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Subnational levels
- English
The Mayor, the Vice Mayor, and the Concejales [Aldermen] will be elected by the People through universal, equal, direct, free, and secret suffrage, in accordance with the law. Those candidates who have obtained the relative majority of the votes will be elected Mayor and Vice Mayor, the Concejales will be elected by proportional representation, in accordance with the electoral quotient. The term [periodo] of the municipal authorities will be of five years, counted from the taking possession of the office before the Supreme Electoral Council.
The binomial [binomio] Mayor and Vice Mayor must be formulated under the principle of equality of gender in the exercise of the Local Power, being that one of them must be a woman and the other, [a] man, keeping the proportionality between both genders. The political parties and electoral alliances must present in their list of candidates for Mayor, Vice Mayor and Concejales, fifty percent of men and fifty percent of women.
... (Art. 178) - Spanish
El Alcalde, el Vicealcalde y los Concejales serán elegidos por el pueblo mediante el sufragio universal, igual, directo, libre y secreto, de conformidad con la ley. Serán electos Alcalde y Vicealcalde los candidatos que tengan la mayoría relativa de los votos, los Concejales serán electos por representación proporcional, de acuerdo con el cociente electoral. El período de las autoridades municipales será de cinco años, contados a partir de la toma de posesión del cargo ante el Consejo Supremo Electoral.
El binomio de Alcalde y Vicealcalde debe formularse bajo el principio de igualdad y equidad de género en el ejercicio del Poder Local, siendo que uno de ellos debe ser mujer y el otro, hombre, guardando la proporcionalidad entre ambos géneros. Los partidos políticos y alianzas electorales deberán presentar en su lista de candidatos a Alcalde, Vicealcalde y Concejales, un cincuenta por ciento de hombres y un cincuenta por ciento de mujeres.
... (Art. 178)
Subnational levels
- EnglishEvery local unit shall elect a local council by direct and secret ballot for a term of four years. A candidate shall be at least twenty one (21) Gregorian years of age. The law shall regulate the other conditions for candidacy and procedures of election, provided that one quarter of the seats shall be allocated to youth under thirty five (35) years of age and one quarter shall be allocated for women, and that workers and farmers shall be represented by no less than 50 percent of the total number of seats, and these percentages shall include an appropriate representation of Christians and people with disability.
… (Art. 180) - Arabicتنتخب كل وحدة محلية مجلساً بالاقتراع العام السرى المباشر، لمدة أربع سنوات، ويشترط في المترشح ألا يقل سنه عن إحدى وعشرين سنة ميلادية، وينظم القانون شروط الترشح الأخرى، وإجراءات الانتخاب، على أن يُخصص ربع عدد المقاعد للشباب دون سن خمس وثلاثين سنة، وربع العدد للمرأة، علي ألا تقل نسبة تمثيل العمال والفلاحين عن خمسين بالمائة من إجمالي عدد المقاعد، وأن تتضمن تلك النسبة تمثيلا مناسباً للمسيحيين وذوي الاعاقة.
... (المادّة 180)
Subnational levels
- English
(1) The members of the Provincial Assembly shall, within fifteen days of the date of holding of the first meeting of the Provincial Assembly, elect a Speaker of Province and a Deputy Speaker of Province from amongst themselves.
(2) Election pursuant to clause (1) shall be so held that there is one woman out of the Speaker of Province and the Deputy Speaker of Province, and the Speaker of Province and the Deputy Speaker of Province shall be representatives from different parties.
… (Art. 182) - Nepali
(१) प्रदेश सभाको पहिलो बैठक प्रारम्भ भएको मितिले पन्ध्र दिनभित्र प्रदेश सभाका सदस्यहरूले आफूमध्येबाट प्रदेश सभामुख र प्रदेश उपसभामुखको निर्वाचन गर्नेछन् ।
(२) उपधारा (१) बमोजिम निर्वाचन गर्दा प्रदेश सभामुख वा प्रदेश उपसभामुख मध्ये एक जना महिला हुने गरी गर्नु पर्नेछ र प्रदेश सभामुख वा प्रदेश उपसभामुख फरक फरक दलको प्रतिनिधि हुनु पर्नेछ ।
... (धारा १८२)
Subnational levels
- English...
7. In fulfillment of the principle of affirmative action, women shall be allocated at least twenty-five per cent8 of the seats and positions in each legislative and each executive organ of each state, without prejudice to their right to compete for the remaining seats and positions in such organs. (Art. 163)
Subnational levels
- English(1) Each Municipality shall have a Municipal Assembly.
(2) A Municipal Assembly under clause (1) shall consist of the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor of the Municipal Executive, Ward Chairpersons, and four members elected from each Ward and members of the Municipal Executive elected from Dalit or minority communities pursuant to clause (4) of Article 216.
(3) A Municipal Assembly to be formed under clause (1) shall have representation of at least two women from each Ward.
… (Art. 223) - Nepali(१) प्रत्येक नगरपालिकामा एक नगर सभा रहनेछ ।
(२) उपधारा (१) बमोजिमको नगर सभामा नगरकार्यपालिकाका प्रमुख र उपप्रमुख, वडा अध्यक्ष र प्रत्येक वडाबाट निर्वाचित चारजना सदस्य र धारा २१६ को उपधारा (४) बमोजिम दलित वा अल्पसंख्यक समुदायबाट निर्वाचित नगर कार्यपालिकाका सदस्य रहनेछन् ।
(३) उपधारा (१) बमोजिम गठन हुने नगर सभामा प्रत्येक वडाबाट कम्तीमा दुईजना महिलाको प्रतिनिधित्व हुनेछ ।
... (धारा २२३)
Subnational levels
- English
(1) There is a provincial council for each province and a metropolitan council for each metropolitan province, consisting of—
(a) a chairperson of the council, elected in terms of section 272; and
(b) the mayors and chairpersons, by whatever title they are called, of all urban and rural local authorities in the province concerned; and
(c) ten persons elected by a system of proportional representation referred to in subsection (3).
(2) A person is qualified to be elected to a provincial or metropolitan council in terms of subsection (1)(c) if she is qualified for election as a Member of the National Assembly.
(3) Elections to provincial and metropolitan councils must be conducted in accordance with the Electoral Law, which must ensure that the persons referred to in subsection (1)(c) are elected under a party-list system of proportional representation—
(a) which is based on the votes cast for candidates representing political parties in the province concerned in the general election for Members of the National Assembly; and
(b) in which male and female candidates are listed alternately, every list being headed by a female candidate.
... (Sec. 268)
Subnational levels
- English
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For the case of the functionaries elected by popular vote through closed lists proposed by the political parties under the principle of proportionality, Deputies before the National Assembly, Deputies to the Central American Parliament, Municipal Concejales [Aldermen], Regional Concejales, the lists of candidates must be composed of fifty percent of men and fifty percent of women, ordered in equitable form and presented [in] alternate form; the same ratio of gender must be maintained between proprietary members [proprietarios] and substitutes when they exist [donde los hubiere].
... (Art. 131) - Spanish
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Para el caso de los funcionarios electos mediante el voto popular por listas cerradas propuestas por los partidos políticos bajo el principio de la proporcionalidad, Diputados ante la Asamblea Nacional, Diputados al Parlamento Centroamericano, Concejales Municipales, Consejales Regionales, las listas de candidatos deberán estar integrados por un cincuenta por ciento de hombres y un cincuenta por ciento de mujeres, ordenados de forma equitativa y presentados de forma alterna; igual relación de género deberán mantener entre propietarios y suplentes donde los hubiere.
... (Art. 131)
Subnational levels
- English
(1) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provision of this Part or Part VIII, the provisions of the Constitution relating to the reservation of seats for women in the House of the People, the Legislative Assembly of a State and the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi shall come into effect after an exercise of delimitation is undertaken for this purpose after the relevant figures for the first census taken after commencement of the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 have been published and shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of fifteen years from such commencement.
(2) Subject to the provisions of articles 239AA, 330A and 332A, seats reserved for women in the House of the People, the Legislative Assembly of a State and the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi shall continue till such date as the Parliament may by law determine.
(3) Rotation of seats reserved for women in the House of the People, the Legislative Assembly of a State and the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi shall take effect after each subsequent exercise of delimitation as the Parliament may by law determine.
(4) Nothing in this article shall affect any representation in the House of the People, the Legislative Assembly of a State or the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi until the dissolution of the then existing House of the People, Legislative Assembly of a State or the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. (Art. 334A) - Hindi
(1) इस भाग या भाग 8 के पूर्वगामी उपबंधों में अंतर्विष्ट किसी बात के होते हुए भी, लोक सभा, किसी राज्य की विधान सभा और दिल्ली राष्ट्रीय राजधानी राज्य क्षेत्र की विधान सभा में महिलाओं के लिए स्थानों के आरक्षण से संबंधित संविधान के उपबंध, संविधान (एक सौ छठवां संशोधन) अधिनियम, 2023 के प्रारंभ के पश्चात पहली जनगणना के उपबंध, संविधान के सुसंगत आँकड़ों को प्रकाशित किए जाने के पश्चात प्रभावी होंगे तथा इसके ऐसे प्रारंभ से पच्चीस वर्ष की अवधि का अवसान होने पर प्रभावी नहीं रहेंगे।
(2) अनुच्छेद 239कक, अनुच्छेद 330क और अनुच्छेद 332क के उपबंधों के अधीन रहते हुए, लोक सभा, किसी राज्य की विधान सभा और दिल्ली राष्ट्रीय राजधानी राज्य क्षेत्र की विधान सभा में महिलाओं के लिए आरक्षित स्थानों का, उस तिथि तक, जो संसद, विधि द्वारा, निर्धारित करे, आरक्षित रहना जारी रहेगा।
(3) लोक सभा, किसी राज्य की विधान सभा और दिल्ली राष्ट्रीय राजधानी राज्य क्षेत्र की विधान सभा में महिलाओं के लिए आरक्षित स्थानों का चिह्नांकन, प्रत्येक पच्चीस वर्षीय परिसीमन कार्य के पश्चात उस रूप में प्रभावी होगा, जैसा संसद विधि द्वारा निर्धारित करे।
(4) इस अनुच्छेद की कोई बात, किसी राज्य की विधान सभा या दिल्ली राष्ट्रीय राजधानी राज्य क्षेत्र की विधान सभा में किसी स्थिति को तब तक प्रभावित नहीं करेगी, जब तक कि उस समय विद्यमान लोक सभा, किसी राज्य की विधान सभा या दिल्ली राष्ट्रीय राजधानी राज्य क्षेत्र की विधान सभा का विघटन नहीं हो जाता है। (अनुच्छेद 334क)
Subnational levels
- English
(1) Each Provincial Assembly shall consist of a number of members as follows:-
(a) Members in a number that is twice as many as the number of members elected to the House of Representatives from the concerned Province, through the first past the post electoral system;
(b) The number of members to be set pursuant to clause (a) shall be considered to be sixty percent, and the rest forty percent members to be elected, through the proportional electoral system.
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(9) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Article, at least one third of the total number of members elected from each political party representing in the Provincial Assembly 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), such political party shall, in electing members pursuant to sub-clause (b) of that clause, so elect that women members constitute at least one third of the total number of members elected to the Provincial Assembly from that party.
… (Art. 176) - Nepali
(१) प्रत्येक प्रदेश सभामा देहाय बमोजिमको संख्यामा सदस्य रहनेछन्:
(क) सम्बन्धित प्रदेशबाट प्रतिनिधि सभामा पहिलो हुने निर्वाचित हुने निर्वाचन प्रणाली बमोजिम निर्वाचित हुने सदस्य संख्याको दोब्बर संख्यामा हुन आउने सदस्य,
(ख) खण्ड (क) बमोजिम कायम हुने सदस्य संख्यालाई साठी प्रतिशत मानी बाँकी चालीस प्रतिशतमा समानुपातिक निर्वाचन प्रणालीबाट निर्वाचित हुने सदस्य ।
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(९) यस धारामा अन्यत्र जुनसुकै कुरा लेखिएको भए तापनि प्रदेश सभामा प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने प्रत्येक राजनीतिक दलबाट निर्वाचित कुल सदस्य संख्याको कम्तीमा एक तिहाइ सदस्य महिला हुनु पर्नेछ । त्यसरी निर्वाचित गर्दा उपधारा (१) को खण्ड (क) बमोजिम निर्वाचित सदस्यहरू मध्ये कुनै राजनीतिक दलको एक तिहाइ सदस्य महिला निर्वाचित नभएमा त्यस्तो राजनीतिक दलले सोही उपधाराको खण्ड (ख) बमोजिम सदस्य निर्वाचित गर्दा आफ्नो दलबाट प्रदेश सभामा निर्वाचित हुने कुल सदस्यको कम्तीमा एक तिहाइ महिला सदस्य हुने गरी निर्वाचित गर्नु पर्नेछ ।
... (धारा १७६)
Subnational levels
- English...
3. Women shall have the right to participate equally with men in public life.
4. All levels of government shall:
a. promote women participation in public life and their representation in the legislative and executive organs by at least twenty-five per cent7 as an affirmative action to redress imbalances created by history, customs, and traditions;
… (Art. 16)