List of parliamentary constituencies of Nepal

Pratinidhi Sabha

प्रतिनिधि सभा
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Preceded by2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
Seats275
Elections
Parallel voting:
  • 165 seats – FPTP
  • 110 seats – PR
Last election
20 November 2022
Meeting place
A building complex with a gate in front of it and the flag of Nepal between the gate and the building
International Convention Centre, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
Website
hr.parliament.gov.np/np

The House of Representatives of Nepal is the lower house of the country's Federal Parliament. It is housed at the International Convention Centre, in Kathmandu, the capital. The current House of Representatives was elected by the general elections held on 20 November 2022, and its first session convened on 9 January 2023.[1][2][3]

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.[4] The House of Representatives continues to operate for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless it is dissolved earlier.

The current constituencies are based on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017.[5][6] According to the constitution, the new constituencies cannot be altered for another 20 years (until 2037) and cannot be challenged in any court of law.[4][5]

History

History of the Nepalese parliamentary constituencies
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,[7][8] 1994,[9][10] 1999[9][11]
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,[12] 2013[13]
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,[14] 2022[15]

List

House of Representatives constituencies of Nepal. Protected areas are shown in green.
Constituencies of the Federal Parliament of Nepal[14]
No. Province District Constituency Electorate
(2022)[15]
1 Koshi Taplejung Taplejung 1 88,285
2 Panchthar Panchthar 1 138,932
3 Ilam Ilam 1 109,535
4 Ilam 2 115,342
5 Jhapa Jhapa 1 120,375
6 Jhapa 2 134,091
7 Jhapa 3 131,432
8 Jhapa 4 123,124
9 Jhapa 5 154,289
10 Sankhuwasabha Sankhuwasabha 1 117,554
11 Tehrathum Tehrathum 1 71,933
12 Bhojpur Bhojpur 1 123,379
13 Dhankuta Dhankuta 1 116,991
14 Morang Morang 1 123,615
15 Morang 2 124,729
16 Morang 3 149,833
17 Morang 4 110,093
18 Morang 5 100,494
19 Morang 6 126,761
20 Sunsari Sunsari 1 141,878
21 Sunsari 2 149,566
22 Sunsari 3 125,432
23 Sunsari 4 128,065
24 Solukhumbu Solukhumbu 1 81,502
25 Khotang Khotang 1 142,792
26 Okhaldhunga Okhaldhunga 1 117,897
27 Udayapur Udayapur 1 135,525
28 Udayapur 2 93,421
29 Madhesh Saptari Saptari 1 113,195
30 Saptari 2 95,394
31 Saptari 3 104,892
32 Saptari 4 104,893
33 Siraha Siraha 1 106,201
34 Siraha 2 107,465
35 Siraha 3 109,271
36 Siraha 4 99,775
37 Dhanusha Dhanusha 1 118,628
38 Dhanusha 2 124,755
39 Dhanusha 3 114,009
40 Dhanusha 4 117,195
41 Mahottari Mahottari 1 98,497
42 Mahottari 2 99,707
43 Mahottari 3 99,930
44 Mahottari 4 98,896
45 Sarlahi Sarlahi 1 122,487
46 Sarlahi 2 116,223
47 Sarlahi 3 127,834
48 Sarlahi 4 112,494
49 Rautahat Rautahat 1 102,436
50 Rautahat 2 100,716
51 Rautahat 3 104,290
52 Rautahat 4 108,013
53 Bara Bara 1 119,375
54 Bara 2 105,011
55 Bara 3 103,148
56 Bara 4 105,970
57 Parsa Parsa 1 77,679
58 Parsa 2 86,966
59 Parsa 3 90,432
60 Parsa 4 90,851
61 Bagmati Dolakha Dolakha 1 161,450
62 Ramechhap Ramechhap 1 180,106
63 Sindhuli Sindhuli 1 107,136
64 Sindhuli 2 101,233
65 Rasuwa Rasuwa 1 39,459
66 Dhading Dhading 1 132,354
67 Dhading 2 133,642
68 Nuwakot Nuwakot 1 120,752
69 Nuwakot 2 118,974
70 Kathmandu Kathmandu 1 45,018
71 Kathmandu 2 81,970
72 Kathmandu 3 58,889
73 Kathmandu 4 69,752
74 Kathmandu 5 70,919
75 Kathmandu 6 62,102
76 Kathmandu 7 61,291
77 Kathmandu 8 53,106
78 Kathmandu 9 72,173
79 Kathmandu 10 76,906
80 Bhaktapur Bhaktapur 1 102,528
81 Bhaktapur 2 91,911
82 Lalitpur Lalitpur 1 74,397
83 Lalitpur 2 81,897
84 Lalitpur 3 94,116
85 Kavrepalanchok Kavrepalanchok 1 152,621
86 Kavrepalanchok 2 157,442
87 Sindhupalchok Sindhupalchok 1 130,709
88 Sindhupalchok 2 129,564
89 Makwanpur Makwanpur 1 150,578
90 Makwanpur 2 150,578
91 Chitwan Chitwan 1 124,215
92 Chitwan 2 144,282
93 Chitwan 3 115,379
94 Gandaki Gorkha Gorkha 1 115,397
95 Gorkha 2 105,240
96 Manang Manang 1 6,779
97 Lamjung Lamjung 1 133,559
98 Kaski Kaski 1 110,715
99 Kaski 2 79,138
100 Kaski 3 101,715
101 Tanahun Tanahun 1 123,490
102 Tanahun 2 125,005
103 Syangja Syangja 1 127,411
104 Syangja 2 116,678
105 Nawalpur[a] Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) 1 131,181
106 Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta East) 2 129,280
107 Mustang Mustang 1 10,957
108 Myagdi Myagdi 1 86,120
109 Baglung Baglung 1 96,666
110 Baglung 2 95,561
111 Parbat Parbat 1 122,649
112 Lumbini Gulmi Gulmi 1 119,288
113 Gulmi 2 104,327
114 Palpa Palpa 1 96,033
115 Palpa 2 105,293
116 Arghakhanchi Arghakhanchi 1 164,768
117 Nawalparasi (West of Bardaghat Susta)[a] Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West) 1 139,560
118 Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West) 2 126,807
119 Rupandehi Rupandehi 1 132,791
120 Rupandehi 2 110,659
121 Rupandehi 3 129,135
122 Rupandehi 4 141,013
123 Rupandehi 5 121,676
124 Kapilvastu Kapilvastu 1 115,543
125 Kapilvastu 2 121,676
126 Kapilvastu 3 115,543
127 Eastern Rukum Eastern Rukum 1 34,112
128 Rolpa Rolpa 1 145,471
129 Pyuthan Pyuthan 1 159,760
130 Dang Dang 1 134,733
131 Dang 2 133,748
132 Dang 3 146,475
133 Banke Banke 1 121,100
134 Banke 2 97,809
135 Banke 3 113,322
136 Bardiya Bardiya 1 162,662
137 Bardiya 2 152,622
138 Karnali Salyan Salyan 1 157,701
139 Dolpa Dolpa 1 22,774
140 Mugu Mugu 1 35,485
141 Jumla Jumla 1 68,368
142 Kalikot Kalikot 1 80,733
143 Humla Humla 1 32,857
144 Jajarkot Jajarkot 1 103,363
145 Dailekh Dailekh 1 78,282
146 Dailekh 2 80,676
147 Surkhet Surkhet 1 120,940
148 Surkhet 2 122,674
149 Western Rukum Western Rukum 1 104,280
150 Sudurpaschim Bajura Bajura 1 83,567
151 Achham Achham 1 79,036
152 Achham 2 79,621
153 Bajhang Bajhang 1 122,376
154 Doti Doti 1 124,870
155 Kailali Kailali 1 106,703
156 Kailali 2 104,906
157 Kailali 3 107,659
158 Kailali 4 110,453
159 Kailali 5 105,793
160 Darchula Darchula 1 89,154
161 Baitadi Baitadi 1 150,156
162 Dadeldhura Dadeldhura 1 91,201
163 Kanchanpur Kanchanpur 1 99,110
164 Kanchanpur 2 105,577
165 Kanchanpur 3 97,822

Constituencies by province

Parliamentary constituencies per province
Province Number of
constituencies
Koshi 28
Madhesh 32
Bagmati 33
Gandaki 18
Lumbini 26
Karnali 12
Sudurpashchim 16

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b 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 Nawalpur District) went to Lumbini Province.[16]

References

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  2. ^ Kamat, Ram Kumar (28 December 2022). "Prez summons new Parliament session on January 9". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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  4. ^ a b "The Constitution of Nepal" (PDF). World Intellectual Property Organization. 20 September 2015. Article 86 (2) p. 60. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Sanjeev Giri (31 August 2017). "CDC submits its report with 165 electoral constituencies". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  6. ^ "CDC creates 495 constituencies". The Himalayan Times. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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  9. ^ a b "Previous Election Facts and Figures". Election Commission (Nepal). Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Nepal: Parliamentary elections Pratinidhi Sabha, 1994". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Nepal: Parliamentary elections Pratinidhi Sabha, 1999". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Election Commission - Constituent Assembly Election 2064". Election Commission (Nepal). Archived from the original on 3 October 2009.
  13. ^ "निर्वाचन आयोग - संविधान सभा सदस्य निर्वाचन, २०७०" [Election Commission - Constituent Assembly Member Election, 2013] (in Nepali). Election Commission (Nepal). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
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  16. ^ "पूर्वी नवलपरासीको नाम 'नवलपुर जिल्ला' र सदरमुकाम कावासोतीमा राख्ने निर्णय" (in Nepali). Kantipur (daily). 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2024.