National
Member of the National Assembly
Voters do not take part; the electoral college of provincial assembly members and local government heads chooses.
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the electoral college of provincial assembly members and local government heads, not by voters
- Exact method
- Constitution of Nepal 2015 Art. 86(2)(a): 56 members elected by an electoral college of provincial assembly members and chairs/vice-chairs of rural municipalities and mayors/deputy mayors (weighted votes), 8 per province including at least three women, one Dalit and one person with disability or from a minority; six-year terms, one third retiring every two years. The 3 nominated members are a separate office.
- Seats
- 56
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked indirect / chosen_by_college "electoral college of provincial assembly members and local government heads": from the selection_detail, which rests on this source ([verify:np] Constitute Project, Constitution of Nepal 2015 (English translation), read 2026-10-12: VP is Art. 67, NA Cha); migration 054, ticket 2207, reviewed by improvements:schema-indirect-dissolved 2026-10-12 For: Member of the National Assembly
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Constitution of Nepal 2015 (English translation), read 2026-10-12: VP is Art. 67, NA Chairperson Art. 92, NA composition Art. 86(2)(a)/(b) (56 elected + 3 nominated), provincial assembly 60/40 FPTP/PR split Art. 176(1). For: Member of the National Assembly
- lawcommission.gov.np · checked Nepal Law Commission, Constitution of Nepal 2015, read 2026-10-12: selection method and seat counts (provincial seat totals 93/107/110/60/87/40/53 per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincial_assemblies_of_Nepal, Fallback: Wikipedia because the Election Commission table was not read). For: Member of the National Assembly
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