House of Representatives (Nepal)

The House of Representatives (Nepali: प्रतिनिधि सभा, romanized: Pratinidhi Sabhā; is the lower house of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Nepal, with the upper house being the National Assembly. Members of the House of Representatives are elected through a parallel voting system. They hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the president on the advice of the council of ministers. Until the 2025 Gen Z protests, the house met at the International Convention Centre in Kathmandu; it will be replaced by the new Parliament building at Singhadurbar after the 2026 general election. The House has 275 members; 165 elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 110 elected through proportional electoral system where voters vote for political parties, considering the whole country as a single election constituency. The House of Representatives, unless dissolved, continues to operate for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting. However, in a state of emergency, the term of the House of Representatives may be extended, not exceeding one year in accordance with federal law. The current House of Representatives was elected by the general election held on 5 March 2026, following the dissolution of the previous parliament by the president on 12 September 2025, as a result of the political unrest and Gen Z protest. The inaugural session of the current house convened on 2 April 2026.