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National level

Nepal
  • English

    (1) The members of the National Assembly shall, within fifteen days of the date of holding of its first meeting, elect the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the National Assembly from amongst themselves.
    (2) Election pursuant to clause (1) shall be so held that there is one woman out of the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the National Assembly.
    … (Art. 92)

  • Nepali

    (१) राष्ट्रिय सभाको पहिलो बैठक प्रारम्भ भएको मितिले पन्ध्र दिनभित्र राष्ट्रिय सभाका सदस्यहरूले आफूमध्येबाट राष्ट्रिय सभाको अध्यक्ष र उपाध्यक्षको निर्वाचन गर्नेछन् ।
    (२) उपधारा (१) मोजिम निर्वाचन गर्दा राष्ट्रिय सभाको अध्यक्ष र उपाध्यक्ष मध्ये एक जना महिला हुने गरी गर्नु पर्नेछ ।
    ... (धारा ९२)

National level

Thailand
  • English
    The House of Representatives and the Senate have the power to enact rules of procedure governing the election and performance of duties of the President, Vice-Presidents, matters or activities which are within the duties and powers of each standing committee, performance and quorum of committees, sittings, submission and consideration of organic law bills and bills, submission of motions, consultation, debate, passing of a resolution, recording and disclosure of the passing of a resolution, interpellation, general debate, observation of the rules and orders and other relevant matters, as well as the power to enact rules of procedure regarding the code of ethics of members and committee members and other matters for the implementation of the Constitution.
    The rules of procedure under paragraph one in the part concerning the appointment of an ad hoc committee for the consideration of bills the substance of which is decided by the President of the House of Representatives to concern with children, youths, women, the elderly, the disabled or handicapped, shall stipulate that such ad hoc committee consists of the said types of persons or representatives from private organisations concerned directly with the respective types of persons, of at least one-third of the total number of the ad hoc committee members, and in the part concerning the consideration of bills introduced by a petition of persons having the right to vote, shall stipulate that such ad hoc committee consists of representatives of the persons having the right to vote who sign a joint petition to introduce such bill, of at least one-third of the total number of the ad hoc committee members. (Sec. 128)
  • Thai
    สภาผู้แทนราษฎรและวุฒิสภามีอํานาจตราข้อบังคับการประชุมเกี่ยวกับการเลือกและการปฏิบัติหน้าที่ของประธานสภา รองประธานสภา เรื่องหรือกิจการอันเป็นหน้าที่และอํานาจของ คณะกรรมาธิการสามัญแต่ละชุด การปฏิบัติหน้าที่และองค์ประชุมของคณะกรรมาธิการ วิธีการประชุม การเสนอและพิจารณาร่างพระราชบัญญัติประกอบรัฐธรรมนูญและร่างพระราชบัญญัติ การเสนอญัตติ การปรึกษา การอภิปราย การลงมติ การบันทึกการลงมติ การเปิดเผยการลงมติ การตั้งกระทู้ถาม การเปิดอภิปรายทั่วไป การรักษาระเบียบและความเรียบร้อย และการอื่นที่เกี่ยวข้อง รวมทั้งมีอํานาจตราข้อบังคับเกี่ยวกับประมวลจริยธรรมของสมาชิกและกรรมาธิการ และกิจการอื่นเพื่อดําเนินการ ตามบทบัญญัติแห่งรัฐธรรมนูญ
    ในข้อบังคับตามวรรคหนึ่งในส่วนที่เกี่ยวกับการตั้งกรรมาธิการวิสามัญเพื่อพิจารณาร่างพระราชบัญญัติที่ประธานสภาผู้แทนราษฎรวินิจฉัยว่ามีสาระสําคัญเกี่ยวกับเด็ก เยาวชน สตรี ผู้สูงอายุ หรือคนพิการ หรือทุพพลภาพ จะต้องกําหนดให้บุคคลประเภทดังกล่าวหรือผู้แทนองค์กรเอกชนที่ทํางานเกี่ยวกับบุคคลประเภทนั้นโดยตรงเข้าร่วมเป็นกรรมาธิการวิสามัญด้วยไม่น้อยกว่าหนึ่งในสามของจํานวนกรรมาธิการวิสามัญทั้งหมด และในส่วนที่เกี่ยวกับการพิจารณาร่างพระราชบัญญัติที่ผู้มีสิทธิเลือกตั้งเข้าชื่อเสนอ ต้องกําหนดให้ผู้แทนของผู้มีสิทธิเลือกตั้งซึ่งเข้าชื่อเสนอร่างพระราชบัญญัติดังกล่าวร่วมเป็นกรรมาธิการวิสามัญด้วยไม่น้อยกว่าหนึ่งในสามของจํานวนกรรมาธิการวิสามัญทั้งหมด (มาตรา ๑๒๘)

National level

Afghanistan
  • English
    Members of the House of Elders shall be elected and appointed as follows:
    1. From amongst each provincial council members, one individual shall be elected by the respective council for a four year term;
    2. From amongst district councils of each province, one individual, elected by the respective councils, for a three year term;
    3. The remaining one third of the members shall be appointed by the President, for a five year term, from amongst experts and experienced personalities, including two members from amongst the impaired and handicapped, as well as two from nomads.
    The President shall appoint 50 percent of these individuals from amongst women. The individual selected as a member of the House of Elders shall lose membership to the related Council, and, another individual shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the law. (Art. 84)
  • Dari
    اعضای مشرانو جرگه به ترتیب ذیل انتخاب و تعیین می شوند:
    ١- از جمله اعضای شورای هر ولایت، یك نفر به انتخاب شورای مربوط برای مدت چهار سال؛
    ٢- از جملۀ اعضای شورا های ولسوالیهای هر ولایت، یك نفر به انتخاب شوراهای مربوط برای مدت سه سال؛
    ٣- یك ثلث باقی مانده از جملۀ شخصیت های خبیر و با تجربه به شمول دو نفر از نمایندگان معلولین و معیوبین و دو نفر نمایندگان كوچی ها به تعیین رئیس جمهور برای مدت پنج سال.
    رئیس جمهور تعداد پنجاه فیصد از این اشخاص را از بین زنان تعیین می نماید. شخصی كه به حیث عضو مشرانو جرگه انتخاب می شود، عضویت خود را در شورای مربوطه از دست داده، به عوض او شخص دیگری مطابق به احكام قانون تعیین میگردد. (مادۀ ۸۴)
  • Pashto
    د مشرانو جرگې غړي په لاندې ډول انتخاب او ټاكل كېږي:
    ١- د هرې ولايتي جرگې له غړ يو څخه يوتن د مربوطې جرگې په انتخاب، د څلورو كلونو لپاره ؛
    ٢- د هر ولايت د ولسواليو د جرگو له غړيو څخه يو تن، د مربوطو جرگو په انتخاب، د دريو كلونو لپاره؛
    ٣- پاتې دريمه برخه غړي د معلولينو او معيوبينو د دوو تنو او كوچيانو د دوو تنو استازيو په گډون د هېواد له خبيرو او تجربه لرونكو كسانو څخه د پنځو كلونو لپاره د جمهور رئيس له خوا ټاكل كېږي.
    جمهور رئيس له دې اشخاصو څخه په سلو كي پنځوس ښځې ټاكي. هغه شخص چې د مشرانو جرگې د غړي په توگه انتخابېږي په مربوطه جرگه كې خپل غړيتوب له لاسه وركوي او د ده پر ځاى د قانون له حكمونو سره سم بل شخص ټاكل كېږي. (۸۴ ماده)

National level

Nepal
  • English

    (1) The members of the House of Representatives shall, within fifteen days of the date of holding of the first meeting of the House of Representatives, elect a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker from amongst themselves.
    (2) Election pursuant to clause (1) shall be so held that there is one woman out of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, and the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be representatives from different parties.
    … (Art. 91)

  • Nepali

    (१) प्रतिनिधि सभाको पहिलो बैठक प्रारम्भ भएको मितिले पन्ध्र दिनभित्र प्रतिनिधि सभाका सदस्यहरूले आफूमध्येबाट प्रतिनिधि सभाको सभामुख र उपसभामुखको निर्वाचन गर्नेछन् ।
    (२) उपधारा (१) बमोजिम निर्वाचन गर्दा प्रतिनिधि सभाको सभामुख र उपसभामुख मध्ये एक जना महिला हुने गरी गर्नु पर्नेछ र प्रतिनिधि सभाको सभामुख र उपसभामुख फरक फरक दलको प्रतिनिधि हुनु पर्नेछ । तर प्रतिनिधि सभामा एकभन्दा बढी दलको प्रतिनिधित्व नभएको वा प्रतिनिधित्व भएर पनि उम्मेदवारी नदिएको अवस्थामा एकै दलको सदस्य प्रतिनिधि सभाको सभामुख र उपसभामुख हुन बाधा पर्ने छैन ।
    ... (धारा ९१)

National level

Philippines
  • English
    (1) The House of Representatives shall be composed of not more than two hundred and fifty members, unless otherwise fixed by law, who shall be elected from legislative districts apportioned among the provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan Manila area in accordance with the number of their respective inhabitants, and on the basis of a uniform and progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law, shall be elected through a party-list system of registered national, regional, and sectoral parties or organizations.
    (2) The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the party list. For three consecutive terms after the ratification of this Constitution, one-half of the seats allocated to party-list representatives shall be filled, as provided by law, by selection or election from the labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural communities, women, youth, and such other sectors as may be provided by law, except the religious sector.
    ... (Art. VI, Sec. 5)
  • Filipino
    (1) Ang Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ay dapat buuin ng hindi hihigit sa dalawang daan at limampung kagawad matangi kung magtakda ang batas ng naiiba, na dapat ihalal mula sa mga purok pangkapulungan na pinag-ayaw-ayaw sa mga lalawigan, mga lungsod at Metropolitan Manila Area ayon sa rami ng kinauukulang mga naninirahan, at batay sa magkakatulad at paunlad na pagdami, at yaong ayon sa itinatadhana ng batas ay dapat ihalal sa pamamagitan ng sistemang partilist ng rehistradong partido o organisasyong pambansa, panrehiyon, at pansektor.
    (2) Ang kinatawang partilist ay dapat na binubuo ng dalawampung porsyento ng lahat ng mga kagawad ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan. Sa loob ng tatlong magkakasunod na taning ng panunungkulan pagkaraang maratipikahan ang Konstitusyong ito, ang kalahati sa mga pwestong nakalaan sa mga kinatawang partilist ay dapat punan, ayon sa itinatadhana ng batas, sa pamamagitan ng pagpili o paghahalal mula sa sektor ng mga manggagawa, magsasaka, mahirap na tagalungsod, mga katutubong pamayanang pangkalinangan, mga kababaihan, kabataan at sa iba pang mga sektor na maaaring itadhana ng batas, maliban sa sektor na panrelihiyon.
    ... (Art. VI, Seksyon 5)

National level

Afghanistan
  • English
    Members of the House of People shall be elected by the people through free, general, secret, and direct balloting. ... The elections law shall adopt measures to attain, through the electorate system, general and fair representation for all the people of the country, and proportionate to the population of every province, on average, at least two females shall be the elected members of the House of People from each province. (Art. 83)
  • Dari
    اعضای ولسی جرگه توسط مردم از طریق انتخابات آزاد، عمومی، سری و مستقیم انتخاب می گردند. ... در قانون انتخابات باید تدابیری اتخاذ گردد كه نظام انتخاباتی، نمایندگی عمومی و عادلانه را برای تمام مردم كشور تأمین نماید و به تناسب نفوس از هر ولایت طور اوسط حداقل دو وكیل زن در ولسی جرگه عضویت یابد. (مادۀ ۸۳)
  • Pashto
    د ولسي جرگې غړي د خلكو د آزادو، عمومي، پټو او مستقيمو انتخاباتو له لارې انتخابېږي. د انتخاباتو په قانون كې بايد داسې تدبيرونه ونيول شي چې انتخاباتي نظام د افغانستان د ټولو خلكو لپاره عمومي او عادلانه استازيتوب تأمين كړي او د نفوسو په تناسب دې له هر ولايت څخه په اوسط ډول لږ تر لږه دوه ښځينه وكيلې په ولسي جرگه كې غړيتوب تر لاسه كړي. (۸۳ ماده)

National level

Nepal
  • English

    (1) The National Assembly shall be a permanent House.
    (2) The National Assembly shall consist of fifty-nine members as follows: -
    (a) Fifty six elected members consisting of at least three women, one Dalit and one from persons with disabilities or minorities, from each Province by an electoral college consisting of members of the Provincial Assembly, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the Rural Municipalities, and Mayors and Deputy-Mayors of the Municipalities, with different weightage of vote by members of the Provincial Assembly, chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of the Rural Municipalities, and Mayors and Deputy-Mayors of the Municipalities, as provided for in the federal law,
    (b) Three members consisting of at least one woman nominated by the President on the recommendation of the Government of Nepal.
    … (Art. 86)

  • Nepali

    (१) राष्ट्रिय सभा एक स्थायी सदन हुनेछ ।
    (२) राष्ट्रिय सभामा देहाय बमोजिमका उनान्साठी सदस्य रहनेछन्ः–
    (क) प्रदेश सभाका सदस्य, गाउँपालिकाका अध्यक्ष र उपाध्यक्ष तथा नगरपालिकाका प्रमुख र उपप्रमुख रहेको निर्वाचकद्धट मण्डलद्वारा संघीय कानून बमोजिम प्रदेश सभाका सदस्य, गाउँपालिकाका अध्यक्ष र उपाध्यक्ष तथा नगरपालिकाका प्रमुख र उपप्रमुखको मतको भार फरक हुने गरी प्रत्येक प्रदेशबाट कम्तीमा तीन जना महिला, एक जना दलित र एक जना अपांगता भएका व्यक्ति वा अल्पसंख्यक सहित आठ जना गरी निर्वाचित छपन्न जना,
    (ख) नेपाल सरकारको सिफारिसमा राष्ट्रपतिबाट मनोनीत कम्तीमा एक जना महिला सहित तीन जना ।
    ... (धारा ८६)

National level

Pakistan
  • English
    …
    (6) When a seat reserved for women or non-Muslims in the National Assembly or a Provincial Assembly falls vacant, on account of death, resignation or disqualification of a member, it shall be filled by the next person in order of precedence from the party list of the candidates to be submitted to the Election Commission by the political party whose member has vacated such seat.
    Provided that if at any time the party list is exhausted, the concerned political party may submit a name for any vacancy which may occur thereafter. (Art. 224)
  • Urdu
    ...
    (۶) جب قومی اسمبلی یا کسی صوبائی اسمبلی میں خواتین اور غیر مسلموں کے لئے مختص نشست، موت کی وجہ سے، استعفی یا رکن کی نا اہلیت کی بنا پر خالی ہو گئ ہو ، تو اسے اس سیاسی جماعت کی طرف سے جس کے رکن کی موت کی وجہ سے وہ نشست خالی ہوئی، کی جانب سے الیکشن کمیشن کو امید واران کی داخل کردہ فہرست میں سے بلحاظ اگلے مقدم ترین شخص سے پر کی جائے گی؛
    مگر شرط یہ ہے کہ ااگر کسی بھی وقت پر جماعتی فہرست ختم ہو جائے تو، متعلقہ سیاسی جماعت کسی آ سامی کے لیے نام پیش کرے گی جو کہ اس کے بعد آئے۔ (آرٹیکل ۲۲۴)

National level

India
  • English

    (1) Seats shall be reserved for women in the House of the People.
    (2) As nearly as may be, one-third of the total number of seats reserved under clause (2) of article 330 shall be reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes.
    (3) As nearly as may be, one-third (including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election to the House of the People shall be reserved for women. (Art. 330A)

  • Hindi

    (1) लोक सभा में महिलाओं के लिए स्थान आरक्षित किए जाएंगे।
    (2) अनुच्छेद 330 के खंड (2) के अधीन आरक्षित स्थानों की कुल संख्या के यथाशक्य निकटतम एक-तिहाई स्थान अनुसूचित जातियों या अनुसूचित जनजातियों से संबंधित महिलाओं के लिए आरक्षित किए जाएंगे।
    (3) लोक सभा में प्रत्यक्ष निर्वाचन द्वारा भरे जाने वाले स्थानों की कुल संख्या के यथाशक्य निकटतम एक-तिहाई स्थान (जिसके अंतर्गत अनुसूचित जातियों और अनुसूचित जनजातियों से संबंधित महिलाओं के लिए आरक्षित स्थानों की संख्या भी सम्मिलित है) महिलाओं के लिए आरक्षित किए जाएंगे। (अनुच्छेद 330क)

National level

Nepal
  • English

    (1) The House of Representatives shall consist of a total of two hundred and seventy five members, as follows :-
    (a) One hundred and sixty-five members to be elected through the first past the post electoral system, with one being elected from each of one hundred and sixty-five election constituencies delimited in Nepal on the basis of population and geographical convenience and specificity;
    (b) One hundred and ten members to be elected through the proportional electoral system where voters vote for political parties, with the whole country being considered as a single election constituency.
    …
    (8) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Part, at least one third of the total number of members elected from each political party representing in the Federal Parliament shall be women. In case women are not so elected as to constitute one third of the elected members of any political party pursuant to subclause (a) of clause (1) and sub-clause (a) of clause (2) of Article 86, such political party must, in electing members under sub-clause (b) of clause (1), so elect that women members constitute at least one third of the total number of members elected to the Federal Parliament from that party.
    … (Art. 84)

  • Nepali

    (१) प्रमिमनमध सभामा देिाय बमोजजमका दईु सय पचित्तर सदस्य रिनेछनः–
    (क) नेपाललाई भूगोल र जनसंख्याको आधारमा एक सय पैंसठ्ठी निर्वाचन क्षेत्र कायम गरी प्रत्येक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रबाट एकजना रहने गरी पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने निर्वाचन प्रणाली बमोजिम निर्वाचित हुने एक सय पैंसठ्ठी सदस्य,
    (ख) सम्पूर्ण देशलाई एक निर्वाचन क्षेत्र मानी राजनीतिक दललाई मत दिने समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणाली बमोजिम निर्वाचित हुने एक सय दश सदस्य ।
    ...
    (८) यस भागमा अन्यत्र जुनसुकै कुरा लेखिएको भए तापनि संघीय संसदमा प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने प्रत्येक राजनीतिक दलबाट निर्वाचित कुल सदस्य संख्याको कम्तीमा एक तिहाइ सदस्य महिला हुनु पर्नेछ । त्यसरी निर्वाचित गर्दा उपधारा (१) को खण्ड (क) र धारा ८६ को उपधारा (२) को खण्ड (क) बमोजिम निर्वाचित सदस्यहरू मध्ये कुनै राजनीतिक दलको एक तिहाइ सदस्य महिला निर्वाचित हुन नसकेमा त्यस्तो राजनीतिक दलले उपधारा (१) को खण्ड (ख) बमोजिम सदस्य निर्वाचित गर्दा आफ्नो दलबाट संघीय संसदमा निर्वाचित हुने कुल सदस्यको कम्तीमा एक तिहाइ महिला सदस्य हुने गरी निर्वाचित गर्नु पर्नेछ ।
    ... (धारा ८४)