Nepal

Historical data on women

Data on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government

Women's suffrage

Year of first woman in parliament

Year in which the first woman entered parliament

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1952

Notes: 1952: The first ever women in the Parliament of Nepal were appointed; the first elected woman in Parliament was on 21 October 1959, 1 woman out of 109 Lower House members; during the same elections, another woman was appointed to the 36-member Upper House

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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.

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2015

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Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote

Year in which women obtained the right to vote. More than one year may be displayed depending on the status of the right: restricted or universal and changes in status.

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1951

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National or local

Suffrage: National or Local

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National

Restricted or universal suffrage

Suffrage: Restricted or Universal

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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. More than one year may be displayed based on the status of the right: restricted or universal and shifts to the status.

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1951

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National or local

Stand for Election: National or Local

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National

Restricted or universal

Stand for Election : Restricted or Universal

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Universal