Federal Parliament of Nepal
Federal Parliament of Nepal संघीय संसद नेपाल | |
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| 3rd Federal Parliament | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | National Assembly (upper house) House of Representatives (lower house) |
| History | |
| Founded | 5 March 2018 |
| Preceded by | Constituent Assembly of Nepal |
| Leadership | |
Ram Sahaya Yadav since 20 March 2023 | |
Vacant | |
Vacant | |
Vacant since 12 September 2025 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 334 parliamentarians 59 assemblymen 275 representatives |
National Assembly political groups |
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House of Representatives political groups | |
Length of term | Assembly: 6 years (fixed except under double dissolution) House: 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Single transferable vote & First-past-the-post | |
| First-past-the-post & proportional representation | |
Last National Assembly election | 25 January 2026 |
Last House of Representatives election | 5 March 2026 |
Next National Assembly election | 2028 |
Next House of Representatives election | 2031 |
| Meeting place | |
| Singhadurbar, Kathmandu Nepal | |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of Nepal | |
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The Federal Parliament of Nepal (संघीय संसद नेपाल, Saṅghīya Sansada Nēpāla) is the bicameral federal and supreme legislature of Nepal established in 2018 (2074 BS). It consists of the National Assembly (the upper house) and the House of Representatives (the lower house) as parallel houses.
The upper house, the National Assembly (राष्ट्रिय सभा, Rastriya Sabha), consists of 59 members; eight for each province, regardless of population by an electoral college of each province, and three are appointed by the President on recommendation of the government.
The lower house, the House of Representatives (प्रतिनिधि सभा, Pratinidhi Sabha) has 275 members. 165 members are elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 110 elected through proportional electoral system where voters vote for political parties, considering the whole country as a single election constituency.