Average Age of Newly Elected House of Representatives Members Decreases

Kathmandu. The average age of directly elected members of the House of Representatives has decreased. This drop is due to political parties prioritizing younger candidates. The average age of the elected members is currently 44.91 years. Previously, this average age was 52.12 years. The Election Commission stated that the current parliament includes members ranging from a minimum of 25 years to a maximum of 71 years.

• How many in each age group?

According to the Election Commission's data, there are 5 members from the Gen Z age group and 8 members under 30 years of age among the elected representatives. Similarly, there are 47 members in the 30 to 39 age group, 57 members between 40 and 49, 41 members in the 50 to 59 age group, 8 members between 60 and 69, and 4 members aged 70 or above.

• Which party has the youngest MPs?

Based on the average age of elected members, the CPN (Communist Party of Nepal) appears to be the oldest party. The average age of the 9 members elected from this party is 51.57 years. Among those elected from this party, Yuvraj Dulal, aged 43, is the youngest, and Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', aged 70, is the oldest. Except for Dulal, all others are older than the average age of MPs elected from the 165 constituencies.

The second oldest party by average age of MPs is the Nepali Congress. The average age of the 18 members elected from this party is 50.83 years. The youngest MP from Congress is Yogesh Gauchan Thkali at 32 years, while the oldest is Tek Bahadur Gurung at 71 years. This party has 4 members under 40, 6 members between 40 and 49, 3 members between 50 and 59, 30 members between 60 and 69, and 2 members aged 70 or above.

Similarly, the average age of MPs elected from CPN-UML is 50.22 years. The youngest elected from this party is Suhang Nembang at 36 years, while Laxmi Prasad Pokharel is 63 years old. UML is represented by 2 members under 40, 2 members between 40 and 49, 3 members between 50 and 59, and 2 members over 60.

The average age of MPs from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) is 43.27 years. Among those elected from this party, the youngest is Prashant Upreti at 25 years, and the oldest is Sitaram Sah at 65 years. This includes 5 members from the Gen Z age group, 7 members under 30, 40 members between 30 and 39, 43 members between 40 and 49, 32 members between 50 and 59, and 3 members over 60.

The average age of MPs elected from the Shram Sanskriti Party is 38.3 years. Among those elected from this party, the chairman, Harka Sampang, is the oldest at 43 years, and the youngest is Aren Rai at 29 years.

Among those elected from RPP, the sole MP, Gyanendra Shahi, is 34 years old. The sole independent MP, Mahabir Pun, is 71 years old.

List of MPs by Age

• 25 years: Prashant Upreti (Makwanpur-2, RSP)
• 26 years: Manish Khanal (Nawalpur-2, RSP), KP Khanal (Kailali-2, RSP)
• 28 years: Bablu Gupta (Siraha-1, RSP), Sulabh Kharel (Rupandehi-2, RSP)
• 29 years: Aren Rai (Khotang, Shram Sanskriti), Nisha Dangi (Jhapa-1, RSP), Sasmita Pokharel (Kathmandu-5, RSP)
• 30 years: Ramji Yadav (Saptari-2, RSP), Shiva Shankar Yadav (Siraha-2, RSP), Ranju Neupane (Kathmandu-1, RSP), Sobita Gautam (Chitwan-3, RSP)
• 31 years: Rubina Acharya (Morang-6, RSP), Sushant Baidik (Pyuthan, RSP)
• 32 years: Yogesh Gauchan Thkali (Mustang, Congress)
• 33 years: Tapeshwor Yadav (Siraha-4, RSP), Ujjwal Kumar Jha (Mahottari-3, RSP), Badan Kumar Bhandari (Kavrepalanchok-2, RSP), Jhabilal Dumre (Syangja-2, RSP)
• 34 years: Gyan Bahadur Shahi (Jumla, RPP), Santosh Rajbanshi (Morang-4, RSP), Dipak Kumar Sah (Mahottari-2, RSP), Som Sharma (Baglung-2, RSP), Sagar Dhakal (Gulmi-1, RSP)
• 35 years: Nikhil Rai (Ilam-1, Congress), Sunil Lamsal (Rupandehi-1, RSP), Khagendra Sunar (Banke-3, RSP)
• 36 years: Suhang Nembang (Ilam-2, UML), Balendra Shah (Jhapa-5, RSP), Pushpa Kumari Chaudhary (Saptari-1, RSP), Sushil Kumar Kanu (Parsa-2, RSP), Jagdish Kharel (Dolakha, RSP), Toshima Karki (Lalitpur-3, RSP), Kanhaiya Baniya (Rupandehi-4, RSP)
• 37 years: Prakash Pathak (Jhapa-3, RSP), Asika Tamang (Dhading-1, RSP), Prakash Gautam (Makwanpur-1, RSP), Hari Prasad Bhusal (Arghakhanchi, RSP)
• 38 years: Khitij Thebe (Taplejung, UML), Sandeep Rana (Palpa-1, Congress), Rabin Mahato (Sarlahi-2, RSP), Dhanendra Karki (Sindhuli-1, RSP), Pukar Bam (Kathmandu-4, RSP), Sudhan Gurung (Gorkha-1, RSP), Taufik Ahmed Khan (Rupandehi-5, RSP), Kamal Subedi (Dang-3, RSP), Dipak Raj Bohara (Kanchanpur-2, RSP)
• 39 years: Md. Firdos Alam (Rautahat-2, Congress), Lal Bikram Thapa (Sunsari-2, RSP), Rahbar Ansari (Bara-4, RSP), Rajeev Khatri (Bhaktapur-2, RSP), Rajan Gautam (Nawalpur-1, RSP), Sushil Khadka (Baglung-1, RSP), Bipin Kumar Acharya (Dang-2, RSP), Jagat Prasad Joshi (Kailali-3, RSP)
• 40 years: Khadak Bahadur Buda (Jajarkot, Congress), Krishna Kumar Karki (Morang-2, RSP), Ganesh Karki (Morang-3, RSP), Parasmani Gelal (Udayapur-1, RSP), Pramod Kumar Mahato (Mahottari-1, RSP), Gyanendra Singh Mahata (Kanchanpur-3, RSP)
• 41 years: Ain Bahadur Mahar (Bajhang, UML), Yagyamani Neupane (Morang-1, RSP), Surya Bahadur Tamang (Udayapur-1, RSP), Shambhu Kumar Yadav (Siraha-3, RSP), Arbind Sah (Bara-3, RSP)
• 42 years: Asha Jha (Morang-5, RSP), Ashok Kumar Chaudhary (Sunsari-3, RSP), Chandan Kumar Singh (Bara-2, RSP), Hari Dhakal (Chitwan-1, RSP)
• 43 years: Abhishek Pratap Shah (Kapilvastu-3, Congress), Yuvraj Dulal (Sindhupalchok-2, CPN), Nitima Bhandari (Karki) (Sarlahi-1, RSP), Ganesh Poudel (Rautahat-4, RSP), Ganesh Dhimal (Bara-1, RSP), Jagdish Kharel (Lalitpur-2, RSP), Sunil K.C. (Kathmandu-2, RSP), Bikram Timilsina (Nuwakot-1, RSP), Uttam Prasad Poudel (Kaski-2, RSP), Harka Raj Rai (Sunsari-1, Shram Sanskriti), Dhuraj Rai (Bhojpur, Shram Sanskriti)
• 44 years: Amar Kanta Chaudhary (Saptari-3, RSP), Ashish Gajurel (Sindhuli-2, RSP), Krishna Hari Budhathoki (Ramechhap, RSP), Biraj Bhakta Shrestha (Kathmandu-8, RSP), Sagar Bhusal (Parbat, RSP)
• 45 years: Basana Thapa (Dailekh-1, Congress), Manish Jha (Dhanusha-3, RSP), Dharma Raj K.C. (Lamjung, RSP), Madhav Bahadur Thapa (Palpa-2, RSP)
• 46 years: Mohammad Ishtiaq Rai (Banke-2, UML), Buddhi Prasad Pant (Parsa-1, RSP), Rukesh Ranjit (Bhaktapur-1, RSP), Ganesh Parajuli (Kathmandu-7, RSP), Kabindra Burlakoti (Gorkha-2, RSP), Khadak Raj Poudel (Kaski-1, RSP), Ramesh Kumar Sapkot (Sursket-2, RSP)
• 47 years: Jayapati Rokaya (Humla, Congress), Ramesh Kumar Malla (Salyan, CPN), Buddha Ratna Maharjan (Lalitpur-1, RSP), Shishir Khanal (Kathmandu-6, RSP), Komal Gyawali (Kailali-1, RSP)
• 48 years: Santosh Subba (Tehrathum, Congress), Mohan Acharya (Rasuwa, Congress), Gopal Sharma (Rukum West, CPN), Rabindra Patel (Rautahat-3, RSP), Achyutam Lamichhane (Nuwakot-2, RSP), Dr. Lekhjang Thapa (Rupandehi-3, RSP), Khem Raj Koirala (Kailali-4, RSP)
• 49 years: Mahendra Bahadur Shahi (Kalikot, CPN), Dipak Kumar Sah (Sunsari-4, RSP), Ram Binod Yadav (Dhanusha-2, RSP)
• 50 years: Yagya Bahadur Bogati (Achham-2, UML), Shambhu Prasad Dhakal (Jhapa-4, RSP), Tek Bahadur Shakya (Parsa-4, RSP), Ravi Lamichhane (Chitwan-2, RSP), Dhananjay Regmi (Syangja-1, RSP), Anand Bahadur Chand (Kailali-5, RSP)
• 51 years: Dhan Bahadur Budha (Dolpa, CPN), Raj Kishor Mahato (Dhanusha-4, RSP), Dol Prasad Aryal (Kathmandu-9, RSP), Pradip Bishta (Kathmandu-10, RSP), Swarnim Wagle (Tanahun-1, RSP), Narendra Kumar Gupta (Parasi-2, RSP), Govinda Panthi (Gulmi-2, RSP), Thakur Singh Tharu (Bardiya-1, RSP)
• 52 years: Matrika Prasad Yadav (Dhanusha-1, CPN)
• 53 years: Narendra Kumar Kerung (Panchthar, Congress), Narendra Sah Kalwar (Sarlahi-2, RSP), Bina Gurung (Kaski-3, RSP), Mohan Lal Acharya (Kapilvastu-1, RSP), Shridhar Pokhrel (Bardiya-2, RSP)
• 54 years: Barshaman Pun (Rolpa, CPN), Gauri Kumari (Mahottari-4, RSP), Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary (Rautahat-1, RSP), Tara Prasad Joshi (Dadeldhura, RSP)
• 55 years: Indira Rana Magar (Jhapa-2, RSP), Amaresh Kumar Singh (Sarlahi-4, RSP), Raju Nath Pandey (Kathmandu-3, RSP), Bikram Khanal (Parasi-1, RSP), Janak Singh Dhami (Kanchanpur-1, RSP)
• 56 years: Madhu Kumar Chaulagai (Kavrepalanchok-1, RSP), Bodh Narayan Shrestha (Dhading-2, RSP), Shriram Neupane (Tanahun-2, RSP), Suresh Kumar Chaudhary (Banke-1, RSP)
• 57 years: Ganesh Singh Thagunna (Darchula, UML), Ramakanta Prasad Chaurasiya (Parsa-3, RSP), Bharat Prasad Parajuli (Sindhupalchok-1, RSP)
• 58 years: Bishnu Bahadur Khadka (Sursket-1, Congress), Khadga Shahi (Mugu, Congress)
• 59 years: Rajendra Kumar Rai (Dhankuta, UML), Bishwaraj Pokharel (Okhaldhunga, RSP), Hari Mohan Bhandari (Baitadi, RSP)
• 60 years: Janak Raj Giri (Bajura, Congress), Devraj Pathak (Dang-1, RSP)
• 62 years: Arjun Kumar Karki (Sankhuwasabha, UML), Prakash Singh Karki (Solukhumbu, Congress)
• 63 years: Laxmi Prasad Pokharel (Dailekh-2, UML), Bikram Thapa (Kapilvastu-2, RSP)
• 65 years: Sitaram Sah (Saptari-4, RSP)
• 68 years: Bharat Bahadur Khadka (Doti, Congress)
• 70 years: Bharat Kumar Swar (Achham-1, Congress), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' (Rukum East, CPN)
• 71 years: Tek Bahadur Gurung (Manang, Congress), Mahabir Pun (Myagdi, Independent)