National Assembly (Nepal)

Rastriya Sabha राष्ट्रिय सभा
Contiguous: 2nd Class 1, Class 2, Class 3
Type
Type	Upper house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal
Leadership
Chairperson	Narayan Prasad Dahal, CPN (MC) since 12 March 2024
Vice Chairperson	Bimala Ghimire, CPN (UML) since 10 April 2024
Leader of the House	Krishna Prasad Sitaula, NC since 15 July 2024
Leader of the Opposition	Narayan Kaji Shrestha, CPN (MC) since 15 July 2024
Structure
Seats	59
Political groups	Government (31)   NC (16)   CPN (UML) (11)[a]   PSP-N (3)   LSPN (1) Opposition (28)   CPN (MC) (18)[a]   CPN (US) (8)   RJM (1)   IND (1)[a]
Length of term	6 years
Elections
Voting system	56 members by indirect single transferable vote, 3 appointed by the President
Last election	25 January 2024 (Class 3)[1]
Next election	2026 (Class 1); 2028 (Class 2); 2030 (Class 3)
Meeting place
International Convention Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal
Website
na.parliament.gov.np/np

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The National Assembly or Rastriya Sabha (Nepali: राष्ट्रिय सभा, romanized: Rāṣṭriya Sabhā) is the upper house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Assembly are established by Part 8 and 9 of the Constitution of Nepal. There are a total of 59 members: 8 members are elected from each of the seven provinces by an electoral college of each province, and three are appointed by the President on recommendation of the government.^[2]

Members serve staggered six year terms such that the term of one-third members expires every two years.

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