Editing Elections in Nepal (section)

== National assembly elections ==
According to Article 86 of the [[Constitution of Nepal|Constitution of Nepal 2015]], the members of the [[National Assembly (Nepal)|National Assembly]] are elected every six years through an electoral college. In addition to this, one-third of the members are retired every two years for six years by drawing a lottery.<ref name=":3">{{Cite constitution|article=86|section=8|polity=Nepal|date=20 September 2015}}</ref>

The electoral college consists of members of the provincial assembly and Chairperson/Mayor and Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor of the local bodies within the state. Each provincial assembly members vote has a weight of forty eight whereas each Chairperson/Mayor/Vice Chairperson/Deputy Mayor vote has a weight of eighteen. The electoral college elects 56 members to the National Assembly and three members, including one woman, are nominated by the president on the recommendation of the [[Government of Nepal]].<ref name=":3" />
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Date
!Elected members
!Nominated members
|-
|1959 Senate election
|10 July 1959
|18
|18
|-
|1991 National Assembly election
|26 June 1991
|50
|10
|-
|1993 National Assembly election
|27 June 1993
|17
|3
|-
|1995 National Assembly election
|13 November 1995
|16
|4
|-
|1997 National Assembly election
|27 June 1997
|17
|3
|-
|1999 National Assembly election
|10 July 1999
|17
|3
|-
|2001 National Assembly election
|27 June 2001
|16
|3
|-
|[[2018 Nepalese National Assembly election|2018 National Assembly election]]
|7 February 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/07/c_136956143.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207090817/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/07/c_136956143.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 February 2018|title=National Assembly election begins in Nepal - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn|website=www.xinhuanet.com|access-date=2020-01-13}}</ref>
|56
|3
|-
|[[2020 Nepalese National Assembly election|2020 National Assembly election]]
|23 January 2020
|18
|1
|-
|[[2022 Nepalese National Assembly election|2022 National Assembly election]]
|26 January 2022
|19
|1
|-
|[[2024 Nepalese National Assembly election|2024 National Assembly election]]
|25 January 2024
|19
|1
|}