Provincial assemblies of Nepal

The Provincial Assembly (Nepali: प्रदेश सभा; Pradesh Sabha) is the unicameral legislative assembly for a federal province of Nepal.^[1]

According to Article 176 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015, following the dissolution of the provincial assembly all the members forming the Provincial Assembly are elected. The term for the Provincial Assembly is five years, except when dissolved earlier.

Candidates for each constituency are chosen by the political parties or stand as independents. Each constituency elects one member under the first-past-the-post system of election. Since Nepal uses a parallel voting system, voters cast another ballot to elect members through the party-list proportional representation. The current constitution specifies that 60 percent of the members should be elected from the first-past-the-post system and 40 percent through the party-list proportional representation system. Women should account for one-third of the total members elected from each party and if one-third percentage are not elected, the party that fails to ensure so shall have to elect one-third of the total number as women through the party-list proportional representation.^[2]

A party with an overall majority (more seats than all other parties combined) following an election forms the government. If a party has no outright majority, parties can seek to form coalitions.

The first provincial assembly elections in Nepal were held in two phases, on 26 November 2017 and on 7 December 2017.^[3]

There are 550 provincial seats in all of the seven provinces of Nepal, in which 330 (60%) of the provincial seats will be elected through first-past-the-post voting and 220 (40%) of seats will be elected through proportional representation.^[4]

List of provincial assemblies

Ruling party by province, as of 27 April 2023

Assembly	House strength			Seat	Ruling party		Current house
Assembly	FPTP Seats	PR Seats	Total seats	Seat	Ruling party		Current house
Koshi Province	56	37	93	Biratnagar		CPN (UML)	2nd
Madhesh Province	64	43	107	Janakpur		Janamat	2nd
Bagmati Province	66	44	110	Hetauda		Nepali Congress	2nd
Gandaki Province	36	24	60	Pokhara		Nepali Congress	2nd
Lumbini Province	52	35	87	Deukhuri		CPN (UML)	2nd
Karnali Province	24	16	40	Birendranagar		CPN (UML)	2nd
Sudurpashchim Province	32	21	53	Godawari		Nepali Congress	2nd
Total	330	220	550	—	—

Seat distribution

Provincial Assembly	Total seats	Seats
		NC	UML	MC	RPP	US	PSP-N	JP	NUP	LSP	PSP	NMKP	HNP	RJM	NFSP	Ind

Koshi^[5]	93	29	40	13	6	4					1
Madhesh^[6]	107	22	24	9	1	7	20	13	1	9					1
Bagmati^[7]	110	37	27	21	13	7						3	2
Gandaki^[8]	60	27	22	8	2											1
Lumbini^[9]	87	27	29	11	4	1	1	3	4	3	2			1		1
Karnali^[10]	40	15	10	13	1	1
Sudurpashchim^[11]	53	18	11	11	1	4			7							1
Total	550	175	163	86	28	24	21	16	12	12	3	3	2	1	1	3

Koshi Provincial Assembly

As per the Constituency Delimitation Commission report, Koshi Province has 56 provincial seats under the FPTP (first-past-the-post) across 14 districts.^[12]

Districts	Constituencies
Taplejung District	2
Panchthar District	2
Ilam District	4
Jhapa District	10
Morang District	12
Sunsari District	8
Dhankuta District	2
Sankhuwasabha District	2
Bhojpur District	2
Tehrathum District	2
Okhaldhunga District	2
Khotang District	2
Solukhumbu District	2
Udayapur District	4

Madhesh Provincial Assembly

Each district of Madhesh province has 8 provincial assembly seats, totalling to 64 seats under FPTP.^[12]^: 7

Districts	Constituencies
Saptari District	8
Siraha District	8
Dhanusha District	8
Mahottari District	8
Sarlahi District	8
Rautahat District	8
Bara District	8
Parsa District	8

Bagmati Provincial Assembly

Bagmati has 66 provincial assembly seats under FPTP.

Districts	Constituencies
Sindhuli District	4
Ramechhap District	2
Dolakha District	2
Sindhupalchok District	4
Kavrepalanchok District	4
Lalitpur District	6
Bhaktapur District	4
Kathmandu District	20
Nuwakot District	4
Rasuwa District	2
Dhading District	4
Makwanpur District	4
Chitwan District	6

Gandaki Provincial Assembly

Gandaki has 36 provincial assembly seats under FPTP.

Districts	Constituencies
Gorkha District	4
Lamjung District	2
Tanahu District	4
Syangja District	4
Kaski District	6
Manang District	2
Mustang District	2
Parbat District	2
Myagdi District	2
Baglung District	4
Nawalpur District	4

Lumbini Provincial Assembly

Lumbini has 52 provincial assembly seats under FPTP.

Districts	Constituencies
Gulmi District	4
Palpa District	4
Rupandehi District	10
Arghakhanchi District	2
Kapilvastu District	6
Pyuthan District	2
Rolpa District	2
Dang District	6
Bardiya District	4
Banke District	6
Parasi District	4
Eastern Rukum District	2

Karnali Provincial Assembly

Karnali has 24 provincial assembly seats under FPTP.

Districts	Constituencies
Salyan District	2
Surkhet District	4
Dailekh District	4
Jajarkot District	2
Dolpa District	2
Humla District	2
Kalikot District	2
Mugu District	2
Jumla District	2
Western Rukum District	2

Sudurpashchim Provincial Assembly

Sudurpashchim has 32 provincial assembly seats under FPTP.

Districts	Constituencies
Bajura District	2
Bajhang District	2
Achham District	4
Doti District	2
Kailali District	10
Kanchanpur District	6
Dadeldhura District	2
Baitadi District	2
Darchula District	2

Notes

References

^ "CA approves ceremonial prez, bicameral legislature". Kanptipur Media Group. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2017. Provincial parliaments will be unicameral. "The CA also approved a mixed electoral system for parliamentary election with 60 percent directly elected and 40 percent proportionally elected."
^ "NEPAL: Diluted proportional electoral system". scoop.co.nz. Scoop world. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Election programme announced for HoR and Provincial Assembly". corporatenepal.com. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
^ "Infra for provincial assemblies: Govt preparation far from satisfactory". Kantipur Media Group. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017. There will be 550 members in all seven provinces after the elections, with Province 3 having the highest number of members (110). Province 7 will have the lowest number of members of 53.
^ "प्रदेश सभा सदस्यहरु". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, कोशी प्रदेश, विराटनगर (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
^ "संसदीय दलहरु". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, प्रदेश नं.२, जनकपुरधाम (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
^ "प्रदेश सभाका सदस्य". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, बागमती प्रदेश, हेटौडा (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
^ "प्रदेश सभा, गण्डकी प्रदेशमा प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने राजनीतिक दलहरु". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, प्रदेश नं. ४, पोखरा (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
^ "राजनीतिक दलहरु". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश, बुटवल (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
^ "राजनीतिक दलहरु". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, कर्णाली प्रदेश, वीरेन्द्रनगर (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
^ "माननीयहरुको विवरण". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, सुदूरपश्‍चिम प्रदेश, धनगढी (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.
^ ^a ^b "EDITORIAL: Important step". The Himalayan Times. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

External links

Constitution of Nepal, 2015 (2072)

[1] "CA approves ceremonial prez, bicameral legislature". Kanptipur Media Group. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2017. Provincial parliaments will be unicameral. "The CA also approved a mixed electoral system for parliamentary election with 60 percent directly elected and 40 percent proportionally elected."

[2] "NEPAL: Diluted proportional electoral system". scoop.co.nz. Scoop world. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

[3] "Election programme announced for HoR and Provincial Assembly". corporatenepal.com. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

[4] "Infra for provincial assemblies: Govt preparation far from satisfactory". Kantipur Media Group. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017. There will be 550 members in all seven provinces after the elections, with Province 3 having the highest number of members (110). Province 7 will have the lowest number of members of 53.

[5] "प्रदेश सभा सदस्यहरु". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, कोशी प्रदेश, विराटनगर (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.

[6] "संसदीय दलहरु". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, प्रदेश नं.२, जनकपुरधाम (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.

[7] "प्रदेश सभाका सदस्य". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, बागमती प्रदेश, हेटौडा (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.

[8] "प्रदेश सभा, गण्डकी प्रदेशमा प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने राजनीतिक दलहरु". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, प्रदेश नं. ४, पोखरा (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.

[9] "राजनीतिक दलहरु". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, लुम्बिनी प्रदेश, बुटवल (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.

[10] "राजनीतिक दलहरु". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, कर्णाली प्रदेश, वीरेन्द्रनगर (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.

[11] "माननीयहरुको विवरण". प्रदेश सभा सचिवालय, सुदूरपश्‍चिम प्रदेश, धनगढी (in Nepali). Retrieved 2021-11-29.

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