Editing Elections in Nepal (section)

=== Post Civil War ===
The [[Constitution of Nepal#The Interim constitution of Nepal, 2007|Interim Constitution of Nepal, 2007]], promulgated after [[2006 Nepalese revolution|2006 revolution]] had provisions for a [[constituent assembly]] that would draft a new constitution for the newly formed [[republic]]. The country was divided into 240 constituencies which would elect members to the [[Constituent Assembly of Nepal]]. In addition to this 335 seats to the assembly were to be filled using a [[proportional representation system]] and a further 26 members would be appointed. The [[party list]] for the proportional voting had reservations for women, [[Dalit|Dalits]], [[Indigenous peoples]], [[Madheshi people|Madheshis]] and people from [[Backward Area|backward areas]]. Women would also have to make up one-third of the seats in the assembly.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lokhandwala |first1=Zainab |date=5 January 2014 |title=Nepal: The Long Road Ahead - Fair Observer |publisher=Fair Observer |url=http://www.fairobserver.com/region/central_south_asia/nepal-long-road-ahead/ |access-date=8 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Election to the Members of Constituent Assembly Act, 2064 (2007) |url=http://www.lawcommission.gov.np/site/en/content/election-members-constituent-assembly-act-2064-2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209114950/http://www.lawcommission.gov.np/site/en/content/election-members-constituent-assembly-act-2064-2007 |archive-date=9 February 2015 |access-date=8 February 2015 |publisher=[[Nepal Law Commission]]}}</ref>