Constituent Assembly Member Election Ordinance, 2070

What does it do?

• This ordinance set the rules for electing members of the second Constituent Assembly, which was to write Nepal's new constitution. It covers constituencies, the electoral system, election officials, candidates, voting, counting and results. It was issued on the Council of Ministers' recommendation under Article 88(1) of the Interim Constitution, 2063, because there was no Legislature-Parliament at the time. It is a stand-alone law and does not amend another Act.यो अध्यादेशले नयाँ संविधान निर्माण गर्ने दोस्रो संविधान सभाका सदस्यको निर्वाचनसम्बन्धी व्यवस्था गर्छ, जसमा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र, निर्वाचन प्रणाली, निर्वाचन अधिकृत, उम्मेदवार, मतदान, मतगणना र परिणाम पर्छन्। व्यवस्थापिका–संसद् नभएकाले नेपालको अन्तरिम संविधान, २०६३ को धारा ८८(१) बमोजिम मन्त्रिपरिषद्को सिफारिसमा यो जारी भएको हो। यो कुनै अर्को ऐन संशोधन गर्ने अध्यादेश होइन, छुट्टै कानून हो। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Preamble and Sections 1–2, PDF pp. 1–3
• As printed in this text, the Assembly has 240 members elected by first-past-the-post from 240 constituencies and 240 members elected by proportional representation, with the whole country as one constituency and votes cast for parties. A further 11 members are nominated by the Council of Ministers by consensus, chosen from distinguished persons and from indigenous peoples not represented through the two elections. Under first-past-the-post, a person may stand in at most two constituencies. If elected in both, they must resign one seat within 30 days, and a by-election fills it.यस पाठमा उल्लेख भएअनुसार पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने प्रणालीबाट २४० निर्वाचन क्षेत्रबाट २४० जना र सम्पूर्ण मुलुकलाई एक निर्वाचन क्षेत्र मानी राजनीतिक दललाई मत दिने समानुपातिक प्रणालीबाट २४० जना सदस्य निर्वाचित हुन्छन्। विशिष्ट व्यक्ति र दुवै निर्वाचनबाट प्रतिनिधित्व हुन नसकेका आदिवासी जनजातिमध्येबाट मन्त्रिपरिषद्ले सहमतिका आधारमा ११ जना मनोनयन गर्छ। पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने प्रणालीमा एक व्यक्ति बढीमा दुई क्षेत्रबाट उम्मेदवार बन्न सक्छ, र दुवैबाट जितेमा तीस दिनभित्र एउटा क्षेत्रको सदस्यता छाड्नुपर्छ र खाली स्थान उपनिर्वाचनबाट पूर्ति हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Sections 3–5, PDF pp. 3–4
• For proportional representation, parties submit closed lists that reflect the population shares of women, Dalits, oppressed groups/indigenous peoples, backward regions, Madhesis, Khas Arya and other groups, as set out in Schedule 1. Women must make up at least one third of each party's total candidates across both systems. The Election Commission checks the lists, allows a variation of up to 10 percent for each group, and can ask parties to correct lists that do not comply.समानुपातिकतर्फ दलले अनुसूची–१ बमोजिम महिला, दलित, उत्पीडित जाति/आदिवासी जनजाति, पिछडिएको क्षेत्र, मधेसी, खस आर्य तथा अन्य समूहको जनसङ्ख्या प्रतिशतको आधारमा बन्दसूची बनाउनुपर्छ। दुवै प्रणालीमा जोडेर प्रत्येक दलको कुल उम्मेदवारमा कम्तीमा एक तिहाइ महिला हुनुपर्छ। निर्वाचन आयोगले सूची जाँच गर्छ, प्रत्येक वर्गमा दश प्रतिशतसम्मको घटबढ स्वीकार गर्छ र नमिलेको सूची सच्याउन दललाई लेखी पठाउन सक्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Sections 6–7, PDF pp. 4–7
• Candidates must be Nepali citizens aged at least 25, with no conviction for a criminal offence involving moral turpitude, and must not hold an office of profit. Government employees are among those disqualified. The deposit is Rs 3,000 per first-past-the-post candidate and Rs 10,000 per party list. A first-past-the-post candidate loses the deposit with less than 10 percent of valid votes. If a candidate leaves the party after receiving its election symbol and is elected, their membership ends on the party's complaint.उम्मेदवार नेपाली नागरिक, कम्तीमा पच्चीस वर्ष पूरा भएको, नैतिक पतन देखिने फौजदारी कसूरमा सजाय नपाएको र लाभको पद धारण नगरेको हुनुपर्छ; सरकारी सेवामा बहाल व्यक्ति लगायत अयोग्य हुन्छन्। पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने प्रणालीमा प्रति उम्मेदवार तीन हजार रुपैयाँ र समानुपातिक बन्दसूचीका लागि प्रति दल दश हजार रुपैयाँ धरौटी राख्नुपर्छ; सदर मतको दश प्रतिशतभन्दा कम पाउने उम्मेदवारको धरौटी जफत हुन्छ। दलको चुनाव चिह्न पाइसकेपछि दल छाडेर निर्वाचित भएमा दलको उजुरीमा सदस्यता खारेज हुन्छ। Nepal Law Commission (lawcommission.gov.np), official text Sections 18–19, 31(5) and 67–68, PDF pp. 11–12, 18 and 35

Gaps, loopholes and improvement ideas

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Where does it conflict with other laws?

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