Nepal
Data on women
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Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Speaker
Agni
Sapkota
(Male)
Year of birth
1958
Additional information
Elected on 26 Jan. 2020.
Secretary general
Secretary General
Bharat Raj
Gautam
(Male)
Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
5 May 2020 - 4 May 2025.
Members
Current number of members, by sex
Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
180
Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
Age
Average age of all members
Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Pavarti Kumari Bishunke (Female)
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
230
Total per sex
Total of male
184
Total of female
91
Total per age interval
18-20
0
21-30
0
31-40
14
41-45
31
46-50
42
51-60
102
61-70
72
71-80
14
81-90
0
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 102 | 72 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 45 | Total >= 46: 230 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 71 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Each party must ensure that the number of women candidates is at least one third of the total number of candidates to be fielded by a political party in the proportional elections and in the first-past-the-post electoral system (Constituent Assembly Ordinance 2013).
If the lists of candidates submitted for the election fail to meet the quota rule, the Commission will return the list to the party concerned in order to align the list with the gender quota regulation. in case of non- compliance, the list will be rejected
If the lists of candidates submitted for the election fail to meet the quota rule, the Commission will return the list to the party concerned in order to align the list with the gender quota regulation. in case of non- compliance, the list will be rejected
Elections > Historical data on women
Women's suffrage
Women’s right to vote
Women’s right to vote
Year in which women obtained the right to vote
1951
National or local
Suffrage: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Suffrage: Restricted or Universal
Universal
Women’s right to stand for election
Women's right to stand for election
Year in which women obtained the right to stand for election
1951
National or local
Stand for Election: National or Local
National
Restricted or unrestricted suffrage
Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal
Universal
First woman in parliament
First woman in parliament
Year in which first woman entered parliament
1952
First woman speaker
Year of first woman speaker
Date at which, for the first time in the country's parliamentary history, a woman became Presiding Officer of Parliament or of one of its Houses.
2015
Specialized body - Women's caucus
Caucus of the Women Members of the Parliament
(January 2009)
Formal or informal
Formal
The caucus is open to male MPs
No
Notes
A women's caucus was first established in 2002 AD (2058 BS) to initiate the implementation of women's rights through state policies and programmes. The last Women's Caucus was the successor to this first caucus and was established on 2 January 2009 with the 197 women members of the Constituent Assembly.
There are rules governing the functioning of the caucus
Yes
Activities
Issues dealt with by the caucus
-Ensure women's rights and welfare in the new constitution by functioning actively and effectively with a common perspective on the basis of mutual goodwill and understanding.
-Stand for the protection of the welfare of the women during legislature-parliament discussions and move forward in the direction of amending the existing laws to update them and at the same time formulate new laws as per need of the hour.
-Stand for the protection of the welfare of the women during legislature-parliament discussions and move forward in the direction of amending the existing laws to update them and at the same time formulate new laws as per need of the hour.
Contact information for the Committee
Address
Office of women's Caucus, CA Secretariat, Building no. 2, Singhadurbar
Kathmandu
Nepal
E-mail