| 29,942,018 | 3 |
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019) |
Elections in our database |
| 12,200,000 | 71.44% |
Registered Voters (as of June 20, 2018) |
Average Turnout |
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
| Name | Official Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| National Assembly | राष्ट्रिय सभा | Upper House |
| House of Representatives of Nepal | Pratinidhi Sabha | Lower House |
| Nepali Constituent Assembly | Sambidhan Sabha | Assembly |
| Nepali Federal Parliament | Assembly |
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Bidhya Devi BHANDARI
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal DAHAL
- Assembly: Nepal has a unicameral Constituent Assembly (Sambidhan Sabha) with 601 seats. The Constituent Assembly is an interim legislature established in 2008 tasked with writing a new Constitution.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by parliament.
- The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
- In the Constituent Assembly (Sambidhan Sabha), 240 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms, 335 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms and 26 members are appointed by the Cabinet to serve 5-year terms. The proportional representation tier contains one, nationwide district. Candidates may run in only one tier.
Elections
| Election For | Date | Votes | Registered Voters | Turn Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepali Constituent Assembly | 2008-04-10 | 10,306,120 | 17,609,895 | 58.52% |
| Nepali Constituent Assembly | 2013-11-19 | 9,463,862 | 12,200,000 | 77.57% |
| House of Representatives of Nepal | 2017-11-26 | 9,544,744 | 12,200,000 | 78.24% |