House of Representatives (Nepal)

 The House of Representatives, or Pratinidhi Sabha ( प्रतिनिधि सभा; Pratinidhi sabhā) is the one of the houses of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, with the other house being the National Assembly. Members of the House of Representatives are elected through a parallel voting system. They hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the International Convention Centre in Kathmandu.

The House has 275 members; 165 elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 110 elected through proportional electoral system where voters vote for political parties, considering the whole country as a single election constituency. The House of Representatives, unless dissolved, continues to operate for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting. However, in a state of emergency, the term of the House of Representatives may be extended, not exceeding one year in accordance with federal law.

The current House of Representatives was elected in 2017 and its first meeting was held on 5 March 2018. On 20 December 2020, it was dissolved by a cabinet decision. However, the Supreme Court reinstated the House on 22 February 2021. On 22 May 2021, it was again dissolved by a cabinet decision followed by approval of President on mid-night with elections set to be held on 12 and 19 November in two phases. The Supreme Court, by the order of certiorari, has reinstated the House for the second time in a landmark decision on 12 July 2021.

Current membership

Party		Parliamentary Party leader	Seats
	CPN (UML)	Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli	96
	Nepali Congress	Sher Bahadur Deuba	63
	CPN (Maoist Centre)	Puspa Kamal Dahal	49
	CPN (Unified Socialist)	Madhav Kumar Nepal	25
	People's Socialist Party, Nepal	Upendra Yadav	21
	Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal	Mahanta Thakur	13
	Independents		4
	Vacant		4
Total			275