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Kamal Rana
Kamal Rana ( ne, कमल राना, born 1928) was a Nepalese politician. She was appointed to the National Assembly (Nepal), Senate in 1959, becoming its first female member. She and Dwarika Devi Thakurani, who had been elected to the House of Representatives (Nepal), House of Representatives were the first women in the Nepalese parliament. Biography Rana was born in Tansen, Nepal, Tansen in 1928, the daughter of Raja Tarak Bahadur Shah and Dibyashori Shah. Related to the royal family, she married Meen Shumsher J.B. Rana, an army general and earned a master's degree in political science.Lok Raj Baral (1983) ''Nepal's Politics of Referendum: A Study of Groups, Personalities & Trends'', p112 She established the Women's Volunteer Services in 1952, and in the same year was appointed vice-chair of the National Assembly. She later served in the Advisory Assembly from 1958 to 1959.''Population and Development'', Centre for Economic Development and Administration, 1971, p181 Follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (Nepal)
The National Assembly or Rastriya Sabha ( ne, राष्ट्रिय सभा; ) is the upper house of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Assembly are established by Part 8 and 9 of the Constitution of Nepal. There are a total of 59 members: 8 members are elected from each of the seven provinces by an electoral college of each province, and three are appointed by the President on recommendation of the government. Members serve staggered six year terms such that the term of one-third members expires every two years. History The National Assembly was first provisioned by the "Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 1990", which replaced the old panchayat system of parliament with a bicameral parliament. The National Assembly under the 1990 Constitution was dissolved on 15 January 2007 and replaced by a unicameral Interim Legislature. Following two Constituent Assembly elections which also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |