal Majdoor Kisan Party (1)
Constituency/PR group
Member
Portfolio & Responsibilities
Bhaktapur 1
Prem Suwal
Suspensions
Changes
By-elections are held for seats that become vacant or members elected through proportional representation are replaced from the party list .
Defections
Members of the National Assembly
Retired members of the National Assembly
Explanatory notes
References
^ "देउवालाई विश्वासको मत दिने यी हुन् एमालेका २२ सांसद" . Online Khabar (in Nepali). 18 July 2021.
^ "महन्थ ठाकुर पक्ष आन्तरिक छलफलमा, सरकारमा सहभागी नहुने" . eKantipur (in Nepali). 12 September 2021.
^ "सरकारमा सहभागिताबारे लोसपामा दुईधार" . eKantipur (in Nepali). 12 September 2021.
^ "DSP's executive committee meeting underway" . Khabarhub . 12 September 2021.
^ "Sher Bahadur Deuba wins vote of confidence in Nepal Parliament" . The Indian Express . 19 July 2021.
^ "UML on top as FPTP vote count concludes" . kathmandupost.com . Retrieved 2020-04-03 .
^ "18 new members of National Assembly sworn in today" . The Himalayan Times . 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-04-03 .
^ Republica. "Ruling alliance secures victory in 18 of 19 seats in National Assembly poll (With list of elected candidates)" . My Republica . Retrieved 2022-06-17 .
^ Sharma, Gopal (2020-12-20). "Nepal heads to surprise election next year after PM loses ground" . Reuters . Retrieved 2020-12-20 .
^ "House reinstated" . kathmandupost.com . Retrieved 2021-02-28 .
^ "Nepal President dissolves Parliament, announces mid-term polls in November" . The Hindu . 2021-05-22. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 2021-05-31 .
^ Sharma, Gopal (2021-07-12). "Nepal's Supreme Court reinstates parliament; orders new PM to be appointed" . Reuters . Retrieved 2022-06-17 .
^ Republica. "Despite being dissolved twice, HoR completes its 5-year term" . My Republica . Retrieved 2022-10-28 .
^ "Mud-slinging the order of the day in Parliament's last sitting" . kathmandupost.com . Retrieved 2022-10-28 .
^ "Speaker Mahara resigns following rape allegations" . kathmandupost.com . Retrieved 2020-04-03 .
^ "Sapkota becomes Speaker amid concerns from conflict victims and rights watchdogs" . kathmandupost.com . Retrieved 2020-04-03 .
^ "Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe resigns as Deputy Speaker" . kathmandupost.com . Retrieved 2020-04-03 .
^ "Pushpa Bhusal elected deputy speaker of Lower House" . thehimalayantimes.com . Retrieved 2022-10-28 .
^ a b "Prachanda elected PP leader" . GorakhaPatra . Retrieved 2021-05-31 .
^ a b "NC nominates Chief Whip and Whip" . My Republica . Retrieved 2022-12-19 .
^ "Ganesh Timilsina elected NA chair" . The Himalayan Times . 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2020-04-03 .
^ "The Rising Nepal: Dahal elected NA Vice-chair" . therisingnepal.org.np . Archived from the original on 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-04-03 .
^ "UML PP meet picks Suman Pyakurel as NA PP leader" . Khabarhub . Retrieved 2021-05-31 .
^ a b c "Bhattarai appointed UML's PP leader in National Assembly, Dahal Chief Whip" . Nepal Press . Retrieved 2022-06-08 .
^ "Adhikari nominated NC PP leader for National Assembly" . Khabarhub . Retrieved 2020-12-15 .
^ "CPN Unified Socialist picks Beduram Bhusal as PP leader in National Assembly" . Khabarhub . Retrieved 2022-06-08 .
^ "Prasain appointed Chief Whip of NC" . kathmandupost.com . Retrieved 2022-06-17 .
^ "SC denies Resham Chaudhary from collecting election certificate through attorney" . kathmandupost.com . Retrieved 2022-05-20 .
^ "Lawmaker Rauniyar, son booked for graft" . thehimalayantimes.com . Retrieved 2022-06-15 .
^ diwakar (2019-10-14). "Parliament suspends Alam after arrest - OnlineKhabar English News" . Retrieved 2022-05-20 .
^ Bhandari, Rajneesh; Sharma, Bhadra (2019-02-27). "Nepal Helicopter Crash Kills 7, Including Tourism Minister" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-03-08 .
^ Setopati, Setopati. "NC lawmaker Gyan Kumari Chhantyal passes away" . Setopati . Retrieved 2020-11-12 .
^ Setopati, Setopati. "Suvarna Jwarchan sworn in as HoR member" . Setopati . Retrieved 2020-11-12 .
^ "It's official now, Sarita Giri is no more a lawmaker" . OnlineKhabar English News . 9 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-24 .
^ "Newly elected Samajwadi Party lawmaker Sitaula takes oath" . Khabarhub . Retrieved 2020-11-24 .
^ "Lawmaker Sanu Shiva Pahadi passes away" . Khabarhub . Retrieved 2022-06-12 .
^ Samiti, Rastriya Samachar (2021-04-04). "HoR member Janaki Devi sworn in" . Nepal News . Retrieved 2022-06-12 .
^ "HoR member, industrialist Surya Bahadur KC passes away" . The Himalayan Times . 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-12 .
^ "Mohan Pandey replaces late Surya B KC in House" . OnlineKhabar English News . 23 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-24 .
^ Samiti, Rastriya Samachar (2021-04-06). "Maoist Centre expels four parliamentarians" . The Himalayan Times . Retrieved 2021-05-31 .
^ "EC recognises CPN (Unified Socialist), Democratic Socialist Party as new parties" . Nepal News . 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2022-06-14 .
^ a b "महन्थ नेतृत्वको नयाँ पार्टीमा क-कसले गरे सनाखत [सूचीसहित]" . Lokaantar (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-08-25 .
^ Final Results of National Assembly Election, 2022 , 27 January 2022
^ National Assembly elections today , 23 January 2020
^ a b c d Joined other party CPN (Unified Socialist)
^ UML's Ram Bahadur Thapa loses NA seat to opposition's Khim Lal Devkota , 20 May 2021
^ "Newly elected NA member Devkota taking oath today" . Khabarhub . Retrieved 2021-05-31 .
^ "Bamdev Gautam sworn in as a member of National Assembly" . kathmandupost.com . Retrieved 2020-11-12 .
^ "Narayan Dahal, Pushpa Kamal's brother, gets the National Assembly membership - OnlineKhabar English News" . 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-04-09 .
^ "राष्ट्रिय सभाका मनोनीत सदस्य दाहालले लिए शपथ" (in Nepali). 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-12 .
^ "55 members of National Assembly take oath" . The Himalayan Times . 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-03-29 .
^ "NA member Yadav takes oath" . My Republica . Retrieved 2018-03-29 .
^ "Home Minister Thapa removed from NA membership" . GorakhaPatra . Retrieved 2021-05-31 .
^ "CPN (Maoist Center) expels Khadka from National Assembly member" . Khabarhub . Retrieved 2021-05-31 .
^ "नवनिर्वाचित राष्ट्रिय सभा सदस्य पाण्डेले लिए शपथ" . ekantipur.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2022-04-09 .