National Assembly

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The National Assembly is the upper house of Nepal's federal parliament, representing provinces at the national level and participating in the country's legislative process.

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National Assembly canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament
legislative body
upper house
abbreviation NA
capitalOfCountry Kathmandu, Nepal
linked to: Kathmandu
chamberRelationship upper house to the House of Representatives as lower house
constitutionalArticle Constitution of Nepal 2015 provisions on Federal Parliament
constitutionalStatus constitutional body
continuityFeature staggered terms so that one-third of members retire every two years
country Nepal
createdBy Constitution of Nepal 2015
deputyPresidingOfficerTitle Vice Chairperson of the National Assembly
establishedInYear 2018
firstElectionYear 2018
hasChamber single chamber
hasWebsite official website of the Federal Parliament of Nepal
houseType upper house
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of Nepal
languageOfProceedings Nepali
legislativeBranchOf Federal Parliament of Nepal
legislativePowers can propose and amend bills except money bills
participates in lawmaking with the House of Representatives
reviews and passes federal laws
legislatureType bicameral legislature
location Kathmandu
meetsIn Federal Parliament Building, Kathmandu
meetsInCountry Nepal
memberSelection elected by an electoral college in each province
some members appointed by the President of Nepal
nativeName राष्ट्रिय सभा
nativeNameLanguage Nepali
numberOfMembers 59
partOf Federal Parliament of Nepal
partOfGovernment federal government of Nepal
linked to: Government of Nepal
presidingOfficerTitle Chairperson of the National Assembly
relatedHouse House of Representatives (Nepal)
represents provinces of Nepal
representsLevel provincial level
role participates in the legislative process of Nepal
system parliamentary system of Nepal
termLength 6 years
typeOfRepresentation provincial representation at the national level
votingSystem indirect election
presidential nomination for some members

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Constitution of Nepal 2015 upperHouseName National Assembly