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The egalitarian and inclusive nature is the prime reason behind more trust on the
constitution written by the CA members.

Constituent Assembly (CA) in Nepal

After the people’s mass movement, Nepal conducted two elections of the Constituent
Assembly. First on Chaitra 28, 2064 and second on Mangshir 4, 2070. Both the CA
was comprised of 601 members to draft the constitution. The structure of Constituent
Assembly was as follows:

First-Past-The-Post FPTP) : 240 members
Proportional Representation : 335 members
Nominated Members : 26 members
a. The member elected on the based of FPTP electoral system consisting of one
member from each of the 240 election constituencies. The registration of
the candidate was done on the basis of lingual, geographical and population
diversity to make more inclusive.
b. 335 members were elected on the basis of the proportional electoral system
where votes for parties while treating the whole country as a single constituency
most importantly there was provision of at least 50% female candidates from all
backgrounds.
c. 26 members were nominated by the council ministers on the basis of equal
representation from all political parties. The nominated members were
prominent persons who rendered outstanding contribution to the nation and
the indigenous people.

Tenure of the Constituent Assembly

The tenure of the Constituent Assembly was 4 years from the first meeting. In case of
the incomplete task the Constituent Assembly could be extend for an additional period
not exceeding six months. In regard to the first Constituent Assembly it consumed
total 4 years from 15 Jestha 2064 to 14 Jestha 2069 along with the added tenure time
and again 2 years then added by 1 years, then 6 months then again 3 months for two
more times. Finally, it got dissolved without any significant achievement.

After a long discussions and controversy there was the second CA election held in
Mangshir 4, 2070 which succeeded to draft a new constitution within 2 years. Finally,
Nepal got a new constitution on Asoj 3, 2072. The chairman of the drafting committee
was Krishna Prasad Sitaula. From the day of promulgation of the new constitution,
the Constituent Assembly II has turned into the legislative parliament. It is the
parliament who had more power and functions than the CA members.

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