Constituency Determining Act, 2073

What does it do?

• The Act guides the Constituency Delimitation Commission formed under Article 286(1) of the Constitution in drawing first-past-the-post constituencies. It must create 165 House of Representatives constituencies on the basis of population and geographical convenience and specificity, with at least one in every district; each province then gets twice as many Provincial Assembly constituencies as it has federal ones, with at least two per district.संविधानको धारा २८६(१) बमोजिम गठन हुने निर्वाचन क्षेत्र निर्धारण आयोगले पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने प्रणालीका निर्वाचन क्षेत्र कसरी निर्धारण गर्ने भन्ने यो ऐनले तोक्छ। जनसंख्या र भौगोलिक अनुकूलता तथा विशिष्टताका आधारमा प्रत्येक जिल्लामा कम्तीमा एक हुने गरी प्रतिनिधि सभाका १६५ निर्वाचन क्षेत्र बनाउनुपर्छ; प्रत्येक प्रदेशमा त्यहाँका प्रतिनिधि सभा क्षेत्रको दोब्बर सङ्ख्यामा, प्रत्येक जिल्लामा कम्तीमा दुई हुने गरी प्रदेश सभाका निर्वाचन क्षेत्र बनाइन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 2–4, pp. 1–2
• Population is the main basis and geography the second; the population figure used is each district's count in the latest national census. Where a district has more than one constituency, they must be as equal in population as possible, taking account of the factors in Article 286(6). A constituency may not cross a district boundary or split a municipal or rural municipal ward, and a provincial constituency may not straddle two federal constituencies.जनसंख्यालाई मुख्य र भूगोललाई दोस्रो आधार मानिन्छ; जनसंख्याका लागि पछिल्लो राष्ट्रिय जनगणनाको जिल्लागत तथ्याङ्क आधार हुन्छ। एउटै जिल्लामा एकभन्दा बढी क्षेत्र भए धारा २८६(६) का पक्षलाई ध्यान दिई सम्भव भएसम्म जनसंख्याको अनुपात समान बनाउनुपर्छ। निर्वाचन क्षेत्रले जिल्लाको सिमाना नाघ्न वा गाउँपालिका वा नगरपालिकाको वडा फुटाउन पाउँदैन, र प्रदेश सभाको एउटा क्षेत्र प्रतिनिधि सभाका दुई क्षेत्रमा पर्न पाउँदैन। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 3(3)–(4), 4(3)–(4) and 5, pp. 2–3
• The Commission may consult local residents, experts and political parties, but whether or not it consulted anyone cannot be questioned in court. It may not delegate the power to fix constituencies. The Finance Ministry funds it and it deals with the government through the Prime Minister's Office.आयोगले स्थानीय बासिन्दा, विज्ञ र राजनीतिक दलसँग परामर्श लिन सक्छ, तर परामर्श लिए वा नलिएकोबारे अदालतमा प्रश्न उठाउन पाइँदैन। निर्वाचन क्षेत्र निर्धारण गर्ने अधिकार प्रत्यायोजन गर्न पाइँदैन। आयोगलाई चाहिने रकम अर्थ मन्त्रालयले दिन्छ र सरकारसँगको सम्पर्क प्रधानमन्त्री कार्यालयमार्फत हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 6–9 and 13, pp. 3–4
• When it finishes, the Commission reports to the government, which must send the report to the Election Commission within 15 days; the Election Commission publishes the constituencies in the Nepal Gazette and receives the Commission's records.काम सकिएपछि आयोगले नेपाल सरकारलाई प्रतिवेदन दिन्छ, जसलाई सरकारले १५ दिनभित्र निर्वाचन आयोगमा पठाउनुपर्छ; निर्वाचन आयोगले निर्वाचन क्षेत्रको सूचना नेपाल राजपत्रमा प्रकाशित गर्छ र आयोगका अभिलेख बुझ्छ। Nepal Law Commission, Government of Nepal Sections 11–12 and 14, pp. 3–4

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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