Constitutional quota details

Composition of House of Representatives:

(2) ... representation shall be ensured on the basis of a closed list also from women, ...

(8) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Part, at least one third of the total number of members elected from each political party representing in the Federal Parliament shall be women. In case women are not so elected as to constitute one third of the elected members of any political party pursuant to subclause (a) of clause (1) and sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of Article 86, such political party must, in electing members under sub-clause (b) of clause (1), so elect that women members constitute at least one third of the total number of members elected to the Federal Parliament from that party. (Article 84)

Composition of National Assembly and Term of Office of its Members:

(2) The National Assembly shall consist of fifty-nine members as follows: -

   (a) Fifty six elected members consisting of at least three women,

   (b) Three members consisting of at least one woman nominated by the President on the recommendation of the Government of Nepal.

(5) Any vacancy of seat in the National Assembly shall be fulfilled 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 fulfilled. (Article 86)