House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives is the directly elected lower chamber of Nepal’s federal parliament, responsible for lawmaking, overseeing the government, and representing the people at the national level.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Representatives canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber of parliament
ⓘ
lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| budgetInitiation | federal budget is introduced in the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | President of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberType | directly elected chamber ⓘ |
| confidenceRelationship | government must enjoy confidence of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Nepal 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | one of the two houses of the Federal Parliament of Nepal ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| deputyPresidingOfficerTitle | Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionOnAdviceOf | Council of Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralConstituenciesCount | 165 first-past-the-post constituencies ⓘ |
| electoralLegitimacy | members are directly elected by the people of Nepal ⓘ |
| electoralSystemComponent |
first-past-the-post representation
ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Constitution of Nepal 2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | federal parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 275 ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve the federal budget
ⓘ
hold the Council of Ministers accountable ⓘ initiate money bills ⓘ introduce and pass federal laws ⓘ vote of confidence in the government ⓘ vote of no confidence in the government ⓘ |
| hasStandingCommittees | various subject committees for detailed legislative scrutiny ⓘ |
| isBicameralPartnerWith | National Assembly (Rastriya Sabha) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Nepali ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyOf | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Kathmandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | as summoned by the President on recommendation of the government ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersDescription | 275 members GENERATED ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism | parliamentary committees ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Parliament of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | Speaker of the House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
lawmaking
ⓘ
oversight of the government ⓘ representation of the people at the national level ⓘ |
| proportionalRepresentationSeats | 110 ⓘ |
| quorumRequirement | more than half of the total number of its members ⓘ |
| replaced | Pratinidhi Sabha (under previous constitutions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
approval of international treaties where required by law
ⓘ
representation of constituencies ⓘ scrutiny of government policies and actions ⓘ |
| role | directly elected lower chamber of Nepal’s federal parliament ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.