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.

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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

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Constitution of Nepal 2015 lowerHouseName House of Representatives
HoR (Nepal) fullName House of Representatives