House of Representatives of Nepal

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legislative body lower house of parliament

The House of Representatives of Nepal is the lower chamber of the country’s federal parliament, responsible for making national laws and representing the people through directly elected members.

Aliases (1)

House of Representatives of Nepal (under specific constitutional conditions) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → lower house of parliament →
abbreviation	HoR (Nepal) →
canDissolve	by President of Nepal on recommendation of Council of Ministers →
canImpeach	constitutional office holders as provided by the constitution →
chamberOf	Federal Parliament of Nepal →
constitutionalStatus	federal legislature →
country	Nepal →
createdBy	Constitution of Nepal 2015 →
electoralBody	Electoral constituencies of Nepal →
electoralSystem	mixed electoral system →
elects	Prime Minister of Nepal →
establishedInYear	2015 →
function	lawmaking → oversight of the executive → representation of the people →
governingDocument	Constitution of Nepal →
hasCommitteeSystem	yes →
houseType	lower house →
jurisdiction	Nepal →
legislativeBranchOf	Government of Nepal →
legislatureNumbering	1st House of Representatives (2017–2022) → 2nd House of Representatives (from 2022) →
locatedIn	Bagmati Province → Kathmandu → Nepal →
meetsIn	Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwar →
meetsInBuilding	International Convention Centre, New Baneshwar (Federal Parliament Building) →
meetsInCity	Kathmandu →
minimumAgeOfMember	25 years →
nativeName	प्रतिनिधि सभा →
numberOfFPTPSeats	165 →
numberOfMembers	275 →
numberOfPRSeats	110 →
officialLanguage	Nepali →
partOf	Federal Parliament of Nepal →
predecessor	Legislature Parliament of Nepal → Pratinidhi Sabha →
responsibleFor	passing the federal budget → ratification of treaties as provided by the constitution →
role	lower house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal →
seats	275 →
sessionType	plenary →
termLength	5 years →
typeOfRepresentation	directly elected members →
upperHouse	National Assembly of Nepal →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post → proportional representation →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Federal Parliament of Nepal → Nepal →	lowerHouse
President of Nepal ("House of Representatives of Nepal (under specific constitutional conditions)") →	canDissolve
Federal Parliament of Nepal →	hasComponent
National Assembly of Nepal →	hasLowerHouse