House of Representatives of Nepal

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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.


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

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