(1) The
National Assembly shall be a permanent House.
(2) The National Assembly shall consist of fifty nine members as
follows:
(a) fifty six elected members consisting of at least three women, one
Dalit and one from persons with disabilities or minorities, from each
State by an electoral college composed of members of the State
Assembly, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the Village Bodies,
and Mayors and Deputy-Mayors of the Municipalities, with different
weight age of vote by members of the State Assembly, chairpersons
and vice-chairpersons of the Village Bodies, and Mayors and
Deputy-Mayors of the Municipalities, as provided for inthe Federal
law,
(b) Three members consisting of at least one woman nominated by the
President on recommendation of the Government of Nepal.
(3) The term of office of the members of the National Assembly shall be
six years. The term of office of one third of the members of the National Assembly
shall expire in every two years.
Provided that, for the first time, after the commencement of this
Constitution, arrangements shall be made by drawing lots to retire one-third of the
members on the expiry of two years, another one-third on the expiry of four years,
and the final one-third on the expiry of six years.
(4) In computing the term of office of the members of the National
Assembly for the first time after the commencement of this Constitution, the term
of office of all members shall be deemed to have commenced on the day on which
the first session of the National Assembly is held.
(5) Any vacancy of seat in the National Assembly shall be filled for the
remainder of the term of office in the same manner of election or nomination as in
which the seat of the vacating member was filled.
(6) Other matters relating to election to the members of the National
Assembly shall be as provided for in the Federal law.